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nwu ọkụ

Active verb

3 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. catch fire

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Isuama, Nsa, Owere

  • nwu ọkụ Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • nwu ọkụ Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • nwu ọkụ Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ụlọ ahụ nwuru ọkụ n'abalị.

— That house caught fire at night.

Lezie anya ka ọ ghara inwu ọkụ.

— Be careful so it does not catch fire.

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