nya
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
be sticky
Active verbwarm oneself; bask
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Mmanụ ahụ na-anya n'aka m nke ukwuu.
— That oil is very sticky on my hand.
Ghee aka gị, ọ na-anya ebe ahụ.
— Wash your hands, it is sticky there.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- nyàbending; driving; AV
- yaindependent, object and possessive, 3rd pers. sg. For some speakers, nya is the usual subject form while ya is the object and possessive form, except that nya occurs after a nasal) he; him; his; she; her; it; its; (3rd person singular object/possessive pronouns) he; him; his; she; her; it; its; him; her; it