rikpu
Active verb5 varieties
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Meanings
overwhelm; swallow up (of water, mud, etc.); engulf
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa
- rùkpu Mbaise
- lo Mbaise
- rùkpu Ngwa
- lo Ngwa
- rikpu Nkanụ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nyikpu Nkanụ
- likpu Ọnịcha
- rùkpu Ụmụahịa
- lo Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Osimiri rikpuru obere ụlọ ahụ.
— The river swallowed up that small house.
Mkpọ ahụ na-erikpu ya ruo n'ikpere.
— The mud is swallowing him up to the knee.
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