nwe
Passive verb4 varieties
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Meanings
have; own; possess
Passive verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Nkanụ, Ọnịcha
- nwe Achala — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nwọ̀ Afiikpo
- we Nkanụ
- nwẹ Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Onye nwe akwụkwọ a?
— Who owns this book?
Ofu onye nwe okeọkpa mana ọha nwe olu ya
— One person owns the cock, but the public owns its crowing
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