ǹzà
Noun3 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
play
Meanings
lot (the making of a decision)
Nounfilter (-zà 2. filter)
Nounlot(s) (as in casting lots)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii
- ohuǹto Afiikpo
- òkwè Ezaa
- òkwè Izii
- ǹzà Izii
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ha tụrụ ǹzà iji chọpụta onye ga-aga.
— They cast lots to find out who would go.
Ǹzà ahụ dabara gi, ọ bụ gị ga-aga.
— The lot fell to you; you are the one who will go.
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