ada
8 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
fall
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Izii, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsụka, Ụmụahịa
- ọ̀dị̀dà Ajalị
- ẹda Izii
- adà Mbaise
- ọ̀ị̀dà Mkpọọ
- adà Ngwa
- ada Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ẹda Nsụka
- adà Ụmụahịa
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Examples
Mmiri na-ada, anyị ga-anọ n’ụlọ taa.
— It is raining, we will stay home today.
Jide aka nke ọma ka ị ghara ịda n’ala.
— Hold on well so you do not fall down.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- àdaeldest daughter; chief woman of family; loosely used for all daughters; daughter; eldest daughter; first daughter
- kpòsoup, mentholatum, etc.); sting (of pepper); hurt (of sting); spread upon; curse; abuse
- kpasu iweprovoke to anger; annoy; provoke to anger; annoy Àsị yā nà-àkpasu m iwe His lies make me angry, or I am indignant at his lies Àda kpàsùlù nne yā iwe Ada annoyed her mother ÒC bù gịnị kpàtàlù i jì gbakà iru#n’ùtụtù? Ọ bù Àdâ kpàsùlù m iwe Why did you frown in the morning? It was Ada who annoyed me
- ètètèwoven shield used in war by the Ada people
- kpà ọnụbecome, render speechless; be dumbfounded Ife Àda mèlù nébe ànyị jèlù kpàlù m ọnụ What Ada did where we went left me dumbfounded
- kpọ àghalācause confusion, riot, tumult; be in an uproar Àda āna-àkpọka aghalā Ada is very fond of causing an uproar, or creating a disturbance