m̀kpọnàlà
Noun5 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
an implement, made of metal, pegged to the ground and lit with a gun powder to make a loud explosive sound for salutations; ground gun
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere
- m̀kpọnààla Isuama
- ǹtulààlà Ngwa
- m̀kpọnàànị̀ Nkanụ
- m̀kpọnàànà Nkanụ
- m̀kpọnàạlə̣ Nsụka
- m̀kpọnààla Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
A gbara mkpọnala n'akwamozu ya.
— Cannon gun was shut at his funeral.
Ụda mkpọnala na-azụ n'obi.
— The sound of the ground gun resonates on the chest.
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