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nu ēnū

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. urge; force someone to do something against his wish

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Ajalị, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Ngwa

  • kwà Abịrịba
  • bàgide Achala
  • manye Ajalị
  • rụ̀gide Isuama
  • kwa àkwà Mkpọọ
  • nu ēnū Ngwa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ha nụrụ ya ēnū ịga ahịa.

— They forced him to go to the market.

Ị na-anụ ya ēnū ịlụ nwaanyị ahụ?

— Are you forcing him to marry that woman?

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