kpata
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
cause Ọ bù gqị kpàtàlù ife e jì pịa m ìtàlì n’ùtụtụ à You were the cause of my being flogged this morning
Active verbacquire; collect
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Akụ bụ iro, nwata kpata akụ ọ kpata iro
— Wealth is enmity; when a child gains wealth, they gain enemies.
Obere onye kpata obere nku, nnukwu onye kpata nnukwu nku
— The small person fetches small firewood, the big person fetches big firewood.
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