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ti ūbū

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. compete (literally strike shoulders)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Ajalị, Anịọcha, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ọkụzụ

  • tirita ǹkù Abịrịba
  • ti ūvū Ajalị
  • ti ūbū Anịọcha
  • tilita ǹkù Mkpọọ
  • kwa ǹgò Ngwa
  • ti ǹkù Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ụmụaka abụọ na-eti ūbū n'ọsọ.

— Two children are competing in a race.

Ị na-eti ūbū na nwanne gị?

— Are you competing with your sibling?

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