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tọ̀gbu

Active verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. kill by strangling

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Anam, Anịọcha, Mkpọọ, Obosi, Ọnịcha

  • -tọ̀gbu Achala
  • hịgbu Ajalị
  • -tọ̀gbu Anam
  • rọgbu Anịọcha
  • fịgbu Mkpọọ
  • lọgbu Obosi
  • -tọ̀gbu Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O ji eriri tọ̀gbùrù ọkụkọ ahụ.

— He strangled that fowl with a rope.

E tọ̀gbùla ọkụkọ ahụ, ọ ka na-eyi akwa.

— Do not strangle that fowl, it is still laying eggs.

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