manye
Active verb8 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
compel; force
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ụmụahịa
- gùdelike Ezaa
- bàgide Isuama
- mànye Izii
- rụ̀gide Mkpọọ
- sighide Ngwa
- manye Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- mịi Owere
- manye Ụmụahịa — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ha manyere ya ịga ahịa.
— They forced him to go to the market.
Gịnị mere i ji amanye nwa gị?
— Why are you forcing your child?
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