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kwe

Active verb
Igbo

10 varieties

Ndebe script

Voice recording

play

Meanings

  1. become firm or stiff

    Active verb

  2. congeal; coagulate; firm (firm up);

    Active verb

  3. sing, especially a song without instruments

    Active verb

  4. agree; accept; believe

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ụmụahịa

  • kwē Achala
  • kwe Afiikpo · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • vụ̀ Ajalị
  • kwe Ezaa · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kwẹ Isuama
  • k̇wẹ Isuama
  • kwetā Izii
  • gụ Ngwa
  • kwe Nsa · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • k̇we Owere
  • kwe Owere · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • bụ̀ Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ntụju mmanya ọkụ ahụ mere o ji kwe ọṅụṅụ.

— Dilution of the hot drink made it possible to drink.

Kwe ka nne gị nọkwuoro gị na ndụ.

— Let your mother stays live more in life.

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