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sèwà

Active verb

4 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. tear by pulling apart, especially from one end; rip

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Amaifeke, Isuama, Ngwa, Owere

  • zerie Amaifeke
  • dọwa Isuama
  • dọka Ngwa
  • dọwa Owere

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nwa ahụ sèwàrà akwụkwọ m.

— That child tore my paper.

Gịnị mere i ji sèwà uwe gị?

— Why did you tear your dress?

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