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wakwu

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. sudden attack; invade

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Anịọcha, Izii, Mkpọọ, Obosi, Ọkụzụ

  • bàkwu Ajalị
  • zukpò Anịọcha
  • ịbàhụ̀ Izii
  • wakpù Izii
  • wakpò Mkpọọ
  • wakpò Obosi
  • wakwu Ọkụzụ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O si n' ọhịa wakwụ Nkechi.

— He suddenly attacked Nkechi from the bush.

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