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ọkà

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: ọka

9 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. maize

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun

  2. corn; maize

    Noun

  3. corn; maize (Zea mays Linn.) (= ògbàdụ)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Anịọcha, Ezaa, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọhụhụ, Ọnịcha

  • àkpààkpà Ajalị
  • ukwùorù Anịọcha
  • àkpè Ezaa
  • àkpụ̀kpà Ezaa
  • ukòorū Ngwa
  • àkpààkpa Nkanụ
  • azėzė Nsụka
  • azị̀zị̀ Nsụka
  • ọkà Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ịkpakpà Ọhụhụ
  • ọkà Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Anyị kụrụ ọkà n'ubi a.

— We planted maize in this farm.

Ị zụtara ọkà ole n'ahịa taa?

— How much maize did you buy at the market today?

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