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tu ùgò

Active verb

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. stick an eagle's feather in the hair

    Active verb
  2. (fig.) be declared the champion, winner

    Active verb
  3. strap on (sword, knife, etc.) (compare -tù 1.)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Kèdu ǹkè ị tù mmà kà onye gāje ògù?

— Why are you strapping on a sword like a person going to a fight?

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