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nwu

Noun

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. shine; burn; be clean, pure, bright; flare; blaze

    Noun
  2. female; wife

    Noun

Dialect & variants

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  • nwunyè
  • nwunyì

Examples

Ọkụ ahụ na-enwu n'ọhịa.

— That fire is blazing in the bush.

Gịnị mere anyanwụ ji enwu ọcha taa?

— Why is the sun shining brightly today?

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