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ngịlịga

Noun

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. ragged; contemptible (compare nkịlịka)

    Noun

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  • ngalịga

Examples

Nwa ahụ yi uwe ngịlịga gaa akwụkwọ.

— That child wore ragged clothes to school.

Ị chọrọ iyi uwe ngịlịga n'ahịa?

— Do you want to wear ragged clothes to the market?

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