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òkè

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #611tone-neutral spelling: oke

6 varieties

Ndebe script



Voice recording

play

Meanings

  1. portion; share, lot

    Noun

  2. portion; share; division (-kè 1. divide)

    Noun

  3. share

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Ngwa, Nsa

  • ọ̀kẹ̀ Achala
  • òkè Afiikpo — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • òkè Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • òkè Izii — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • òkè Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • òkè Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Oke ọ ga-esoro ngwere maa mmiri?

— Will a rat play in the rain with a lizard?

Onye ụlọ ya na-agba ọkụ anaghị achụ oke

— Nobody whose house is on fire runs after rats.

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