anya ī
NounNdebe script
Meanings
exclamation of pleasure on meeting a friend after long separation
Noun
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Anya ī! Ebe a ka i nọ kemgbe afọ ole na ole?
— Oh, what a surprise! Is this where you have been for these past few years?
Anya ī! Ọ bụ ezie na m hụrụ gị taa n'okporo ụzọ?
— Oh wonderful! Is it true that I saw you on the road today?
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Same spelling, different tones
These entries fold to the same letters once tone is removed, so a tone-blind search returns all of them.
- kpọcall; summon; name; invite; drying; to nail; hammer in
- kwa ibucarry a load; carry loads; pack loads, belongings, luggage Ọ bụlụ nà ị kpāchàpùrò anya ndi oriì gà-àkwa ibu niiìne diCn’ụnò gị If you are not careful thieves will carry off all the loads in your house
- chagha(lị) iruchange colour, expression (compare -chaghalị anya); sulk