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yi ǹtọ̀ǹtọrị̄

Active verb

10 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. tickle; prod or touch some part of a person's body, lightly, such that it causes the person to laugh

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Amaifeke, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Obosi, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • yi oyi Achala
  • ikẹ̀tù Afiikpo
  • yi ụ̀tụ̀tọrọ̄ Ajalị
  • yi ọ̀tị̀kị Amaifeke
  • me nwatị̀ịtị̀ị Isuama
  • yi ụ̀tụ̀tọlọ̄ Mkpọọ
  • yi ǹtọ̀ǹtọlị̄ Mkpọọ
  • ri ǹpùwẹẹ̀wẹ Nkanụ
  • yi ǹtọ̀ǹtọlị̄ Obosi
  • me ọ̀rịṭị̀ịṭị̀ị Owere
  • yi ǹtọ̀ǹtọlị̄ Ọnịcha
  • yi ụ̀tụtalā Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nwanne m na-eyi m ǹtọ̀ǹtọrị̄ n'okpuru aka.

— My brother tickles me under the arm.

Yie nwa ahụ ǹtọ̀ǹtọrị̄ ka ọ chịa ọchị.

— Tickle the child so that he laughs.

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