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Same spelling, different tones

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• akaarm; hand; arm; hand; foreleg; handle; part; portion
• akàbead(s); kind of bead worn round neck; necklace; bead worn on wrist by renowned men
• kwọgrind; grate; saw; rub; (with aka as object) wash (hands); scoop up (water)
• tinyụextinguish by beating Ejì m aka tinyu ọkụ I beat out the light with my palm; extinguish; put out (fire)
• dọ ntìwarn; admonish; exhort (compare -dọ aka na ntì)
• dakwàsịfall upon (of thing) Ọ dākwàsì nénu ọche It fell on the chair Ọ nọ kwàsì nénu ikpo akwụ She sits on the heap of palmnuts O biìkwàsì yà aka He lays his hands on him
• kpù-kpùmotion with hands for silence O kpukpùlù aka ọgè m nà-àkwadebe ikwu#ife ọ mèlù He tried to silence me by gesturing with his hand when I was about to reveal what he had done
• nye akahelp; assist; give a helping hand; help; assist; aid (literally give a hand to) Bikō nyè akā Please help Nyèlụ m aka Help me
• gba aka ōkpọrọbe empty-handed; be idle; be empty-handed (compare aka nkịtị)