yì
Active verb12 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
put on a wear or outfit; wear
Active verbhave a wear on; wear; put on (a wear)
Passive verbresemble; look like
Passive verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Afiikpo, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Owere, Udi, Ọkụzụ, Ụmụahịa
- dị̀ èlè Abịrịba
- yìl Achala
- yète Afiikpo
- yèrì Afiikpo
- yeè Ezaa
- yìrù Ezaa
- yì Isuama
- yèru Izii
- yè Izii
- dịkà Mkpọọ · 2 recordings
- nyìrì Ngwa
- tì Ngwa
- sù Owere
- sụ̀ Owere
- yì Owere
- yirù Udi
- yi Ọkụzụ
- dịkà Ụmụahịa · 2 recordings
- tì Ụmụahịa
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Nwatakịrị a na-yì nna ya nke ukwuu n'anya.
— This child resembles his father very much in the eyes.
Ewu abụọ a ọ na-yì n'agba na n'àgwà?
— Do these two goats look alike in color and behavior?
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