aja
8 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
sand
the loose granular substance that covers part of the earth surface; sand; soil
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Isuama, Mbaise, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ọnịcha
- eja Afiikpo
- eja Ezaa
- aja Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
- aja Mbaise — same spelling as the Izugbe
- eja Nkanụ
- ẹjā Nkanụ
- aja Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- aja Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ajā Ọnịcha
- aja Ọnịcha — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ nà-àkụlì ajā
— She is breaking a piece of mud wall
Ekpete iri so na ihe dibịa gwaram nwete maka ịchụ aja
— Ten units of six cowries each is part of what the native doctor told me to bring for the rituals
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