da
Active verbIsuama, Owere
Ndebe script
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Meanings
fall; drop; descend
Active verbpress (cloth)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Owere
- -ḋà Isuama
- -ḋà Owere
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- -dà
Examples
Onwa puta otichaghi o da-anakpu
— A new moon must run its full cycle before it goes.
Agadi nwanyi da ada ugboro abuo, agu a ihe obu n'ísi onu
— If an old woman falls twice, the load she carries on her head needs to be checked.
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