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nụ isì

Active verb

8 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. smell; perceive a smell; become aware of the smell of something, using the organ for smell

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere, Ọkụzụ

  • nụ ishìshì Ajalị
  • nụ nshì Ezaa
  • nụ ushì Isuama
  • nụ isì Mkpọọ
  • nụ ishì Nkanụ
  • nụ isə̀ Nsụka
  • nụ ishì Owere
  • nụ isìsì Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Azụzụ ekweghị m nụ isi nri m na-esi.

— Flu did not let me perceive the aroma of the food I cooked.

Ị nụ isi sịga, ị gwa m.

— If you perceive the smell of cigar, tell me.

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