kamà
ConjunctionEzaa, Izii
Ndebe script
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Meanings
rather than; lest; but rather (after negative); instead of; even if (compare tụmà)
Conjunctioninstead of; rather than
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ezaa, Izii
- kamà Ezaa
- kāmā Izii
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Oke sị na ọ bụghị onye gburu ya ka ọ na ewesara iwe kama onye ahụ bịara kupịasịa ya
— The rat says he is not so angry with the one who killed him as with those who go on crushing him after he is already dead.
Chukwu a naro elozo onye O kelu, kama onye elozona Chi kelu ya
— The creator is always aware of everything he made, and so should all that he made stay mindful of his existence and presence.
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