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likpù

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. overwhelm, swallow up (of water, mud, etc.)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Oke mmiri likpùrù ubi anyị.

— The flood swallowed our farm.

Ụrọ na-alikpù ụkwụ anyị n'oge mmiri.

— Mud overwhelms our feet in the rainy season.

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