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kù

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. blow (of wind); fan; breathe

    Active verb
  2. call (compare -kpọ)

    Active verb
  3. hook

    Active verb
  4. bring into use, especially for food production; cultivate land; tend livestock

    Active verb
  5. hook; take with a hook

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ifufe na-eku n'abalị a.

— The wind is blowing tonight.

Kuo ọkụ ahụ ka ọ na-enwu.

— Fan the fire so it burns.

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