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nwa ogbènyè

Noun

Ndebe script

 

Meanings

  1. destitute child; poor child

    Noun

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  • nwa mgbèyì

Examples

Ọkụkọ nwa ogbenye bụ ehi ya

— A poor person's chicken is his cow

Ewu nwa ogbenye bu chi ya

— To a poor man, his goat is his cow.

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