kìlịkìlịkìlị
InterjectionNdebe script
Meanings
word used by children when trying to count stars at night; each number is preceded by this word, and they try to count as far as possible on one breath
Interjection
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Kìlịkìlịkìlị otu, kìlịkìlịkìlị abụọ, kìlịkìlịkìlị atọ.
— Kilikilikili one, kilikilikili two, kilikilikili three.
Anyị na-agụ kìlịkìlịkìlị ka anyị na-agụ kpakpando.
— We count kilikilikili as we count stars.
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