diff --git "a/igbo/ibo_dictionary.csv" "b/igbo/ibo_dictionary.csv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/igbo/ibo_dictionary.csv" @@ -0,0 +1,7090 @@ +word,pos,definition +g 1.,v.,ariety of yam +g 2.,noun,barren woman +gn,noun,barbed spear for hunting or fighting +gba ag,,secret night society (using agu gb); Leopard Society +gbu ag,,title; holder of gbu ag title; name (lit. leopard-killer) +fe mm,,mask of masquerader; masqueraders cloth +n mm,,lands of the dead; (Christian usage) hell +;nyamanyama,,*n.* stickiness: Ọgwụ́ dị n'ime mkpọ̀ afụ̀ nà-ème nyamanyama The drug in that small bottle is sticky +a,,see e +a sị nà,,if; suppose; supposing that +a-,,see e- +a- ... m,,see e- ... m +A.,,shine; blaze; flare +A.,,die +A.,,"be weighty, heavy" +A.,,"stop, park (of vehicle); land, moor (of boat); stay temporarily:" +A.,,call; invite; summon; name +A.,,cut; abrade; stub (toe by knocking it against something) +A.,,shaver; barber +A.,,"examine; look at thoroughly, closely" +a/-e/-ị/-o,infl. suff.,"(-a after a i ụ; -e after e i ụ; -ọ after ọ; -o after o) completive or open vowel suffix, used with most verbs in the imperative, the subjunctive, and the sequential forms: Lụa qlị Do the work: Kà ànyị jee Let us go: ... ò wèe nalue unọ wèe fu ya ... and then he got home and found it" +Aba 1.,p.n.,Aba town +"abadaba, abasàla",n. width; breadth; state or quality of being wide or broad, +abukè,noun,wooden vessel used for carrying +abù mbido,,opening song +abùke,noun,(usu. òkùkù abùke) kind of fowl which never grows to a large size but is tough (usually used for sacrifice) +abịà,noun,"music played on igbà ogwè, a tall standing drum, when great warriors die" +abọ́,noun,long basket used for fishing (also nkàtà abọ́) +abụ mgbasà,,dismissal song +abụba,noun,feather; leaf; fibre +abụbọọ,v.,egetables +abụbụrụ,noun,used in: abụbụrụ akwū pounded palm nut fibre left after removal of kernels +abụbụrụ,n.,ni abụbọọ food prepared with vegetables +abụzụ̀,noun,mole-cricket (edible) +abụ̀ 1.,noun,pus +abụ̀ 1.,noun,armpit +abụ̀ 2.,noun,song; solo +abụ̀ 2.,noun,"cat-like animal that sleeps by day, probably the Two-Spotted Palm Civet or genet" +abụ̀ akwā,,A. song (esp Song of Solomon) +abụ̀ mbido,,opening song +abụ̀ mgbasà,,dismissal song +abụ̀ mmeli,v.,ictory song +abụ̀ ncheta,,memorial song +abụ̀ ochiè,,old hymn book +abụ̀ òtuto,,songs of praise +abụ̀ ọfụ́,n.,ew hymn book +abụ̀ ọma,,psalm +abụ̀bụ̀ akwụ̀,,pounded palmnut fibre left after removal of kernels +abụ́ ọma,,psalm +achị,noun,hip-joint +achịcha,,see asịsa +Adà 1.,proper name,"A. a warlike people living to the north of the Ọhafịa, who traditionally acted as head-hunting mercenaries to the Nike and the Arụ" +"adà 2., ada",noun,a fall +adà akā,noun phrase,"ganglion, tumour on arm or hand" +Adâ bù itè,,Ada is carrying a pot: +Adâ bùlù itè,,Ada carried a pot. It is often reduced to -V (i.e. a vowel identical with the preceding vowel) or entirely dropped: +Adâ màlù mmâ,,Ada is beautiful: +adụ̀,noun,"creeping plant with edible fruit, like potato in appearance" +Adị m nwayọ̀,,"I am gentle, quiet (by nature)" +adị àma àma,,perhaps; maybe; in case (lit. one never knows) +adị̣ àma àma,,perhaps; maybe; in case of +afa,noun,divination; shells of native mango fruit strung together and used by medicine men in divination +afele,noun,plate; flat dish +afele nsansa,,flat plate +afele ụ̀kọ̀lọ̀,,hollow plate +afele ọ̄wụwa,,breakable dish +afele ụkọlọ,,hollow plate +afufu mm,,A. punishment in underworld +afà,n.,ame; sort; kind +afà nnà,,father’s name +afà nnà ị,,"your father’s name, surname" +afà Oyìbo ī,,your English name +afà ị,,your personal name +afà ọ̀tùtù,n.,ame by which someone is called on solemn occasions; praise-name +afịa,noun,market; trade: +afịa wàyo,,inferior goods +afịa òlile,,merchandise; commodity +afịa òlile,,merchandise; commodity +afọ ukwu,,gluttony +afọ ọ̀rà,,sacrifice before cultivation +afọ ụkwụ,,calf of leg +afọ́ ọma,,kindness +afụfu ụwa,,misfortune; ups and downs of life +Afụsiọ m̄ anya!,,"I have suffered a terrible experience or, What a terrible experience I have suffered!" +Ag,noun,see Agw +ag,noun,person bearing same name as oneself; namesake (cf. gb) +ag,noun,hunger; desire; eagerness +ag 1.,noun,leopard +ag 1.,noun,adze +ag 2.,noun,open grassy country; wilderness +ag 2.,noun,"large needle for sewing sacks, etc." +agba,noun,A. lion +agl,noun,medicinal plant with reddish seeds +"agg, agig",noun,denial; plea: +agad,noun,old person +agad nwany,,old woman +agad nwoke,,old man +agadị nwokē,,old man +agadiị nwaànyị,,old woman +agaf,noun,bandit; expert thief +agameeb,noun,A. false thistle (*Acanthus montanus* T. Anders.) +agbàlà nwaànyị,,"woman of great influence or of strong, stout build" +agbọ̀,v.,omit +agbọ̀lọ̀,noun,"slimy substance, e.g. from fish" +agbùlụ̀gada,noun,molar teeth; part of the jaw where they are situated +agbụ̀sị,,see agbùsị +"agha, aya 1.",noun,war +"agha, aya 2.",noun,used in: agha gụghụ̀gha changing of state of things for worse +"aghùghò, awùwò",noun,guile; deceitfulness; cunning; double-dealing +agidi,noun,maize gruel (Y. gidi) +agidig,noun,fatness; stoutness; bigness +agig,,see agig +agili isi,noun phrase,hair of head +agogo,noun,iron gong for proclamations (cf. Y. *agogo* 'bell') +agr,noun,"wild Canna (*Canna indica* Linn.), seen in Agw shrines" +agu gb,,leopard which is weaker and less ferocious than the real leopard +agu iyi,,crocodile +Agu nyego,n.,ame for a child believed an *ogbanje* (lit. Are we to count you among our family circle (or are you going to leave us again?)) +aguba,noun,razor +agugu,noun,festival +agwa) -ma,,miss +agwa) –ma,,miss: Agwa enyì m nwoké n’Òbòdò Oyibo nà-àma m̄ I miss my friend who is in England (i.e. I feel his absence) +agwa)ụnọ̀) -ma,,be homesick +"agwa, agwaā",noun,homesickness; nostalgia +Agwù) –kpa,,be possessed by Agwù; be mildly eccentric or mentally deranged: Agwù nà-àkpa Okaafọ; ònyê mà mà ò mego ife anarọ̀ eme? Okaafọ is disturbed in his mind; who knows if he has committed an abomination? +"Agwù, Agụ̀",noun,"an alụsị, or class of alụsị, of ambivalent character, the spirit of afa divination. Agwù possesses those who are called to serve as ndị dibịa, the signs of a vocation being absent-mindedness, disorientation, and the like: Ndị nà-eme Agwù kà Agwù nà-àkpa It is those who minister to Agwù that Agwù possesses" +agwū̄ agwụ,,inexhaustible +agwọ,noun,A. raffia B. raffia dancing-skirt used by masquerades +agwọ,noun,snake (generic) +agụ̀,n.,amesake +agụ iyī,,crocodile +agụụ) -gu,,be hungry +agụụ̄ mmīli,,thirst +ahụ,n. body (living cf. ozu), +ahụ alụ,,dullness; sloth; sluggishness +ahụ anị,,quietness +ahụ efè,,unoccupied; at leisure +ahụ ike,,health +ahụ lue,,calm; tranquility +ahụ mfe,,good health; activity +ahụ mgbakà,,fidgetting +ahụ mgbu,,pains; difficulty; agony; illness +ahụ) –ma nni,,tremble: Ahụ nà-ama yà nni — He is trembling +aj mm,,bad dead spirit +aja idèì,,heap of sand collected by flood after rainfall +aja igwe,,wall +aja ubòm,,"white sand from river, used in building" +aja òdido,,wall +aja ōdido,,wall +Ajaànà,,aspect of the earth related to death rites +Ajaànà,,see Ànì +ajà,noun,earth; trodden clay; building mud; sand +ajị̀ enyī,,severe dysmenorrhoea (see ajị̀) +ajụ̀ (-bu,,be dizzy +ajọ ife,,abomination; defilement +ajọ uchè,,bad plan +ajọ àrụ,,bad luck +ajọ́ oyī,,rheumatism +ajọ́ ọyà,,malignant disease +ajọ̄ isi,,ill luck +ajụjụ,,a question +aka 2. n.,,length; distance +aka ezē,,toothache +aka nkọ,,handy; quickhanded +aka nlọ,,gentleness +aka nnị,,right hand +aka ntadide,,stinginess +aka odó,,wooden pestle for yam pounding +aka okwute,,stone for grinding corn +aka àfè,,garment sleeve +aka àzụ,,bribery (lit. back