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begide

Active verb

10 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. cry for a long time

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Amaifeke, Anam, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Ọka, Ọkụzụ

  • beidē Achala
  • bende Ajalị
  • begide Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kwagide Amaifeke
  • kwakàta Anam
  • bekàta Mkpọọ
  • bedide Mkpọọ
  • beghide Ngwa
  • bekètè Nkanụ
  • beràba Nsa
  • bekàta Ọka
  • betè akā Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nwa ahụ begidere ruo ụtụtụ n'ihi agụụ.

— That child cried for a long time until morning because of hunger.

Gịnị mere i ji begide otú a?

— Why are you crying for so long like this?

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