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ụma

Noun

Ẹkpẹyẹ

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. circumcision

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun
  2. axe; beauty

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • ụma Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nna ya kpọbatara ya n'ogbè ụma n'ezi.

— His father brought him out for circumcision in the yard.

E nwere ike ime ụma n'oge okpomọkụ.

— Circumcision can be done during the warm season.

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