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bi

Verb
Igbo

9 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. cut up, slice

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

  2. cut or slice, especially vegetables

    Active verb

  3. live; dwell

    Passive verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ụmụahịa

  • bè Achala
  • yè Ajalị
  • bì Isuama
  • bi Mbaise — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • chà Ngwa
  • bi Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • bì Owere
  • bi Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • bi Ụmụahịa — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O biri ji ahụ n'iberibe.

— He sliced that yam into pieces.

Ị biri anụ ahụ n'iberibe?

— Did you cut that meat into pieces?

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