yiwa
Active verb13 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
slice or cut a soft surface eg. the body
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Ajalị, Anam, Anịọcha, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Obosi, Owere, Ọkụzụ, Ụmụahịa
- yèpu Abịrịba
- yipu Achala
- yiwa Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
- yifu Ajalị
- yìwe Anam
- befu Anịọcha
- ḃẹwa Isuama
- chàwa Mbaise
- yitọ Mkpọọ
- chàwa Ngwa
- jàwa Ngwa
- yòwa Ngwa
- bepu Obosi
- yiwa Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- yèwa Ọkụzụ
- chàwa Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O ji mma yiwa achịcha.
— He used a knife to slice bread.
Ị ji mma yiwa anụ?
— Did you use a knife to slice meat?
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