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tụkọ aka

Active verb

3 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. to hold someone or something tightly closing your fingers around them; clasp

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ngwa, Nsa, Ụmụahịa

  • gbàkọ akā Ngwa
  • tụkọ akā Nsa
  • jìkọ akā Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Tụkọ aka gị ka anyị jee ije.

— Clasp your hands so we can walk.

Nwatakịrị ahụ tụkọ aka ya n'ihi ụjọ.

— The child clasped his hands because of fear.

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