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fe

Active verb

11 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. reduce in size, especially bloat or fat

    Active verb
  2. fly

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • felasa Abịrịba
  • ve Achala
  • be Afiikpo
  • he Ajalị
  • fẹ Isuama
  • fe Mbaise · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • hẹsị Ngwa
  • zàkpọ Ngwa
  • fe Nsa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • fe Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • fe Ọnịcha · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • fe Ụmụahịa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nnụnụ na-efe n'elu osisi n'ogige anyị.

— A bird is flying above the tree in our compound.

Ị hụrụ nnụnụ na-efe n'elu ụlọ?

— Did you see a bird flying over the house?

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