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bụ isi

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. be first; lead (position)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Anịọcha, Ngwa, Nsa, Ọkụzụ, Ụmụahịa

  • vu ụzọ̄ Ajalị
  • bụ ishī Anịọcha
  • po ụ̀zọ̀ Ngwa
  • -bu isì Nsa
  • bụ isī Ọkụzụ
  • bù ụzọ̀ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Brazịl bụ isi na bọọlụ n'ụwa.

— Brazil is leading in football in the world.

Eke bụ isi ahịa ndị Igbo.

— Eke is the main Igbo market day.

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