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chake

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. brighten; spark; shine; glow

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Anam, Mkpọọ, Ọkụzụ, Ọnịcha

  • muke Achala
  • -chake Achala
  • gbu màràmàrà Ajalị
  • gbuke Anam
  • gbu màlàmàlà Mkpọọ
  • nwuke Ọkụzụ
  • chawa Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ihu ya chakere mgbe ọ nụrụ ozi ọma.

— Her face brightened when she heard the good news.

Kpakpando na-achake n'elu igwe n'abalị.

— Stars glow in the sky at night.

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