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nsi

Noun

3 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. poison; sorcery

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mkpọọ, Owere, Ọkụzụ

  • àtị̀kpà Mkpọọ
  • nshi Owere
  • ọgwụ̀ Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ bara nsị maka afọ na-asa ya.

— He excreted uncontrollably because he is having diarrhoea.

Ha nyere ya nsi oge o jere nzukọ.

— They poisoned him when he attended a meeting.

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