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nyàwa

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. break in pieces (usually of soft objects like bread, cake) Nyàwaa àchìchà afù ụzò naàbọ Break the bread into two

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nyàwaa achịcha a ụzọ abụọ ngwa ngwa.

— Break this bread into two quickly.

Nwa ahụ nyàwara achịcha ya ntakịrị ntakịrị.

— The child broke his bread into small pieces.

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