ǹchì
Noun4 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus)
Nouncane rat, cutting grass; "grasscutter" (Thryonomys swinderianus)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa
- ǹtchị̀ Afiikpo
- ǹchì Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ebì Ngwa
- ǹchì Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Adaego hụrụ nchi chee na ọ bụ oke.
— Adaego saw a grasscutter and thought it was a rat.
Ha gburu nchi mgbe ha na-agba nta.
— They killed a grass-cutter while hunting.
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