ùgwù
Noun4 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
prestige; honor; respect
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Anịọcha, Nkanụ, Nsa, Ọnịcha
- nsọfụ̀rụ Anịọcha
- ùvù Nkanụ
- nsọpụ̀rụ Nkanụ
- ùgwù Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nsọpụ̀lụ Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nne ya nwere ùgwù n'obodo a.
— His mother has respect in this town.
Ị na-enye ndị okenye ùgwù?
— Do you give elders respect?
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