nwokē

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• nwokeman
• kpọcall; summon; name; invite; drying; to nail; hammer in
• kwebelieve; agree; obey; be willing; permit Nwoke afù kwèsìlì ịjā ike The man deserves praise; agree; consent; sing (a song/hymn); agree; consent; allow; admit; crow
• nwò ènwòchange; be changed; metamorphose; be transfigured; change; exchange Bikō gbanwòolụ m ji n kaà màkà nà o lèlù ùle Please change this yam for me, for it is rotten Ndị àfè ojiiì jìdèlù òfu nwoke nā-agbanwò egō n’afịa The police arrested a man exchanging money in the market Anà m èje ụnọ àkù ịgbānwò ego ochiìè m fùlù n’akpàtì m n nyàafù I am going to the bank to change the old money I found in my box yesterday
• kpocha isicut hair (of head) very low (literally gather and remove); be bald Nwoke afù kpòchàlù isi That man is bald
• nwụ ọnwụ Chiìdie a natural death Nwoke afù nwùlù ọnwụ Chiì ya The man died a natural death