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ǹtu

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: ntu

5 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. nail (carpenter's); peg

    Noun

  2. nail (used in carpentry)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Izii, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsụka

  • aga Ezaa
  • ǹgà Izii
  • ntuli Ngwa
  • ǹtu Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ǹtu Nsụka

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Were ǹtu kpọgide osisi ahụ.

— Use a nail to nail that wood.

Ǹtu ndị a dị ogologo?

— Are these nails long?

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