ǹnwa
NounNdebe script
Meanings
(nwa when first word in combination)
Nounchild; (fig.) used as term of endearment by older to younger person (compare ụmù for plural)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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- nnwa
- nwa
Examples
Òfu nnwā kà m bù
— I am the only child of my parents, or I am an only child
Emeka ga-atụli nnwa ya a elu ma ọ bata.
— Emeka will throw this child of his up when he enters.
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