nu
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
push; take hold of and cause to move
Active verbbuy (palmwine, or other native drink); compare -go, -zụ buy (anything else); -kpa (buy oil only)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
E tie dike n'ala, a nụ ụzụ ya
— Strike a strong man to the ground and the shout that goes up is great.
nne buru igwe akpuo ya nu uzu
— When the mother is iron, the blacksmith makes a copy of her.
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