kè-

Active verb

Igbotone-neutral spelling: ke-

Ndebe script

--

Meanings

give (daughter) in marriage; betroth
Active verb

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Examples

Ha kèrè ada ha nye ezinụlọ ahụ.
— They gave their daughter in marriage to that family.

Onye ka ị kèrè ada gị nye?
— Whom did you give your daughter to in marriage?

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kwaalso; in addition to (additive, denoting repetition, emphasis, or an action in addition to an action previously mentioned; occurs after verbs and nominals) Jèkwa Go again `Kwèkwanụ u#kwe afù òzọ Please sing that song again Ònye kwa nụ bù n ke à?Who else is this? gịnị kwọ bùdù n ke à? What is this again? O sìkwò ike He is very strong Ị biCarọkwọnụ akwụkwọ n nyàafù I’m sure you didn’t come to school yesterday; pack, especially more than one thing (commonly coming with a suffix e.g. -zi, -pu, etc); cry PI