òjà
NounNdebe script
Meanings
wooden whistle; flutes played in sets; (arch.) spheroidal ocarina made from bush-orange (Oncoba spinosa) shell used to send message in war
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
O gburu ọja ya n'ime ọhịa
— He blew his flute in the forest
E nyere ya nnukwu ego maka ọja o gburu na mmemme ahụ.
— He was given so much money for the flute he played on that ceremony.
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