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Etymology
Cognate with Gun nukun.
Noun
ŋku (plural ŋkuwo)
- eye (organ of vision)
References
- Eʋe - "Ke ne wò nuɖusi ŋku ɖia nu wò la, hoe le eme, eye natsɔe aƒu gbe..." (Biblia - Mateo 5:29)
- English - "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it out from you..." (Bible - Matthew 5:29)
- Eʋe - "Tete wo kpakple eve ƒe ŋkuwo ʋu, eye wodze sii bena, yewole amama..." (Eʋe biblia - Mose I 3:7)
- English - "Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked..." (English bible - Genesis 3:7)