hand) +aka èkpè,,left hand +aka ṅtụtụ,,pilfering; light fingers: +aka ịkà aka,,be stronger than (lit. hand to be greater than hand) +akpo,noun,soft palate; (more generally) roof of the mouth +akpo,noun,round; number of times +akpu àpàlàpà,,raw fufu (sieved and ready for cooking) +akpukpa,noun,crawcraw +akpukpa (-ta,,have crawcraw +akpù,noun,knot; lump; cyst; hump (cf. ọkpù) +akpù onu,,goitre +akpù ụkwụ,,thigh muscle +akpùkpò ụkwụ,,boot; shoe; sandal +akpùlù ekwē,,unsplit cane +akpụ̀ akà,,biceps +akpịlị ịkpó nku,,B. desire; greed; lust +akpịlị ịkpó nkụ,int.,ense thirst +akpịlịkpā,noun,scale of fish +akpụ 1.,noun,cassava; cassava starch; fufu (raw and pounded) +akpụ 2.,noun,"cottonwood; silk cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra (Linn.) Gaertn.), found at Agwù shrine" +aks okwutē,,stone for grinding corn +akwkwkw fu,n.,ew book +akwkwkw kwe,,hymnbook +akwkwkw l,,letter of appointment: F nyego  akwkwkw l? Have they given you the letter of appointment? +akwkwkw ma,,Sarcophrynium spp. of leaf with smooth surface much used in wrapping food and kola nuts +akwkwkw isi,,"C. legal paper; matters arranged by means of legal papers; tax; tax receipt, payment (lit. head paper)" +akwkwkw iwu,,law book +akwkwkw nni,v.,egetable +Akwkwkw Ns,,Holy Bible +akwkwkw osisi,,leaf of tree +akwkwkw w,,broad leaf +akwa ụjọ,,black cloth worn by mourners +akwalā ngwò,,fibre of stem of ngwò +Akwà m àn̄achapūgo,,My cloth has faded +akwuma,n. yaws (cf. òfì), +akwuma ụkwụ,,corn (on foot) +akwụ ànị̀,,white ant (the type that lives in the ground) (lit. palmnut of the ground) +akwà 2. n.,,1200 cowries (= 20 ùkwù) +akwà oyī,,blanket +akwà ǫmụma,,blanket; wrapper +akwùkwà n.,,mud cooking-stand or metal tripod +akwùkwọ òbodòlòbo,,broad leaf: +akwùkwọ ùkwe,,hymn-book +akwúnàakwụ̀nà,n. prostitute; harlot (cf. ọgàcha), +akwụ n.,,palmnut; palm fruit +akwụ(kwọ) olù,,pineapple (*Ananas comosus* Linn.) +akwụkwọ,n. epilepsy, +Akwụkwọ bālù ulù,,Book knowledge is useful +akwụkwọ isi,,"tax; tax receipt, payment (lit. head-paper)" +Akwụkwọ m̄ efùgo,,My book is lost +akwụkwọ osisi,,leaf of tree +akwụkwọ ìwu,,law book +akwụkwọ ọ̀lụ̀,,letter of appointment +akwụkwọ ụ̀ma,,"leaf, shiny, broad and smooth, used for wrapping food (esp. in convenient bits for sale) and for thatching (Sarcophrynium brachystachys (Benth.) K. Schum.)" +akwụkwụ n.,,A. leaf +akwụ̀ anị̣,,white ant (the type that lives in the ground) (lit. palmnut of the ground) +akwụ̀ ọ̄sụkwụ̀,,"fruit of a type of palm, easy to break" +akà n.,,kind of bead worn round neck; necklace; bead worn on wrist by renowned men +akàlà akà,,lines on the hand; destiny +akàlà ọkwa,,insignia of office +akụ mmili igwē,,hail +akụkọ irò,,fable; myth +ala 1.,n. breast; milk, +ala 2.,n. madness, +ala efị,,milk (from cow) +ala) –kpa,,be mad (lit. be moved with madness) +alà ụla n.,,sleeplessness +alàkùba n.,,"Arabic language, named after the phrase in Moslem prayers 'Allāhu 'akbar':" +alò n.,adv.,ice; counsel; suggestion; idea; consultation +aló n.,,long iron gong (Okorji 1991) dial? +alịị n.,,a millipede (cf. esu) +alịị n.,,resentment at misfortune: +alọ 1. n.,,cock's comb +alọ 2. n.,,A. spear used by titled men for ceremonies (= ubè ị̀zè) B. (in Nri) staff symbolizing the power which a lineage received from Chukwu during its creation +alọ n.,,heaviness; grievousness +alụ n.,,"abomination; hurtful, obnoxious thing; taboo" +alụ n.,,bite +alụlụ n.,,"medicinal plant, also used for stew" +alụlụ n.,,used in: +alụlụ Ànì,,injustice; maltreatment; wickedness +alụlụ ànị,,injustice; maltreatment; wickedness +alụsị n.,,"spirit; divinity; deity; invisible supernatural 'being-force', divided by Nri into four types: those directly established by Chukwu such as Igwē, the firmament those established by Eri such as Ànị, Ajànàà, Ịfèjìokú, Onuebo, and the market days