ire
Noun3 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
play
Meanings
tongue
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Ọnịcha
- ire Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
- irhe Mkpọọ
- ile Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nwa ahụ pụpụrụ ire ya n'ụzọ ọchị.
— That child stuck out his tongue playfully.
Ire gị ọ na-egbu mgbu mgbe ị na-eri nri?
— Does your tongue hurt when you are eating?
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