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tè aka

Active verb

6 varieties

Ndebe script

- 

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Meanings

  1. be distant, far, afar off; be long (in time), remote

    Active verb
  2. last long; take a long time

    Extensional suffix

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Isuama, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • -tò aka Achala
  • -tè ọḋə̣̀ Isuama
  • -tẹ̀ aka Isuama
  • -nọ̀ ọdọ̀ Ngwa
  • -tè ẹka Nsa
  • -tè ọḋụ̀ Owere
  • -tè aka Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

I debekalia mmuo na ete aka, o taba gi amosu

— Neglect your own energy and it will turn against you.

Onu mmanu mmanu na-ebute aka aja aja, aka aja aja n’ebute onu mmanu mmanu

— The mouth that eats must work; the hands that work will eat.

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