siji
Active verb3 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
colour something by soaking it in a solution mixed with a dye; dye; dye black
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa
- bàji Mbaise
- bàji Ngwa
- siji Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O siji uwe ahụ na mmiri ojii.
— She dyed that cloth in black water.
Siji akwa ọcha a ka ọ ghọọ oji.
— Dye this white cloth so it turns black.
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