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m̀pị̀rịmpị̀

Noun

4 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. stinginess; not willing to spend money, give something enough

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Ọnịcha

  • chịchịchị Achala
  • ịpàrà Ajalị
  • m̀pị̀lị̀mpị̀ Mkpọọ
  • ịpàlà Mkpọọ
  • -m̀pị̀rị̀mpị̀ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ na-agba mpịrịmpị hinne.

— She is too much involved in stingy haggling.

Mpịrịmpị ekweghị nwoke a zụta ezigbo akwa.

— Stinginess did not allow this man buy a good clothe.

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