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tụbì

Active verb

3 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. break (something into tiny pieces, especially using the finger nails)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Obosi

  • tụbi Ajalị
  • jibi Mkpọọ
  • jibi Obosi

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O tụbiri akwụkwọ ahụ n'ime obere iberibe.

— She broke the paper into tiny pieces.

Tụbie ahịhịa ndị ahụ tupu ịkụ ha.

— Break those weeds into tiny pieces before burning them.

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