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che

Active verb

4 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. stay in expectation of someone or something; wait

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Owere

  • chẹ Isuama
  • che Mbaise — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • tụ m̀bè Ngwa
  • gba ngùzo Ngwa
  • che Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Che m obere oge.

— Wait for me a little while.

Anyị na-eche ụgbọala n'ebe nkwụsị.

— We are waiting for the bus at the stop.

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