ọnwụ
Noun4 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
death (from -nwụ 1. die)
Noundeath
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Nkanụ
- ọnwụ Afiikpo — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ọnwụ Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ọnwụ Izii — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ọwụ Nkanụ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọnwụ nna ya wutere ya nke ukwuu.
— His father's death pained him greatly.
Ị̀ nụla akụkọ ọnwụ nne ya?
— Have you heard the news of her mother's death?
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