Èke, Oyè, Àfọ, and Nkwọ; those established by the ancestors" +amafịịrị̀ ǹtụ̀tụ̀ akpịlị,,sore throat +amaka,n. goodness [check], +amà akà,,span (of thumb and forefinger) +amà ụkwụ,,pace; footstep +amàlà,n. fish sp., +amá ife,,ignorance +amā,,"(negative form), used in many negative noun phrases, e.g.:" +amā ama/ife,,ignorance: Ife o jì dàa nnene akwụkwọ bụ amā ama What made him fail the examination was ignorance: Amā ama adị̣ ègbu amā àmā Something you don’t know of won’t kill you +amā nnà,,lack of respect for father: Jọhn bụ amā nnà John does not respect his father +amā oku ọ̣nụ̣,,inability to express oneself freely; inarticulateness +amā onwe,,senselessness; unconsciousness +amā ọ̀gọ̀,,ingratitude; ungrateful person +amā ụché Chukwu,,inability to understand God’s ways +"amā ụma, amạ̄nụma",,mistakenly +amāafịa,n. tooth-ache, +amāafịa ntịtụọ ākpụlị,,sore throat +amāi onwe,,senselessness; unconsciousness +amōosu,n. witch, +amị,n. (also amị mịḷọ̄) reed, +amụ,n. laugh; laughter, +amụ,n. scrotum, +amụ ibi,,hydrocele +amụma,n. prophecy, +anaka osisi,,branch of tree +anakā,n. branch, +anakā osisi,,branch of tree +"anjàlà, anyàlà",n. (= ofe) egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves (Solanum macrocarpon Linn.) (= àfụfà), +anjụli nnwā,,"child feast (e.g. ""outing"", christening, etc.)" +anwụ ewu,,goat-meat +anwụ ntà,,mosquito +"anwụrụ̄, ụ̀tabā, èkèlèke",,tied or rolled tobacco; bits of such tobacco retailed in small amounts +anwụ́ 1.,noun,sunshine; heat of sun +anwụ́ 2.,noun,bee +anwụ́ 3.,noun,mosquito +anwụ́ ntà,,mosquito +anwụ́) –cha,,beat (of sun) +anya 2.,n. distance, +anya aka èkpè,,the left eye +anya anwụ́,,see separate entry +anya mkpọ,,blindness +anya mkpụrụ egō,,eye with pupil whitened by disease +anya mmīli,,tears +anya ukwu,,covetousness +anya ùfìè,,squint; cross-eyes +anya ọkụ,,A. disease of the eye +anyaanwụ,n. A. sun (as heavenly body), +anyàlà,,see anyàlà +anyàlị,n. albino, +anyịké,n. axe (anyụ + ike), +anyụ,"n. axe (also anyịké, anyụ ike), see separate entry:", +anyụ,n. pumpkin, +anyụ ǹkà,,small hammer used by blacksmith +anà,"n. wild cane; rattan; generic term applying to Oncocalamus wrightianus Hutch., O. acanthocnemis, Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum, and A. opacum, used to make chairs, beds, walking-sticks, baskets, trays, whips string, etc (see ekwe 3).", +anàafị,n. kind of ant with painful bite and characteristic smell; stink-ant, +anị,n. (also anị nnụ̣nụ̣) bird’s nest (= àkwụ), +"anị, ànà",n. A. land; ground; soil, +anịkịlịjā,"n. old, worn-out thing, usually machine or vehicle:", +anịlụ nwà,,"feast for a child (e.g. outing, christening, etc.) (-nụ 1. rejoice)" +"anịlụ, anwùlụ",n. feast; joyful celebration, +anịlụma,n. drinking spree, +anụ,noun,animal; meat +anụ atụrụ,,mutton +anụ atụrụ,,mutton +anụ efi,,beef +anụ eghēleghē,,fried meat +anụ ewu,,goat’s meat +anụ ezi,,pork +anụ ezi,,pork +anụ nama,,beef +anụ ugbokó,,"stupid, uncivilized person" +anụ òghighe,,fried meat +anụ ọfịa,,A. wild animal +anụ ụfe,,flying creature: bird; bat +anụmanụ,,animal (generic) +anụ́ ọfịa,,"wild animal; (fig.) stupid, foolish person" +apia,n. Black-and-White-Tailed Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus), +apupa,"n. race, dynasty [check?]", +apù imē,,inability to do; impossibility +apụ̀ imē,,inability to do; impossibility +arị,n. worm, +arịkwà,,arị anya filaria — worm (of the eye); intestinal worm (roundworm) (cf. òkpò) +arịma,n. sign; distinguishing mark, +arịmaamā,,mark; copy (also hịrịmaamā) +arịnzè,n. A. grace; favour; B. male name, +arịraā,"n. shrub the leaves of which are used in soup (Corchorus olitorius Linn.); Jew’s Mallow (Yoruba ewédú, èèyó, ọ̀yọ́yọ́)", +arọ,n. A. year, +arọ,"n. B. the Year, an alụsi with a cult", +arọ gàlụ aga,,last year +arọ naabịa,n.,ext year; the coming year(s) +arọ njo,,smallpox (euph.) +arọ nā-abịa,,A. next year (cf. arọ̄ ọzọ) +arọ ọzọ,n.,ext year +arọ́ gàlụ aga,,last year: Q mụlụ́ ejima n’arọ́ gàlụ aga She gave birth to twins last year +arụ ọlụlụ,,state of being maimed or spiritually unclean +arụrụ nkwụ,,earwig +arụrụ ọcha,,sugar-ant +asịlị,,gossip +asịsà,,involuntary confession while delirious or with mind wandering +asọ anya,,disregard for status or presence; (in good sense) fairness in judgement; (in bad sense) disrespect +ata 1.,noun,B. large expanse of waste land covered with spear-grass; wilderness +ata 2.,noun,"title of a great chief, the Atta of Idah, in Igala" +atala,noun,kind of tree (*Anogeissus leiocarpus* (DC.) Guill. and Perr.) +atàla,noun,"kind of mat-net used in fishing (cf. Ịzọn atáléí mat-net, atálá to fish with such a net)" +atụ 1,noun,chewing stick +atụ 2.,noun,bushcow; buffalo (*Syncerus caffer nanus*) +atụrụ,noun,sheep +atụtọ,noun,*used in –yi atụtọ* tickle +atụtụ,noun,B. (fig.) state of being untouchable (as a result of being an *orù* or *òsu*) +atụtụ,noun,A. stain; discolouration; disfigurement; blemish; moral stain; flaw +atụ̄ egwù,,courage; bravery; boldness +awa ànị,,"division, plot, of land" +awa ànị̀,,"division, plot, of land" +awayi,noun,*see awàị* +awelē,noun,good luck +"awàị, awàyi",noun,"stew made with solid like yam; meal prepared by cutting up peeled yam, cocyam, etc., boiled with ingredients – meat, oil, pepper, tomato, etc., and stirred until done; yam pottage" +azì kịtàà,,youth of nowadays +azù nkụ,,stockfish (cf. okpòloko) +azị ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,breakfast +"azịzaā, azịzaā",n. swelling; boil (< -za 2. swell), +azịzà anyaanwụ,,beam of light +azụ,n. fish (generic), +azụ ndụ,,fresh fish +azụ nkụ,,stockfish (cf. okpòlokò) +azụ ukpoo,,fish caught with hook +azụ ukpoo,,scales of fish +azụ ụnọ,,toilet (lit. back of the house) +"aà, aã",int. Oh! (surprise), +B.,,take (snuff) (*lit.* strike in) +B.,,cut asunder by placing sharp pointed instrument like an anvil on top and knocking its head with the hammer +B.,,"be clean, pure, bright" +B.,,ring-worm of the head (*tinea capitis*) +B.,,be paralysed +B.,,"(also -nye-lụ) into, to, with (following another verb, as if suffix)" +B.,,used in: +B.,,be too much for; be beyond one’s ability: +B.,,"be inquisitive, curious (fig.)" +B.,,pull oneself along without using legs; creep; shuffle; wriggle; glide (as snake) +ba + 1.,verb,"A. be many, plenty, much, abundant, numerous; increase in number; multiply" +ba + 2.,verb,shout at; rebuke; chide; scold +ba 3.,verb,peel (with knife) +ba 4.,verb,break (under pressure); burst (as of weak clay pot with water in it being broken by pressure of the water; or fufu balls breaking in the pot during boiling): +ba aba,,be many +ba afà,,give a name +ba m̀ba,,"scold, etc.:" +ba ògàlànyà,,grow rich; become wealthy: +ba ọnya,,develop into sore or ulcer (of fresh wound) +ba ọṇya,,develop into sore or ulcer (of fresh wound) +ba ụba,,A. be many; multiply; increase: +ba-cha,verb,"peel; pare (yam, cassava, etc., with knife) (cf. –be-cha)" +ba/-be 1.,extensional suffix,be (doing something); begin and continue: +ba/-be 2.,extensional suffix,at; on; against +ba/-be 3.,extensional suffix,causative +ba/-be 4.,extensional suffix,away from +bachapụ̀,,peel completely +bachi,,be very plentiful: +barị,,be wealthy: +basị̀kùlù,noun,"bicycle (E., cf. igwè, ọ̀kpòlè, ànyịnyà igwè)" +bawanye,,increase: +be 1.,noun,home; dwelling: +be 2.,verb,cry out +be 3.,verb,stop (on reaching sufficiency): +be akwa,,cry +be alịị,,mourn; lament +be m̄,,"my house, home" +be àlị̀lị̀,,mourn; lament +be ọnwụ ọnwụ,,cry in death-agony +be ọnwụ ọnwụ,,cry in death-agony +bedebe,,stop crying: +bekwàsị̀ akwa,,cry to; plead to +bekù,,appeal to; implore; cry to +bi akwkwkw,,"print, type paper, book" +bi nkenke,,cut short (a speech) +bi-do,verb,begin +bifè (okè,,live too long (in a place) +bika ụnọ,,dwell in a house till it is old +biko ọnụ,,live together +bikō,interjection,please! I beg you! +Bikō kwùghee ìtè,,Please uncover the pot +bilibili chi,,dawn(ing) +bitè aka,,A. live far away B. live for long +bjakète,,come nearer: +bo 1.,verb,put on; load on; help to raise to head +bo anya,,stare at +bo ibu,,lift a load onto someone's head +bo iru,,stare at +bo iru,,stare at +bo àpà,,leave scar or mark on +bo àpà,,leave scar or mark on: +bogbu,,overload +bokwàsị anya,,stare at +bu + 2.,v., +bu 3.,infl. suff.,(emphatic past) formerly; once (but not now): +bu agha,,fight +bu amụma,,prophesy; +bu mmụọ̄,,be a priest; look after deity +bu n'isi,,"A. be youthful, in one's prime" +bu n'isi,,"A. be youthful, in one's prime:" +bu n'obì,,learn by heart +bu uka,,make trouble +bu uzọ̣,,"lead; precede; used after another verb, = before:" +bu àpà,,"have, bear scar or mark" +bu ūkà,,make trouble +bu ọnụ,,fast +bu ọnụ mịli,,spit +bu ọnụ̄,,fast +bu ụzọ,,be first +bufè,,"carry over, across" +buga,,carry to; transport +bugbàdo,,be entirely: +bugbàdo,,"be altogether, entirely" +bugha(lị,,postpone +bughalị anya,,"be mad, dizzy, giddy" +bughàlị,,carry badly +bugodo isi,,"be the head (first and foremost, before being anything else)" +bugodu isi,,"be first, in the first place" +bukwàsị,,place on +bulu,,"carry, bear (something big or heavy)" +bulu n'isi,,undertake +bulu n'isi,,A. carry on head +buna,,carry home +buni enū,,lift up; carry shoulder-high: +buni enū,,lift up; bring up; carry shoulder-high +buni ijè,,start on a journey +buni ijè,,start on a journey +bupùte,,A. carry out (object) +bupụ,,carry away +buruka,,move; carry aside +busà,,scatter (heavy objects) +busàsị,,scatter about in heaps +busàsị,,scatter about (heavy objects) +busò agha,,war against +busọ̀ agha,,fight or war against; carry war against: Ànyị nā-àchọ ibusọ̀ fa agha We are going to carry war against them +bute,,bring +bute ọr̀yà,,catch (a disease) +bute ọyà,,catch (a disease) +butè aka,,carry to a great distance +butè aka,,carry to a great distance +bà + 3.,v., +bà afà,n.,ame; give a name (e.g. to new-born baby) +bà n’anya,int.,oxicate: +bà n’ife,,be useful; profit; benefit +bà n’ife,,"be useful; profit; benefit (cf. –bà èlèlè, -bà ulù)" +bà n’ime àwọ̀lọ̀,,enter into mask; wear mask (like a masquerade) +bà ulù,,"be useful; profit; benefit (cf. –bà n’ife, -bà èlèlè)" +bà èlèlè,,be useful; profit; benefit +bà èlèlè,,be useful; profit; benefit: +bà ọ̀là,,be stale (of pounded food) +bà ọ̀là,,be stale (of pounded food) +bà- 1.,verb,enter: +bà- 2.,verb,soak +bàa,,go in +bàba,,"soak (corn, clothes, etc.)" +bàkọ́,,A. enter together +bàlụ,,be profitable to (someone); be source of gain to: +bàmì,,enter deeply into +bànye,,join; enter; go in +bànye,,soak in +bànye,,enter: Ọ bànyego ụlọ̀ She has entered the house +bànye akpụ,,soak cassava +bànyelu,,about; concerning: +bànyelu okwu,,"join, intervene, in a discussion" +bàta,,enter; come in +bàta,,come in +bè 1. v.,,cut; stop: +bè 2. v.,,"perch, settle (of bird)" +bè nkenke,,"cut short; shorten; abbreviate (story, speech, etc.)" +bè nni,,cut up food for eating +bè okwu,,settle a dispute +bè ugwù,,circumcise; (fig.) +bèdo,,perch on +bèelụ mà,,only if; unless (not): +bèelụ sọ̀,,except: +"Bèelụchī,",,personal name ('Except God') +bègolu,,perch on top of: +bèji,,cut down +bèka,,cut out; cut into +bèka,,cut asunder +bèkalụ,,cut part of (for) +bèkanye,,cut part and give +bèkapụ̀,,cut off: +bèkapụ̀ta,,cut to pieces from +bèkwàsị,,alight; perch +bèkọ,,cut together +bèlì,,cut into small pieces:
