kpọlì
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
grind dry thing (not thoroughly); break into splinters or pieces
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Kpọlì nkụ ahụ ntakịrị ka ọ mụọ ọkụ ngwa ngwa.
— Break that firewood into small pieces so it catches fire quickly.
Ọ kpọlịrị ọka ahụ ntakịrị tupu o sie ya.
— She broke the corn into small bits before cooking it.
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