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họ̀

Verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. choose (among many)

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb
  2. select or pick, especially as a separation technique

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha

  • họ̀ Isuama
  • họ̀ Mbaise
  • họ̀ Ngwa
  • họ̀ Nsa
  • họ̀ Owere
  • họ̀ Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • tụ̀cha Ọnịcha
  • rọ̀ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Onye akwo n'azu, ike ya ho onu

— When a person is being carried on someone's back, their backside is exposed.

Wepu aka enwe n'ofe tupu o ho aka mmadu

— Take the monkey's hand out of the pot before it becomes a human hand.

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