Skip to content
Menu

← Dictionary

kwe aka

Active verb

9 varieties

Ndebe script

 

Voice recording

play

Meanings

  1. shake hands

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Udi, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • kwe le eka Ezaa
  • na akā Mbaise
  • na akā Ngwa
  • kwe n'ẹka Nkanụ
  • kwe aka Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • kpọ ẹkā Nsụka
  • ri akā Udi
  • kwe n'aka Ọnịcha
  • na akā Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O kwere aka na nna ya.

— He shook hands with his father.

Kwe aka na ya.

— Shake hands with him.

Similar meaning

Propose an edit

Sign in or create an account to propose an edit. An editor reads every proposal before anything changes.

Add another pronunciation

Sign in or create an account to record a pronunciation. Recordings are reviewed by an editor before they are published — and a recording is credited to the person who made it.