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hi mmīrī

Active verb

9 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. (of roof or container) leak

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Anịọcha, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsụka, Obosi, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • ri mmīlī Achala
  • shi mmīrī Anịọcha
  • hi mmiri Mbaise
  • shi mmīlī Mkpọọ
  • hi mmiri Ngwa
  • shi mmunyi Nsụka
  • shi mmīlī Obosi
  • ri mmīlī Ọnịcha
  • hi mmiri Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ụlọ anyị hiri mmiri n'oké mmiri ozuzo.

— Our house leaked during the heavy rain.

Ogbogu ahụ na-ehi mmiri.

— That drum leaks water.

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