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chàpu

Active verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. cut open; slice into with a sharp knife or blade

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Anịọcha, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ọhụhụ, Ọkụzụ, Ụmụahịa

  • bèfu Ajalị
  • yìfu Anịọcha
  • bèpu Mkpọọ
  • chàpu Ngwa
  • chàka Ọhụhụ
  • yìpu Ọkụzụ
  • chàfu Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Otubo bụ ebe e si chapụ alọ n'ahụ nnwa.

— The navel is where the umbilical chord was cut off from a child.

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