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Nupe

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NGNupe
Nupe[nũ̄.pē]
name
Refers to either the people belonging to the Nupe ethnic group or their native language.

“Mi ma Nupe gbagba.”

I can speak the Nupe language well.

Also means
  1. The Nupe ethnic group
  2. The Nupe language

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
Nupeci[nũ̄.pē.t͡ʃī]
noun
A person who belongs to the Nupe ethnic group.

“Nupeci mi yì o.”

I'm a Nupe person.

Also means
  1. Nupe person

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
Nupen̄ci[nũ̄.pē.ŋ̄.t͡ʃī]
noun
A person belonging to the Nupe ethnic group.

“Nupn̄eci mi yì o.”

I'm a Nupe person.

Also means
  1. Nupe person

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
A[a]Means Nupe
character
A is the first letter used in the Nupe alphabet written with Latin characters.

“A ye etsu nwa”

A is a letter.

Also means
  1. The first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The first letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
d[d]Means Nupe
character
The fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“d”

The letter d.

Also means
  1. The fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
f[f]Means Nupe
character
f is the seventh letter in the Nupe alphabet as written in the Latin script.

“f ye etsu nwa”

f is a letter.

Also means
  1. The seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
g[ɡ]Means Nupe
character
The eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“g”

The letter g.

Also means
  1. The eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
h[h]Means Nupe
character
The tenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“h”

The letter h.

Also means
  1. The tenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
i[i]Means Nupe
character
This is the eleventh letter in the Nupe alphabet, which uses the Latin script.

“I e egi kpe nda gi kpan.”

The letter i is part of the Nupe language.

Also means
  1. The eleventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The eleventh letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
j[d͡ʒ]Means Nupe
character
The twelfth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“j”

The letter j.

Also means
  1. The twelfth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
k[k]Means Nupe
character
The thirteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“k”

The letter k.

Also means
  1. The thirteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
l[l]Means Nupe
character
The fifteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“l”

The letter l.

Also means
  1. The fifteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
m[m]Means Nupe
character
This is the sixteenth letter in the Nupe alphabet, written using the Latin script.

“m wún be etu.”

M is used in words.

Also means
  1. The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The sixteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
n[n]Means Nupe
character
This is the seventeenth letter in the Nupe alphabet, written using the Latin script.

“n wún be etu.”

N is used in words.

Also means
  1. The seventeenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The seventeenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
o[o]Means Nupe
character
o is the eighteenth letter in the Nupe alphabet as written in the Latin script.

“o ye etsu nwa”

o is a letter.

Also means
  1. The eighteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The eighteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
p[p]Means Nupe
character
This is the nineteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, which is written using the Latin script.

“p”

The letter p.

Also means
  1. The nineteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The nineteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
r[ɾ]Means Nupe
character
This is the twentieth letter of the Nupe alphabet, which is written using the Latin script.

“r”

The letter r.

Also means
  1. The twentieth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twentieth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
s[s]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet, which is written using the Latin script.

“s”

The letter s.

Also means
  1. The twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-first letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
t[t]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-third letter of the Nupe alphabet, which is written using the Latin script.

“t”

The letter t.

Also means
  1. The twenty-third letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-third letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
u[u]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-fifth letter of the Nupe alphabet, which is written using the Latin script.

“u”

The letter u.

Also means
  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-fifth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
v[v]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet, which is written using the Latin script.

“v”

The letter v.

Also means
  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
w[w]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written using the Latin script.

“w yè èlì Nupe.”

w is a letter of the Nupe alphabet.

Also means
  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
y[j]Means Nupe
character
y is the twenty-eighth letter used in the Nupe alphabet written with Latin characters.

“y ye etsu nwa”

y is a letter.

Also means
  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
z[z]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written using the Latin script.

“z yè èlì Nupe.”

z is a letter of the Nupe alphabet.

Also means
  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
dz[d͡z]Means Nupe
character
This is a specific character in the Nupe Latin-based alphabet.

“Dz nɛ̀ è dɛ̀ wà.”

Dz is a letter in the alphabet.

Also means
  1. The fifth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The fifth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
Gb[ɡ͡b]Means Nupe
character
A character used in the Latin-based Nupe alphabet representing a specific sound.

“Gb dã Nupe gãgi.”

Gb is in the Nupe alphabet.

Also means
  1. The ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
kp[k͡p]Means Nupe
character
This is a single consonant sound in the Nupe language represented by two letters.

“Kp yé èwó nǔ Nupe.”

Kp is a letter in the Nupe language.

Also means
  1. The fourteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The fourteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
Sh[ʃ]Means Nupe
character
This is the twenty-second letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

“Sh ga kpala.”

Sh is a letter.

Also means
  1. The twenty-second letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-second letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
Ts[t͡s]Means Nupe
character
This is a letter used in the Nupe writing system. It represents a specific sound in the alphabet.

“Ts yè lètà nupe.”

Ts is a Nupe letter.

Also means
  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The twenty-fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
zh[ʒ]Means Nupe
character
This is a character that represents the thirtieth letter in the Nupe alphabet.

“Zh n' 'zh' w' n' zh'.”

Zh is pronounced as zh.

Also means
  1. The thirtieth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
èsá[è.sá]Means Nupe
noun
A stool, specifically referring to a traditional Nupe style of stool. It can also refer to a chair or seat.

“Èsá èkó ní.”

This is a Nupe stool.

Also means
  1. stool (in particular) a traditional Nupe stool.
  2. chair; seat
  3. stool

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
fùla[fù.lā]Means Nupe
noun
A traditional hat worn by Nupe men.

“Gàra fùla nyà ye.”

Wear your hat.

Also means
  1. hat (in particular) traditional hat worn by Nupe men.
  2. hat

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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NGNupe
ebasanci[ē.bā.sã̄.t͡ʃī]Means Nupe
noun
A person who performs divination rituals within Nupe culture.

“Ebasanci à yé èba.”

The diviner is performing the eba ritual.

Also means
  1. diviner (equivalent of a babalawo in Nupe divination (eba))
  2. diviner

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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