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mmegbu

Active verb

8 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. oppression

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ogidi, Ọka, Ụmụahịa

  • mmegbu Abịrịba — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • mmekpā āhụ̄ Afiikpo
  • mkpagide Ajalị
  • mkpakịịshị āhụ̄ Ajalị
  • mkpàgbu Mkpọọ
  • mmegbu Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • mmekpā ārụ̄ Ogidi
  • mkpàwu Ọka
  • mmewu Ọka
  • mmegbu Ụmụahịa — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Mmegbu a na-enye nwa ahụ karịrị.

— The oppression given to that child is too much.

Mmegbu na-adị ya mma.

— He likes oppressing people.

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