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sè okwu

Active verb

10 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. not be in good terms; have a rift

    Active verb
  2. quarrel (literally draw words)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Anịọcha, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ọkụzụ

  • nwe okwu Achala
  • ji n̄jī Ajalị
  • ro irō Anịọcha
  • kò ishi Isuama
  • sẹ̀ okwu Isuama
  • lo ilō Mkpọọ
  • kò ụkà Ngwa
  • sè ofū Nkanụ
  • sè okwu Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kò Owere
  • kò ishi Owere
  • bu irū Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Mụ nà Èjìòfọ nà-esè okwū

— Ejiọfọ and myself are quarrelling

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