òwù
4 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
see òwì 2.
silence, especially dead silence; quietude
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Mbaise, Ngwa, Ọkụzụ
- m̀gbaachị̀ Achala
- òwù Mbaise
- òwù Ngwa
- jìì Ọkụzụ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Owu dị ebe a tupu unu abịa.
— There was quietude here before you came.
Ụdị owu a na-echi ntị.
— This type of silence is deafening.
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