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ji

Verb
Igbo

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. bend, break

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

  2. hold; use; be or get dark

    Active verb

  3. bend like it is about to break; weary such that it can't stand straight anymore, especially limbs and joints

    Active verb

  4. be or get dark

    Active verb

  5. yam(s)

    Noun

  6. yam (Dioscorea spp. Linn.)

    Noun

  7. use; with

    Passive verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha

  • ǹji Afiikpo
  • di Afiikpo
  • ji Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ji Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ji Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • òwụwa jī (compare ịwā Ọnịcha

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