gbà ọkpụkpụ
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
become physically stronger (of growing young person) (literally toughen bones)
Active verb(fig.) be special, important, pressing
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Bikō gwà nnā ānyị ya bikō bìa màkà nà nnukwu okwū `dì, okwu afù gbàlù ọkpụkpụ
— Please tell father he should please come because there is a serious discussion about something; the discussion is very important
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