nùta
Ndebe script
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Meanings
(deriv.suff.) never; not ever (with negative verb)
fight for; spoil; rob; loot
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nwunye awo si na di atoka uto, ya jiri nuta nke ya kworo ya n'azu
— The female toad said a husband is so sweet that, once married, she carried hers on her back ever after.
Òkeēke tìlì nwa Okaàfò, Okaàfò weè je ịnùtà ògù
— Okeeke beat Okaafọ's son, so Okaafọ went to fight on his behalf
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