Achọ̀ n’íbèli anụ m gà-ènye nwa nkịta I want to cut into small pieces the meat I intend to give to the puppy +bèlì,,cut into pieces +bèlụ,,subtract; deduct +bènata,,lessen; reduce: +Bènatalụ m̄ egọ̄,,Reduce the price for me: +bènye,,cut and give +bènyelụ okwu,,"join, intervene, in a discussion" +bèpụ̀,,cut off +bì ọmà,,greet (by embracing) +bì-chi,verb,stop; block; prevent +bì-gbọọ,verb,shout loudly; roar; bawl at: +bì-ni,verb,get up +bìadị(lị̀,,"by the way, ..." +bìalu,,arrive at; reach +bìka,,cut asunder +bìkwàsị aka,,lay hands upon +bìkwàsị aka n'isi,,confirm (in church confirmation) +bìkwàsị aka n’isi,,confirm (in church confirmation) +bìlìbìli chī,,dawn(ing) +bìlìbìlì,noun,cloudiness; dimness +bìni ọtọ,,stand up; rise up +bìni ọtọ,,stand up; rise up +bìnye,,lend (especially money): +bìtụ aka,,"take hold of, grasp, press with hand lightly (e.g. as when feeling the temperature of a person)" +bìà,verb,squeeze; compress +bìàju,,fill (by squeezing in) +bìàkọ,,cram; squeeze in; pack together +bìàlị̀ị̀,noun,softness; smoothness +bìànye,,"plunge, dip, poke, squeeze in" +bòsàsị,,scatter about +bù +,"v. be large, stout", +bù abụ̀,,sing (a solo) +bù ibù,,"be stout, large, flourishing" +bù isi,,be horrible; be horrified +bù isi,,be horrible; be horrified +bù ogbè,,be big +bùlòbùlo,n. balloon (E.), +bùusù,"n. cat (E. puss, cf. nwa m̄ba, nwa ōnogbò)", +bụ̀ osisi,,uproot tree +bịa,verb,come +bịa chi anya,,come regularly +bịa chìgha,,come; return +bịa kwute,,come near to (a person) +bịa kèta,,come nearer +bịa nso,,approach +bịa(sò) n'àzụ,,come after +bịa(sọ̀) n'àzụ,,come after +bịakpụ̀ àzụ,,come last +bọ ezi,,"clear a path, road, of weeds" +bọ ànị̀,,"scratch, paw the ground (of fowls, dogs)" +bọ ọ̀bọ,,avenge; revenge:
Adịrọ́ m̀ abọ ọ̀bọ I do not take vengeance +bọ̀ mbọ̀,,seek revenge with blood: +bọ̀ ìlo,,clear the village square +bọ̀kasị,,divide into pieces +bụ 1.,v. be (used to identify two noun phrases with each other):, +bụ 1. v.,,"break (hard covering, shell) to get out contents (e.g. egg, *ụkwa*); hatch:" +bụ 2. v.,,eject; project +bụ abụ,,scramble (for something) +bụ asọ,,spit +bụ ejima,,be twins +bụ isi,,"be first, in the first place" +bụ isi,,"be first, in the first place" +bụ àkwa,,hatch eggs +bụ ògbò,,"be namesake, age-mate:" +bụ ògbò,,"be namesake, age-mate" +"bụ ībụ, ībụ",,scramble (e.g. of children when eating or given something like biscuits): +bụ ọnụ,,curse +bụ ọnụ mmịị,,spit +bụ ụbu,,scramble (for something) +bụkọ,,get all by scrambling +bụkọdo,,be both in; carry both in +bụlùzịdị,,even if: +bụsa,,drizzle (of rain) +bụsiṣi,,scramble madly (for something): +bụta,,get by scrambling +bụ̀ ụmụ́,,hatch (eggs) (of hen) +bụ̣ ọ̄nụ̄ mmīli,,spit +C.,,"be very incapable, inefficient" +C.,,used in: +cha,,"be ripe as shown by change of colour (of yam, cassava, corn, coconut); (fig.) be bold, brave, determined" +cha anyàlị,,be an albino: Ụmụ ya naàbò chàlị anyàlị Two of his children are albinos +cha isi awọ̄,,turn grey (of originally black hair) +cha n’anwụ́,,"be apparent, obvious, conspicuous" +chagbu ọnya,,heal a sore by washing +chagha(lị) iru,,sulk +chalàpụ̀ anya,,stare at +che (be) ntị,,listen +che iru,,be opposite +che ndò,,give shade +che n’iru,,present; place before +che oge,,praying mantis +che ìche,,"keep watch, vigil: Q nọ̀ nà ìche He is on guard" +chedo mmīli,,hold water +chekwa iwe,,bear malice +cheliṭa iru,,"face; direct gaze against, towards" +chi 2.,noun,day (i.e. day time) +chi ekùfoo,,It is getting light (of day) +chi emìe,,It is late evening or night +chi ezè,,"become, be installed chief or king" +chi ikpe,,complain; make complaint +chi jìrìlị̀,,Darkness (night) is coming on: (fig.) +chi mmụ̀ọ́,,take the mmụ̀ọ́ title +chi ntị,,"be deaf, obstinate, disobedient" +chi àbọọ,,day breaks +chi ànaā,,It is evening; the day declines +chi èfoo,,day breaks +chi èjimìe,,"It is late evening, night" +chi èjiri,,The day declines +chi èrulu,,It is afternoon; the day draws in; the evening comes on (idiomatic) +Chi éfosàgo,,Daylight has come fully +Chi éfosàsịgo,,The daylight is bright and strong +"chi ōfīfo, ōfūfo",,period