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aka

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #49

8 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. arm; hand; foreleg; handle; part; portion

    Noun

  2. arm; hand

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Mbaise, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere

  • eka Afiikpo
  • eka Ezaa
  • aka Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • eka Izii
  • aka Mbaise — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • eka Nkanụ
  • eka Nsụka
  • aka Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ nà-èzi ānyị àzụ akā

— He is being hypocritical with us. (literally He is showing us the back of the hand)

Anụrụ m ka ị na-asụ ude n'abalị. Aka gi, ọ ka na-egbu gị mgbu?

— I heard you groaning last night. Is your hand still aching?

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