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shịkọ̀

Active verb

Ngwa, Nsa

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. shrink; squeeze self in order to achieve a smaller size

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ngwa, Nsa

  • kpànwụ Ngwa
  • shịkọ̀ Nsa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O shịkọrọ onwe ya ka o banye n'ụgbọala.

— He shrank himself to enter the car.

Nwa ahụ shịkọrọ n'akụkụ m n'ihi oyi.

— The child shrank beside me because of the cold.

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