ajà
NounMkpọọ
Ndebe script
Voice recording
play
Meanings
cymbal
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mkpọọ
- ajà Mkpọọ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ndị na-abụ abụ na-akụ ajà n'ụlọ ụka.
— The singers play the tambourine in church.
Kụọ ajà ahụ nwayọ, ka anyị nụ olu ndị ọzọ.
— Play that tambourine softly so we can hear the other voices.
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Same spelling, different tones
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