nye
8 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
provide
give
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Nkanụ, Nsa, Nsụka, Owere, Ọnịcha
- nị Afiikpo
- nụ Ezaa
- nụ Izii
- ye Nkanụ
- nye Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nə̣ Nsụka
- nye Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- nyẹ Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Jee kpaa ahịhịa ka e nye ewu a nri.
— Go and gather grass so the goat can be given food.
Nye m obere oge.
— Give me a little time.
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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