kèli
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
betroth daughter to a man irregularly by going to bargain with him instead of waiting until the girl is asked for
Active verbgive (daughter) in marriage
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ndị mụrụ ya kèliri ya nye nwa okorobịa ahụ.
— Her parents betrothed her to that young man irregularly.
Ị kèliri nwa gị nwanyị nye onye ahụ?
— Did you betroth your daughter to that person?
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