ntakwu
Noun10 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
soliloquy; speaking to oneself, especially in a low volume
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Anịọcha, Ezaa, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Owere, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa
- murimuri Ajalị
- nkwughèri Anịọcha
- ofu ǹkịnyị̀ Ezaa
- ntanwụ̀ Isuama · 2 recordings
- nṭakwu Mbaise
- ntamù Mkpọọ
- mulimuli Mkpọọ
- ntanwị̀ Ngwa
- ntakwu Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ntanwụ̀ Owere · 2 recordings
- nkwughèli Ọnịcha
- ntakwu Ụmụahịa — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
A nụrụ m ka ọ na-atakwu ntakwu n'ụtụtụ.
— I heard her speaking to herself in the morning.
Ụfọdụ mmadụ na-atakwu ntakwu ma iwe na-ewe ha.
— Some people soliloquize if they are angry.
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