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Meaning of -ki- | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

adds the meaning "any" to a noun when inserted into the reduplicated form (sometimes used pejoratively to mean "bad")

morpheme

Examples

“ọmọ (“child”) → ọmọkọ́mọ (“any child, bad child”)”
“fìlà (“hat”) → fìlàkífìlà (“any hat”)”
“ẹni (“one, person”) → ẹnikẹ́ni (“anyone”)”
“ewé (“leaf”) → ewékéwé (“any leaf; bad leaf”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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