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ugwu

Noun

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. louse

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun
  2. mountain; hill;

    Noun
  3. mountain; hill; any raised ground

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọkụzụ

  • uvu Ezaa
  • uvu Izii
  • ugwu Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ugwu Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ugu Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Anyị rịgoro n'elu ugwu ahụ.

— We climbed to the top of that mountain.

A na-akwenyere onye ezi omume ugwu n'obodo ọbụla chọrọ ọganiru.

— A well behaved person is held in honor in any community that desires progress.

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