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ozu

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #228

3 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. corpse; carcass; dead body

    Noun

  2. corpse; whole carcase; (fig.) worthless, good-for-nothing person

    Noun

  3. body

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Izii, Nkanụ

  • odtu Ezaa
  • odtu Izii
  • ozu Nkanụ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ebe a na-eli ozu na-atụ ụjọ n'anyasị

— The cemetery is fearful at night

Enwere ozu nọ n'akụkụ ụzọ.

— There's a corpse by the roadside.

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