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imem̄kpūkè

Noun

7 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. unwanted pregnancy; pregnancy out of wedlock; unwed pregnancy

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Obosi, Ogidi, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • imeakpapị̀ Ezaa
  • imọọ̀kwà Isuama
  • imeazụụnọ Mkpọọ
  • imọọ̀kwà Mkpọọ
  • imem̄kpūkè Mkpọọ
  • imem̄kpūkè Obosi
  • imem̄kpūkè Ogidi
  • imọọ̀kwà Owere
  • imem̄kpūkè Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ gaghịzị ụlọakwụkwọ maka imemkpuke o butere.

— She didn't go to school again because of the unwanted pregnancy.

Ugbua, imemkpuke ebelatala n'obodo ahụ.

— Now, unwed pregnancy has reduced in that town.

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