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zi

Active verb

3 varieties

Ndebe script

-

Voice recording

play

Meanings

  1. teach; instruct; show

    Active verb
  2. properly; well

    Extensional suffix
  3. be straight, right, upright

    Active verb
  4. lower (e.g. load)

    Active verb
  5. borrow

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mbaise, Ngwa, Ụmụahịa

  • -zhi Mbaise
  • -zi Ngwa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • -zi Ụmụahịa — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Onye jiri ngwere a chu aja, bu onye Ogu ya ziri e zi

— Whoever uses a lizard for sacrifice is a person whose Ogu stands in good order.

Ife ọ mèlù zìlì èzi

— His action is right

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