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nwò

Active verb

4 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. change into a better, newer or advanced version; shed (skin or leaves); metamorphose

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Isuama, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere

  • nwò Isuama
  • wè Ngwa
  • nwò Nsa
  • nwò Owere

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Osisi na-enwe nwò akwụkwọ n'oge ọkọchị.

— Trees undergo leaf shedding in the dry season.

Ị hụrụ nwò agwọ n'ọhịa?

— Did you see a snake's slough in the bush?

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