ị̀chàkà
Noun9 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
a calabash covered with loosely netted strings of cowries (recently beads), and used as a musical instrument
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Ajalị, Anịọcha, Isuama, Izii, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Ọkụzụ
- ụ̀shàkà Abịrịba
- ụ̀yọ̀ Ajalị
- ọ̀shà Anịọcha
- ọshà Isuama
- ụ̀sàkà Isuama
- ashà Izii
- ọ̣̀yọ̀ Mkpọọ
- shàkpàra Nkanụ
- ụ̀yọ̀ Nsụka
- ị̣chàkà Ọkụzụ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ịchaka bụ ngwa egwu.
— Ịchaka is a musical instrument.
Emeka na-akụziri anyị ka esị ayọ ịchaka nke ọma.
— Emeka is teaching us how to play ịchaka properly.
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