nya
9 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
see ya
stay by a heat source for warmth; bask; sunbathe
Active verbbask; sunbathe; warm oneself by a fire
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Amaifeke, Anam, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ọnịcha
- mado Achala
- jìde Amaifeke
- jìdo Anam
- nya Isuama · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- ṅa Mkpọọ
- ya Nkanụ · 2 recordings
- yado Nkanụ
- nya Nsa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nya Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nyado Ọnịcha
- ma Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ihe ọ nya n'olu bụ ọtụmọkpọ.
— What he is wearing on his neck is juju.
Ọ bụ ọ nya akpa eli ozu.
— He is a dubious person.
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