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te mmānụ̄

Active verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. anoint; rub oil

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • hịa mmānụ̄ Ajalị
  • mesa mmānụ̄ Ajalị
  • ma mmānụ̄ Mbaise
  • nya mmānụ̄ Mkpọọ
  • ma mmānụ̄ Ngwa
  • te mmānụ̄ Nsa
  • fịa mmānụ̄ Ọnịcha
  • ma mmānụ̄ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O tere mmanụ n'ahụ nwa ya.

— She rubbed oil on her child's body.

Tee mmanụ n'ahụ gị tupu ị pụọ.

— Rub oil on your body before you go out.

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