yi egwù
Active verb6 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
cause fear; frighten; scare
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Amaifeke, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Ụmụahịa
- yi ụjọ Amaifeke
- miiya ụjọ̄ Mbaise
- majà Mkpọọ
- miiya ụjọ̄ Ngwa
- mekā àhụ Ngwa
- yi egwù Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- menye ụjọ̄ Ụmụahịa
- menye egwù Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nkịta ahụ na-eyi ụmụaka egwù.
— That dog frightens the children.
Gịnị na-eyi gị egwù?
— What frightens you?
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