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tigwa

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. revenge; avenge beating (literally beat back)

    Active verb
  2. mix; mix with

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ bụlụ nà o tie gī ịfe, tìgwalụ yā

— If he beats you, beat him back

Tìgwaa akpụ afù nwantịntị gàlị

— Add a little garri to that fufu

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