bù
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
be large, stout
Active verbbreak (hard covering, shell) to get out contents (e.g. egg, ụkwà); hatch
Active verbsing
Active verbcarry; be; grow; swell
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Òkụkò mụ gà-abū akwa yā n’ọnwa òzọ
— My hen will hatch her eggs next month
Ọ nà-abù nkwū
— He is uprooting a palmtree
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