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òkwutē

Noun

9 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. a stone, rock; a large or small piece of stone detached from a cliff or mountain

    Noun
  2. rock; stone (compare Yoruba òkuta, Ẹdo (Bini) òkutá)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Amaifeke, Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Ọkụzụ

  • nkumè Amaifeke
  • èkwụ̀rụ̀ Ezaa
  • m̀kpumà Izii
  • m̀kpumè Mkpọọ
  • ǹkumà Ngwa
  • òkutē Nkanụ
  • òkwutē Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • iche Nsụka
  • òkutā Ọkụzụ
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  • òkutā
  • òkutē

Examples

Atụla okwute n'ụlọ e ji nnyo rụọ.

— Do not throw stones in a house built with glass.

Okwute dị ebe ahụ busiri ibu.

— There are big stones there.

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