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nì

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. bury

    Active verb
  2. despise, overlook, endure (e.g. insult); forgive

    Active verb
  3. be tough, fibrous (like meat or tendon, ligament, etc.)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Anà m anì mkpalị

— I overlook insults

Anìgo m#ife ọjọō i mèlù m n’ọnwa gālụ aga

— I have forgiven you your offence of last month

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