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How to say “knife” in Igbo

Common WordsLevel 2 · Easy
English
knife
Igbo translation
Mmà

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Nye ya mma ha!

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Examples

Tìnye mmà n’ọbọ

Sheathe the knife, sword

Kèdu ǹkè ị tù mmà kà onye gāje ògù?

Why are you strapping on a sword like a person going to a fight?

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