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nye

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. Give me

    Active verb
  2. Ụgbọ afù ènyego The lorry has stopped, or parked

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ochie dibia chuo aja, o dika ewere ya nye ndi mmuo n'aka

— When an experienced dibia offers a sacrifice, it is as though it were placed straight into the waiting hands of the fairies.

A na-asi onye e ji u gw o na agaghi akwu ya u gw o e ji ya, onye e ji u gw o na-asi na e nye ya ewu ojii na ya agaghi ewe.

— A creditor is told he will not be paid, and he answers that he will not accept a black goat!

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