tupu
Conjunction3 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
before (pre-, prior to, earlier than)
Conjunctionbefore (of time)
Conjunction
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ezaa, Izii, Nkanụ
- tèhenu Ezaa
- tèmanu Izii
- tupu Nkanụ — same spelling as the Izugbe
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- tutu
Examples
O tere aka tupu ha abịa ebe a.
— It took long before they came here.
O ga-aga tupu i mechaa.
— Time will pass before you finish.
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