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bu

Wordbu
Definitions

Passive verb

1.carry or bear something big or heavy, especially as a load

2.control someone, especially by destabilizing the stamina

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Examples

O bu ya n'isi.

O bu ya n'isi.

He is carrying it on his head.

Ajụ na-ebu m

Ajụ na-ebu m

I am feeling dizzy.

Buru oche ma ị na-abịa.

Buru oche ma ị na-abịa.

Carry a chair while coming.

Ibu ibu arọ n'isi adịghị mma.

Ibu ibu arọ n'isi adịghị mma.

Carrying heavy load on the head is not good.

Ọgwụ ahụ ga-ebu onye erighi nri.

Ọgwụ ahụ ga-ebu onye erighi nri.

That drug will cause dizziness to someone who does doesn't eat.

ǹtǫ

ǹtọ̀

Wordǹtọ̀
Definitions

Noun

1.kidnapping; abduction

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A ga-akwụsị ije abalị maka ịgbanahụ ntọ.

A ga-akwụsị ije abalị maka ịgbanahụ ntọ.

Night travels will be stopped to avoid abduction.

O ji ego ntọ wuo ụlọ elu.

O ji ego ntọ wuo ụlọ elu.

He built an upstairs with kidnapping money.

Ntọ akarịala.

Ntọ akarịala.

Kidnapping is too much.

Na ọrụ ntọ ka e gburu ya.

Na ọrụ ntọ ka e gburu ya.

He was killed in kidnapping business.

Ịkwụsi ntọ n'obodo a rara ahụ.

Ịkwụsi ntọ n'obodo a rara ahụ.

Stopping kidnapping in this town is difficult.

Ntọ bụ ajọ ihe.

Ntọ bụ ajọ ihe.

Kidnapping is a bad thing.

Ntọ bụ ụzọ e ji akpata ego ugbua.

Ntọ bụ ụzọ e ji akpata ego ugbua.

Kidnapping is one of the ways to make money now.

Ngalaba uwe ojii a na-ahụ maka ntaramahụhụ gbasara ntọ.

Ngalaba uwe ojii a na-ahụ maka ntaramahụhụ gbasara ntọ.

This branch of police oversees the punishment for kidnapping.

Ntọ dị ya n'ọbara.

Ntọ dị ya n'ọbara.

Kidnapping runs in his blood.

O nweghị onye maara etu ntọ si wee mụbaa ebe a.

O nweghị onye maara etu ntọ si wee mụbaa ebe a.

Nobody knows how kidnapping increased here.

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