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dọbè

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. break off (leaves or stalks of a plant)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O dọbèrè akwụkwọ ọka maka ehi.

— She broke off corn leaves for the cow.

Dọbè akwụkwọ ole na ole maka ya.

— Break off a few leaves for it.

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