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dọ ǹkì

Noun

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. cut face, body marks; tattoo

    Noun

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Onye dibịa dọrọ ǹkì n'ihu nwa ya.

— The traditional doctor cut marks on his child's face.

Ị na-adọ ǹkì n'aka gị?

— Are you cutting marks on your hand?

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