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kà

Igbotone-neutral spelling: ka

10 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. in order that; so that

  2. a word that is used to join two nouns in a phrase or sentence; coordinating conjunction

    Conjunction

  3. draw, especially a line (can be a cut)

    Active verb

  4. speak to someone or some people; address; give or deliver a speech or an address

    Noun

  5. let; so that; that; like; as, while; do, is(after a question tag before a subject)

    Interjection

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Ezaa, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Ọhụhụ, Ọnịcha

  • sè Ajalị
  • kàa Ezaa
  • sèe Ezaa
  • tè Ezaa
  • kà Izii · 2 recordings
  • dọ Mkpọọ
  • tà Ngwa
  • gà Nkanụ
  • kà Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • tè Nsụka
  • wo Ọhụhụ
  • kà Ọnịcha · 2 recordings

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Kà azị

— What then?

Ànyị nà-àyọ Chinēkè kà O nye ānyị àmàlà ya n’ùwa ǹkaà kà ànyị wèe gbakùta ajọ òmùme āzụ kà ànyị wèe bụlụazị ndi gā-abā ànì ezè Ya n’ogē ìkpe āzụ

— We are praying God to give us His Grace in this world so that we may eschew bad deeds and so that we may also be those who will enter His Kingdom at last

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