chi echichi
Active verb5 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
take or bestow a title, especially traditional
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Amaifeke, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa
- kpùwe ōkpū Ajalị
- kpùnye ōkpū Amaifeke
- chi echichi Mbaise — same spelling as the Izugbe
- kpùbe ōkpū Mkpọọ
- chi echichi Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ha chiri nwoke ahụ echichi n'ọha.
— They bestowed a title on that man in public.
Ndị okenye na-achi echichi n'oge emume.
— Elders bestow titles during festivals.
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