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yàwà

Active verb

3 varieties

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Meanings

  1. yank apart

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Owere

  • nyàwa Mkpọọ
  • nyàwà Ngwa
  • yàwà Owere

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ yawara akwa ahụ n'ibe abụọ.

— She yanked that cloth into two pieces.

Yawaa osisi ahụ ngwa ngwa.

— Yank that stick apart quickly.

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