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kpọ ọkụ̄

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. burn; set ablaze; set on fire; light fire on something

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Owere, Ụmụahịa

  • kpọ ọkụ̄ Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • re ọkụ̄ Mbaise
  • su ọkụ̄ Mkpọọ
  • mụ̀ ọkụ̄ Ngwa
  • re ọkụ̄ Ngwa
  • kpọ ọkụ̄ Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • gba ọkụ̄ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ndị ohi kpọrọ ọkụ n'ụlọ ahịa anyị.

— The thieves set fire to our shop.

Ị kpọrọ ọkụ n'ahịhịa n'ubi gị?

— Did you set fire to the grass on your farm?

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