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yì akwà

Active verb

10 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. wear a cloth

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Anịọcha, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Owere, Ọka

  • yi ākwā Achala
  • yi àvè Achala
  • sụ̀ ūwē Ajalị
  • ti ūwē Anịọcha
  • sụ̀ ùwẹ Isuama
  • ti akwà Mbaise
  • ti ọ̀gọ̀dọ̀ Mkpọọ
  • ti akwà Ngwa
  • yi ẹkwà Nkanụ
  • sụ̀ ūwē Owere
  • yi àvè Ọka

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Yi akwà ọhụrụ gị ka anyị gaa chọọchị.

— Wear your new cloth so we can go to church.

Gịnị kpatara i ji yie akwà a dọtara adọta?

— Why are you wearing this torn cloth?

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