chu
Active verb6 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
play
Meanings
fade; tarnish; make dirty
Active verbfetch (usually water);
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ, Nsa
- chu Afiikpo — same spelling as the Izugbe
- gbà [ụra] Ajalị
- chafụ̀ Ezaa
- àmahụ̀ Izii
- machu Mkpọọ
- chu Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Chụọ mmiri n'isi mmiri maka ofe.
— Fetch water from the stream for soup.
Ọ na-achụ mmiri n'osimiri kwa ụtụtụ.
— She fetches water from the river every morning.
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