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mete

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. lick

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsụka, Udi, Ọnịcha

  • kpọte Mbaise
  • kpọte Ngwa
  • mete Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • teme Nsụka
  • tete Udi
  • mete Ọnịcha — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Mete ya ugbu a, ọ gaghị ehi ụra.

— Wake him now, he won't sleep.

O metere m n'abalị na-enweghị ihe kpatara ya.

— He woke me at night for no reason.

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