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tapu

Active verb

4 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. bite off; bite out

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Amaifeke, Ihuoma, Mbaise

  • -tapu Achala
  • -tapu Amaifeke
  • -tapu Ihuoma
  • tafu Mbaise

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O tapuru akị.

— He bit open a palm nut.

Tapuo mkpụrụ ahụ ngwa ngwa.

— Bite that seed open quickly.

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