noun
Dialect: Okene (Standard)
Verified Entry
Uguga
Palmyra palm (Borassus) formerly harvested for durable thatch and timber rafters before the adoption of corrugated zinc sheets
Definitions & Senses
- Palmyra palm (Borassus) formerly harvested for durable thatch and timber rafters before the adoption of corrugated zinc sheets
Cultural Context & Etymology (Ubayin)
Traditional roofing tree (cut 2x2 rafters termed A_gi_ga_)[cite: 1]
Related Ebira Words
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Ancestral praise title for an Ebira clan (e.g., Emi ozi akakanda)
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Chills; shivering cold sensation (e.g., from fever or cold weather)
Irenu
Mouth; oral aperture
Usuu
Gold (aurum); precious glittering metal
O_wu
1. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum); 2. Listener; hearer
Gayivo
Extremely large; gigantic; oversized
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