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ma ùma

Active verb

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. do on purpose; act wilfully, knowingly, deliberately

    Active verb
  2. pretend; be useful; do with purpose; act wilfully, knowingly

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ochi anaghi akwatu mmadu, kama o bu mmadu na-ama uma adara ochi

— Laughter pushes nobody; people fall into it of their own accord.

Ọ mà ùma wèe me yā

— She did it on purpose

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