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rịrị̀à aka

Active verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script

 

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Meanings

  1. fondle; caress; stroke; touch lightly while moving the hand side to side

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Anịọcha, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Owere, Ọkụzụ, Ọnịcha

  • rịrịà akā Ajalị
  • hịa akā Anịọcha
  • hịọ akā Anịọcha
  • rịrịà aka Isuama
  • fịa akā Mkpọọ
  • rịrịà aka Owere
  • fịọ akā Ọkụzụ
  • lịlịà akā Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nne ya na-arịrị̀à aka n'isi nwa ahụ.

— His mother is caressing the child's head.

Rịrị̀à aka n'azụ nwa gị mgbe ọ na-ebe akwa.

— Caress your child's back when he is crying.

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