Proverb: Aka nri kwọ aka ekpe

Level 6

A public proverb: help each other.

How It Works

Aka is “hand”, nri is “right” (the right hand), ekpe is “left”, and kwọ is “wash”.

PartMeaning
aka nrithe right hand
kwọwashes
aka ekpethe left hand

The proverb says that two hands work together. In life, people who help each other both gain. Say it as it is.

Both halves use aka “hand”, and kwọ sits in the middle, so the saying reads as two hands joined by one action.

Examples (4)

  1. Aka nri kwọ aka ekpe.

    The right hand washes the left.

    The whole proverb.

  2. aka nri

    the right hand

    The first part.

  3. aka ekpe

    the left hand

    The last part.

  4. Ndị okenye na-asị: Aka nri kwọ aka ekpe.

    The elders say: the right hand washes the left.

    With the opener.

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Proverb: Aka nri kwọ aka ekpeLevel 6

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Words in This Pattern

aka nriaka ekpe