òyì
NounNdebe script
Meanings
friend; lover; mistress; adultery (more common than enyì and òwì)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọ bụ ezigbo òyì m kemgbe ụlọ akwụkwọ praịmarị.
— He has been my good friend since primary school.
Nwoke ahụ nwere òyì na nzuzo.
— That man keeps a secret mistress.
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