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obelē

Noun

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. small size

    Noun
  2. kind of bird

    Noun

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  • ọbelē

Examples

Ogodo kwe m na nnam wabalu mu ya aburo obele ogodo

— The cloth should fit me, since my father dressed me in it; it is not a small cloth.

Obele mmanwu na-akpa ike maka na ijele anoghi nso.

— A small masquerade is powerful because the big masquerade is not around.

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