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mbè

Igbotone-neutral spelling: mbe

6 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. see mbèkwù

  2. tortoise

    Noun

  3. small calabash for measuring salt

  4. tortoise; small calabash for measuring salt

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Nsụka, Ọnịcha

  • mbè Afiikpo · 2 recordings
  • mbè Ajalị · 2 recordings
  • mbèkwfu Ezaa
  • mbè Ezaa · 2 recordings
  • mbèkwù Mkpọọ
  • mbèkwù Nsụka
  • mbẹ̀ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Mbè na-eje nwayọ nwayọ.

— The tortoise walks slowly.

Ụmụaka ahụ jidere mbè n'ọhịa.

— Those children caught a tortoise in the bush.

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