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kpọchi ntì

Passive verb

6 varieties

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Meanings

  1. be deaf to, stubborn (literally close ears to)

    Passive verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Amaifeke, Nkanụ, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • vachi ntị̀ Achala
  • chi ntì Afiikpo
  • kpọchi obi Amaifeke
  • chi nchì Nkanụ
  • kpọchi nchì Nkanụ
  • kachi nchì Nkanụ
  • gba nchì Nkanụ
  • mechi ntị̀ Owere
  • kpàa ntị Ọnịcha
  • kpọchi ntì Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O kpọchiri ntị ya n'okwu nne ya.

— He closed his ears to his mother's words.

Kpọchi ntị gị n'okwu nkịtị.

— Close your ears to idle talk.

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