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ǹjìiì

Noun

3 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. bogeyman, especially used for children

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Ngwa

  • ̀njììì Ezaa
  • ǹgìrì Ezaa
  • nwaàwurù Ezaa
  • ǹdìiì Mkpọọ
  • òtòòtoò Ngwa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ị gbanyụọ ọkụ, njiii ga-atagbu m.

— If you turn off the light, the bogeyman will bite me.

E jekwala ebe ahụ, njiii ga-atakwa gị.

— Don't go there, the bogeyman will bite you.

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