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bárá ṃbá

bara m̀ba

Wordbara m̀ba
Definitions

Active verb

和人硝

1.scold someone; rebuke someone;

2.admonish; reprimand

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Achọghị m ịbara gị mba.

Achọghị m ịbara gị mba.

I don't want to scold you.

A ga-abara gị mba.

A ga-abara gị mba.

You will be scolded.

Nna ya na-abara ya mba.

Nna ya na-abara ya mba.

His father is scolding him.

Ọ na-abara ha mba?

Ọ na-abara ha mba?

Does she scold them?

Onye chọrọ ịbara gị mba?

Onye chọrọ ịbara gị mba?

Who wants to scold you?

Onye a na-abara mba bụ onye a hụrụ n'anya.

Onye a na-abara mba bụ onye a hụrụ n'anya.

One who is scolded is one who is loved.

Onye na-abara gị mba?

Onye na-abara gị mba?

Who is scolding you?

bà ṃbà

bà m̀bà

Wordbà m̀bà
Definitions

Active verb

和翁

1.rape; to forcefully have sex with a woman;

2.grab especially with two arms wrapped round

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Examples

A tụrụ ya nga maka na ọ bara nwa Okoro mba.

A tụrụ ya nga maka na ọ bara nwa Okoro mba.

He was jailed because he forcefully had sex with Okoro's daughter.

Ị chọrọ ịba ya mba?

Ị chọrọ ịba ya mba?

Do you want to rape her?

Ọ na-aba ụmụagbọghọọbịa mba.

Ọ na-aba ụmụagbọghọọbịa mba.

He forcefully have sex with young girls.

Onye bara gị mba?

Onye bara gị mba?

Who raped you.

Abakwala mmadụ mba.

Abakwala mmadụ mba.

Do not rape anybody.

Ọ chọrọ ịba m mba.

Ọ chọrọ ịba m mba.

She wants to rape.

bá ṃbá

ba m̀ba

Wordba m̀ba
Definitions

Active verb

和硝

1.rant; speak or shout angrily as a protest or complaint over something

2.(slang) make a loud roaring noise, especially an animal or a machine eg. car or motorcycle

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Word Stems

Examples

Baa mba ka ha mata na obi adịghị gị mma.

Baa mba ka ha mata na obi adịghị gị mma.

Rant, so they know that you are not happy.

Ada na-aba mba oge ọbụla Chika yiri akwa ya.

Ada na-aba mba oge ọbụla Chika yiri akwa ya.

Ada rants any time Chika wears her cloth.

Nne m na-aba mba n'ụlọ.

Nne m na-aba mba n'ụlọ.

My mother rants at home.

Ọ chọrọ ịba mba oge ọ hụrụ m.

Ọ chọrọ ịba mba oge ọ hụrụ m.

He wanted to rant the moment he saw me.

Ọgbatumtum ya ahụ na-aba ezigbo mba.

Ọgbatumtum ya ahụ na-aba ezigbo mba.

That his motorcycle roars really good.

Nna m ga-aba mba ma ọ hụ ihe a.

Nna m ga-aba mba ma ọ hụ ihe a.

My father will rant if he sees this.

Ọ na-aba mba?

Ọ na-aba mba?

Is she ranting?

Achọghị m ịba mba.

Achọghị m ịba mba.

I don't want to rant.

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