ngò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
bride-wealth; deposit paid to wife's family which is refunded in the event of a divorce and remarriage
Nouncrookedness; bend
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
E nyere ezinụlọ nwunye ya ngò.
— They gave bride-wealth to his wife's family.
Ha kwụrụ ngò tupu ha akpọbata nwunye.
— They paid the bride-wealth before bringing in the wife.
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