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ùkwe

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: ukwe

8 varieties

Ndebe script



Voice recording

play

Meanings

  1. song, especially without instruments; acapella

    Noun

  2. song; hymn

    Noun

  3. assent (= òkwukwe) (-kwe 1. agree)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Ngwa, Owere, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • ebụ̄ Afiikpo
  • avụ̀ Ajalị
  • ùkwe Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ùkwẹ Isuama
  • uri Ngwa
  • ùkwe Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • uli Ọnịcha
  • abụ̀ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Biko, kweere m otu ukwe unu kwere ụnyaahụ.

— Please sing me a song you sang yesterday.

Kwekwanụ ukwe ahụ ọzọ.

— Sing that song again.

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