kɛ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Bambara[edit]

Verb[edit]

kɛ

  1. (Transitive) to do
    I bɛ mùn kɛ?
    What are you doing?
  2. to put
    N bɛ ji kɛ fiɲɛn na
    I put the water into the jar
  3. (Intransitive) to happen
    Mun kɛra?
    What happened?
  4. to spend (time)
  5. to become
    A bɛ kalan ka kɛ karamɔgɔ ye
    He is studying to become a teacher

Derived terms[edit]

Eastern Maninkakan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Noun[edit]

kɛ̀

  1. man

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Particle[edit]

kɛ̀

  1. so, certainly

Etymology 3[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Noun[edit]

kɛ́

  1. heritage

Etymology 4[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Verb[edit]

kɛ́

  1. to do

Nuer[edit]

Verb[edit]

kɛ (singular ɛ)

  1. are (plural of be)
    Kɛ kɛn cak.
    There are the milks.

Preposition[edit]

kɛ

  1. with
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