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ubu

Ẹkpẹyẹ

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. shoulder

  2. burden

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • ubu Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ na-aga ije, ọ na-anyagharị ụbụ ya.

— When he walks, he tilts his shoulder side to side.

Ubu so n'akụkụ ahụ mmadụ.

— Shoulder is among the parts of the human body.

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