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sọ nsọ

Active verb

4 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. forbid; prohibit; taboo; abhor

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Owere

  • sọ nsọ Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • sọ nsọ Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ashị̀ Izii
  • sọ nsọ Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Omenala anyị sọ nsọ iri azụ a.

— Our tradition forbids eating this fish.

Gịnị mere o ji sọ nsọ n'obodo a?

— Why is it forbidden in this town?

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