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kpagbu

Active verb

Abịrịba, Ngwa

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. choke; suffocate

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Ngwa

  • kpagbu Abịrịba — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpagbu Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ nwụrụ n'ihi kpagbu nri.

— He died from choking on food.

Kpagbu nri na-atụ ụmụaka egwu.

— Choking on food frightens children.

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