màpu
Active verb5 varieties
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Meanings
pierce (with knife, spear, etc.); stab
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Anịọcha, Mkpọọ
- sụ̀pu Achala
- sùfu Afiikpo
- mafu Ajalị
- mapu Anịọcha
- dụfu Anịọcha
- dụpu Mkpọọ
- sụ̀wa Mkpọọ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O ji mma mapu anu ahụ n'ite.
— He used a knife to pierce the meat in the pot.
Kpachara anya ka mma ghara imapu gị.
— Be careful so the knife does not pierce you.
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