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bido

Verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script



Voice recording

play

Meanings

  1. begin

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb
  2. begin; commence; start

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Nsa, Nsụka, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ụmụahịa

  • bido Afiikpo — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • bido Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • màlite Ezaa
  • wàta Ezaa
  • mànite Mkpọọ
  • bido Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • bido Nsụka — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • bido Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • màlite Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ bụ ụsa mere m ji bido iri nri a.

— It was inappropriate craving that made me begin to eat this food.

Ha na-aba ọgaranya m ha bido ịgba bọọlụ.

— They grow rich when they start playing football.

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