ke
3 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
tie; fasten; sparkle
cut, harvest (yam)
ẸkpẹyẹVerbfasten with a string or something similar; tie
Active verbspark; sparkle; emit particles of light
Active verbstrong (be)
ẸkpẹyẹVerbglow, grow hot
ẸkpẹyẹVerb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ
- k̇ẹ Isuama
- k̇e Owere
- ke Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ndị nwoke na-eke ji n'ubi.
— The men are harvesting yam in the farm.
Kee ji a, anyị ga-esi ya.
— Cut this yam; we will cook it.
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