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àlịyà

Noun

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. tortoise

    Noun

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Nna ochie kọrọ akụkọ banyere àlịyà na mgbada.

— Grandfather told a story about the female tortoise and the antelope.

Gịnị ka àlịyà gwara mbe n'akụkọ ifo ahụ?

— What did the female tortoise tell the tortoise in that folk tale?

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