mgbà
NounNdebe script
Meanings
wrestling; game; play
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Mbe siri na onye kariri ya tuoro ya ogu ya emee ya ka o̟ ghoro mgba
— The tortoise says that if someone stronger picks a fight with it, it will turn the duel into ordinary wrestling.
Ofeke si na ya mazuru uwa, aru! mgba nne Chukwu enwero mgbacha!
— The ignorant person claims to know all there is; an abomination!
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