niwe
Active verb7 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
lay down [a baby]; put in a place; tie up (animals, canoes, etc.)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Amaifeke, Anịọcha, Mkpọọ, Owere, Ọka, Ọkụzụ
- niwe Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
- liwe Amaifeke
- dilàba Anịọcha
- nibe Mkpọọ
- lisā Owere
- nive Ọka
- dinàba Ọkụzụ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Gaa niwe ewu ahụ.
— Go and tie the goat.
Gaa niwe nwa a tupu o dapu gi n'aka.
— Go and lay this baby down before he falls out of your hands.
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