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kupù

Active verb

3 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. breathe out; scoop out with a spoon

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Mkpọọ, Ọkụzụ

  • kwọpụ Achala
  • kufù Mkpọọ
  • kupù Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Kupùa ume gị nwayọọ tupu i kwuo okwu.

— Breathe out slowly before you speak.

O ji ngaji kupụta ofe ahụ.

— She scooped out that soup with a spoon.

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