mà
Conjunction11 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
whether; if (in middle of a sentence)
Conjunctionbut; if; whether
Conjunctionmeasure ( especially quantity of grains or powder)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Ezaa, Isuama, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ọhụhụ, Ụmụahịa
- ye Abịrịba
- kamàle Ezaa
- màlè Ezaa
- mà Isuama · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- tụ̀ Mbaise · 2 recordings
- mà Mkpọọ · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- sì Mkpọọ
- màlà Ngwa
- tụ̀ Ngwa · 2 recordings
- mà Nkanụ · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- mà Nsa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- mà Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- wa Ọhụhụ
- tụ̀ Ụmụahịa · 2 recordings
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Jùa nnwokē afù mà ò gà-àbịa echī
— Ask the man whether he will come tomorrow
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