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tè akā

Active verb

7 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. be distant; be far; be long (in time)

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Isuama, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • dị anyā Achala
  • dị anyā Ajalị
  • rị ọ̀tị Isuama
  • tè ẹkā Nkanụ
  • dị ẹnyā Nkanụ
  • dị tụtụtụ Nsụka
  • rị ọ̀tị 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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