"jei" meaning in Gun

See jei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒé.jì/, /d͡ʒé.ì/ Forms: jéì [canonical]
Etymology: From jé + yì (“to go”) Etymology templates: {{compound|guw|jé|yì|t2=to go}} jé + yì (“to go”) Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=jéì}} jéì
  1. to be going Tags: Nigeria Synonyms: jéyì (Benin)
    Sense id: en-jei-guw-verb-uNt9DBu7 Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun

Download JSON data for jei meaning in Gun (1.0kB)

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          "text": "Yẹ́n jéì àzọ́n mẹ̀ tò afọ́nnu",
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