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ru unyi

Active verb

12 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. be dirty;

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Amaifeke, Anam, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Owere, Ọlụ, Ọnịcha

  • tị àtị̀tị̀ Achala
  • dị nkịrịnka Ajalị
  • ru unyi Ajalị · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • gwọtọ̀kọ Amaifeke
  • lu àịtị̀ Anam
  • mechu Isuama
  • lu inyī Mkpọọ
  • dị nkịlịnka Mkpọọ
  • ru uyi Nkanụ
  • dị àchị̀chì Nkanụ
  • ru inyi Nkanụ
  • ru iyi Nkanụ
  • ru unyi Nsa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • fa ụfa Nsụka
  • mechu Owere
  • ru ǹtị̀rị Owere
  • ru atịtị Ọlụ
  • lu unyi Ọnịcha
  • dị dètị [borrowed] Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Uwe ya ruru unyi n'ụzọ.

— His clothes got dirty on the road.

Aka gị ruru unyi, gaa saa ya.

— Your hands are dirty, go wash them.

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