be
Active verb12 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
cry (sound); make a sound, especially a characteristic sound
Active verba place where someone or something dwells or resides; dwelling place; home; place (residence)
Nouncry out; make a non worded sound (especially like a baby or an animal)
Active verbhome; dwelling
Active verbcry; make a sound to communicate emotions or as a signal; wail; howl
Active verbcut; slice
Active verbstop (on reaching sufficiency)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Isuama, Izii, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Owere, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa
- ti Achala
- kwa Afiikpo
- ha Ajalị
- ǹgà Isuama
- bẹ Isuama
- rịa Izii
- bi Mbaise
- he Mbaise
- ra Mkpọọ
- chà Ngwa
- be Ngwa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- bi Ngwa
- he Ngwa
- ibe Nkanụ
- be Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ǹgà Owere
- be Ọnịcha · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- kwa Ọnịcha
- bi Ụmụahịa
- be Ụmụahịa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ nò nà be yā
— He is at home; he is in
Kà o be nọòfụ!
— That is enough!
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