nkìkere
Noun4 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
shell; the hard protective outer case of a mollusc
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ọnịcha
- okpokoro Ajalị
- nkikèle Mkpọọ
- mkpèkerē Ngwa
- okpokolo Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nkikere ejula yiwara m aka.
— Snail shell cut my hand.
A kwọọ nkikere ejula , e ji ya asa azụ ite.
— If you grind the shell of a snail, it is used to wash the back of a pot.
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