ǹga
Noun5 varieties
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play
Meanings
jail; prison; imprisonment
Nounimprisonment; jail; prison
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Owere
- m̀kpọrọ Ajalị
- m̀kpọrọ Ezaa
- m̀kpọlọ Mkpọọ
- ǹga Nkanụ
- m̀kpọrọ Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Onye ohi ahụ nọ n'ǹga ugbu a.
— That thief is in prison now.
Ọ nọrọ n'ǹga ọnwa atọ.
— He stayed in jail for three months.
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