gba n̄kị̄tị̀
Active verb11 varieties
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Meanings
be silent; keep quiet;
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Owere, Ọhụhụ, Ọnịcha
- nagbu afụfụ Abịrịba
- gba di Achala
- gba nkịtị̀ Isuama
- gba duu Mkpọọ
- leturu anya Ngwa
- gbahụ̀ ọnụ̄ Ngwa
- gba ǹkịchị̀ Nkanụ
- gbachi n̄kị̄chì Nkanụ
- gba n̄kị̄tị̀ Nsa
- gba nkə̣chị̀ Nsụka
- gba nkịtị̀ Owere
- gbàshi n̄kị̄tị̀ Owere
- lehu enya Ọhụhụ
- gbachi nkịtị̀ Ọnịcha
- nu duu Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Gba nkịtị ma m na-ekwu okwu.
— Be silent when I am talking.
Onye gba nkiti Chi ya agba
— If a person stays silent, unconcerned or aloof, their Chi will stay silent, unconcerned and aloof too.
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