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malà

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. rub; stroke; soothe; massage

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nne na-amalà aka nwa ya ka ọ daa ụra.

— Mother strokes her child's hand so he sleeps.

Malaa azụ m, ọ na-egbu m mgbu.

— Massage my back, it hurts.

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