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kwànye ọkụ̄

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. incite someone to do something; stir up (trouble), especially something bad

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Obosi, Ụmụahịa

  • kwànye ọkụ̄ Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kwịịya ọkụ̄ Mbaise
  • tinye ọkụ̄ Mkpọọ
  • kwịịya ọkụ̄ Ngwa
  • lị̀ịya ̣ọkụ̄ Ngwa
  • tinye ọkụ̄ Obosi
  • kwịịya ọkụ̄ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ kwanyere ya ọkụ ka ọ lụọ ọgụ.

— He incited him to fight.

Kwanye ya ọkụ ka ọ lụọ ọgụ.

— Incite him to fight.

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