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yi

Verb

3 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. respect

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb
  2. fix a time or date for something to take place; schedule

    Active verb
  3. to be black

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Nsụka, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • bə̀ Nsụka
  • yi Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • yi Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Onye obuna na Chi ya yi

— Every being and their Chi are one and the same.

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