àbànà
Noun7 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
water yam (Dioscorea alata Linn.)
Nounwateryam (Dioscorea alata Linn.) (also ji àbànà)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Obosi
- m̀bàlà Abịrịba
- àbàlà Afiikpo
- m̀bụ̀là Afiikpo
- ǹvìlà Afiikpo
- ǹvụ̀là Ezaa
- ǹvụ̀là Izii
- abànà Mkpọọ
- m̀bànà Mkpọọ
- ji m̀bụ̀nà Nkanụ
- m̀bụ̀nà Nkanụ
- m̀bànà Obosi
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Abana anaghị atọ ụtọ ya ụtọ.
— Water yam is not delicious to him
Abana ahụ mebiri emebi.
— That water yam is spoilt.
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