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ma

10 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. either

  2. jump

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb
  3. know; be aware of

    Active verb
  4. throw something especially after aiming

    Active verb
  5. know; be aware or have knowledge of

    Passive verb
  6. complain

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa

  • màlị Achala
  • malị Achala
  • ma Isuama · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ṭu Mbaise
  • mò Mkpọọ
  • tu Ngwa
  • lù Ngwa
  • mà Nsa
  • ma Owere · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ma Ẹkpẹyẹ · 3 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • sụ̀ Ọnịcha
  • tụ Ụmụahịa
  • tu Ụmụahịa
  • mata Ụmụahịa

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ mara n'ime mmiri oyi.

— He jumped into cold water.

Ma n'ala, anyị na-eche gị.

— Jump down, we are waiting for you.

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