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egi

[ē.ɡī]

noun

LanguageNupe (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. child
  2. offspring
  3. Used to indicate a person's origin or profession.
  4. A young human being or an offspring. It can also be used to describe someone based on their background or job.
Examples

Egi è tígí.

The child is crying.

Pronunciationē.ɡī

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed frequently to denote belonging, such as 'egi-nupe' for a Nupe person.

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