pa
Active verb6 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
to pamper a person; to carry
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsụka, Owere, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa
- vu Mbaise
- vu Ngwa
- pa Nsụka — same spelling as the Izugbe
- pa Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- pa Ọnịcha — same spelling as the Izugbe
- bu Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nne ya na-apa nwa n'azụ.
— Her mother carries the baby on her back.
Pa m nwa a, biko.
— Carry this child for me, please.
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