okwumkwudo
NounNdebe script
Meanings
(arch.) owl
Noun(fig.) advance warning (as the owl warns by hooting)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Òkwùdùkwudū sì nà afà ya bù okwumkwudo, mà azì nà- àkpọ yā òkwùdùkwudū
— The owl says that his name is 'okwumkwudo', but young people call him 'òkwùdùkwudū'
Okwu à bù okwumkwudo
— This is an advance warning
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