ǹtaǹta
NounNdebe script
Meanings
bogeyman (used to frighten children) (= mbùmbu)
Noun
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nne m na-eyi ya egwu ǹtaǹta.
— My mother threatens him with the bogeyman.
Ị tụrụ egwu ǹtaǹta n'abalị?
— Are you afraid of the bogeyman at night?
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