nye
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
Give me
Active verbỤgbọ afù ènyego The lorry has stopped, or parked
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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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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- 'Anà m èje ịkpọ nye ọkụ a gà-èji mị azù ndù afù I am going to build up the fire with which the fresh fish will be dried
- B.pluck (leaves from plant); rub oneself with something greasy; be speechless; be unable to speak much, or at all
- kpa nkàtatalk; converse; chat Bikō nye mụ nà Ibè efè níme ụnò ụlā màkà nà ànyiCchòlù ịkpā nkàta nébe afù Please leave the room for Ibe and myself, for we want to chat there; converse