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onye isi ikē

Noun

Ndebe script

  

Meanings

  1. a stubborn, headstrong or obstinate person; a hardheaded person

    Noun
  2. stubborn person; person who is habitually disobedient (literally hard-headed person)

    Noun

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Onye isi ike ka mmiri na-afanye n'eze.

— An unlucky person easily gets into trouble[Figurative].

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