m̀kpọrọ
NounAchala
Ndebe script
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Meanings
detention; a place where people are kept temporarily for less serious crimes
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala
- ǹga Achala
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
A tụrụ Nelson Mandela mkpọrọ afọ 27.
— Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years.
A tụrụ ya mkpọrọ maka ọchụ.
— He was detained for murder.
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