okènyè
Noun11 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
elder, principal person; senior citizen; grown (age); fully aged man
Nounfull-aged, elder, principal person; senior (person)
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ajalị, Amaifeke, Anam, Anịọcha, Ezaa, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsụka
- dùùrù Achala
- onye èzenzè Afiikpo
- duūhū Ajalị
- agadī Amaifeke
- dùùrù Anam
- okiì Anịọcha
- ọgreènyà Ezaa
- okeìbìrì Mbaise
- okeìbìrì Ngwa
- okeọtā Ngwa
- okènyè Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- onyiìshì Nsụka
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Examples
Anyị achọghị mwachi ndị okenye n'ọchịchị obodo a.
— We do not want the dominance of elderly people in the leadership of this country.
A ga-akpọkọ ndị okenye n'ama obodo.
— The elders will be assembled at the village square.
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