bu
Active verb5 varieties
Ndebe script
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Voice recording
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Meanings
carry, bear (something big or heavy)
Active verbused to; before
Extensional suffix
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Ikwo, Nkanụ, Owere
- tupu Achala
- tufu Ajalị
- -vu Ajalị
- dị̀tọ̀ Ikwo
- rìmè Nkanụ
- -bu Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ilu bụ mmanụ ndị igbo ji eri okwu
— Proverbs are the oil that smooths spoken words.
Ụka bụ nka
— Speech is an art.
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