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megbu

Active verb

Mkpọọ, Ọka

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. oppress; ill-treat; maltreat

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mkpọọ, Ọka

  • megbu Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpàgbu Mkpọọ
  • mewu Ọka

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ha na-emegbu ụmụaka n'ahịa mgbe niile.

— They oppress children in the market all the time.

Emegbula nwanne gị n'ụlọ akwụkwọ ọ bụla.

— Don't maltreat your sibling in any school.

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