after daybreak as light grows stronger; daybreak +"chi ọfọ, ọfufo",,period of daybreak as light grows stronger +chi ọzọ̀,,receive ọzọ̀ title +chifịa,,"rub, scrub, off" +chigha àzụ,,retreat +Chikè àmà-àbịa,,Chike will not come (future negative): +chikọta,,gather and bring a whole number +chu + 2.,"v. be greedy, lazy; gorge", +chu + 3.,v. fetch (usu. water), +chu + 4.,v. persevere, +chu 1.,"v. be dull, half-done; fade; tarnish", +chu echu,,"be dull, half-done (of colour of half-cooked food); fall short of expected standard (esp. in colour); be dull, morose, half-baked (of person); be degrading (of action)" +chu ichuchu,,be unripe +chu iyi,,go to a spring or stream to draw water +chu iyī,,go to a spring or stream to draw water +chu mmili,,go to fetch water +chu mmīli,,go to water +chu uchu,,persevere; be industrious +chu ụla,,"be wakeful, sleepless" +chu ụla,,"be wakeful, sleepless" +chube,,go away to fetch +Chukwu Òkìkè,,God the creator +Chukwu Òkìkè,,God the creator +Chukwu Ābịamà,,God the Provider +Chukwu ēmeka,,A. God has done well B. male name +"Chukwu, Chuku","n. God (chi 1. + ukwu). In Nri belief, Chukwu has four major manifestations: Anyanwụ̄, the sun, which represents Chukwu as everywhere present, all-powerful, and the source of knowledge; Agbàlà, manifested in the fertility of the earth and its creatures; Chi, the ability of living beings to procreate; Òkìkè, the never-ending process of creation (Onwuejeogwu 1974:82)", +churu,,fade; tarnish: +chà n’ụ̀sọ,,go aside; give way +chàlù n’ụzọ,,let one pass; give way to +chàlị àba,,lie flat on the back: Ọfọ si mụ chàlị àba Ọfọ asked me to lie flat on my back +chè uchè,,think; wonder; doubt; be perplexed +chèkwube,,trust in: +Chèkwube Chinēkè,,Trust in God +chì,v. grunt; make sound with effort, +chì (àchì,,"cry, chirp (as a cricket)" +chì (àchì,,rule; govern +chì + 2.,v. be slippery, +chì akwa,,cry very much; sob (harder than -kwa akwa) +chì inyemè,,marry a plurality of wives +chì umù,,look after children or young of animals +chì àchì,,be slippery: +chì òkwè,,"A. divine with beads, nuts" +chì ǫmù,,have a strong current (of river) +chì ọchì,,laugh hard or uproariously (no vowel suffix; less common than -mụ amụ) +chìdebe,,"cease reigning, ruling" +chìghalị uchè,,consider; ponder; meditate +chìji,,take to oneself +chìkọ,,gather together +chìkọba,,rule +chìkọlụ,,take the whole number for oneself +chìkọta,,gather and give entirely; gather together and bring a whole number +"chìmchìm, chìmchìm",,strong; upright; firm: +chìni,,lift up (several things) +chìni aka,,A. lift up hands +chìnita aka,,hold up the hands +chìpụ,,take away (several things) +chìta,,bring (several things) +chìtụlụ àrụ,,muzzle; rub against body (of animals) +chò,v. display articles for sale (also -chòbe), +chùbe,,go away to fetch +chị ìnyemè,,marry a number of wives +"chịn, chìm",n. firm, +chịnịta aka,,hold up the hands +chịrị aka,,A. lift up hands +chọ,v. A. want; desire; seek; need:, +chọ egō,,seek for money (by any means): +chọ mmā,,decorate; ornament +chọ mmā,,decorate; ornament +chọ okwu,,"provoke, seek a quarrel" +chọ ùdo,,seek for peace +chọ ụla,,go and sleep with friend or relative +chọba,,seek +chọfè,,search more than necessary +"chọpụta, -chọ̀ta",,search out; find; discover +chọsà,,seek everywhere +chọta,,find +chụ 1.,v. drive; pursue, +chụ ala,,wean: +chụ anụ,,chase animals +chụ nta,,hunt; go hunting +chụ ọ̀sọ,,drive; pursue +dka akwkwkw,,dismiss a case +D. great mouth,,"(used to describe a person, usually a child, who surpasses others in eating); gluttonous: Nwatà afụ̀ nwèlù oke ọnụ, o lisịgo nni e debèchì ya nà ụmụ̀ akà íbè ya sọsọ ya. The child is a voracious eater, he has eaten the food placed for him and other children all by himself" +da ndamanya,,be lazy; malinger; loaf about +da n’ọkụ,,"warm (soup, etc.)" +da ọkụ,,brand; cauterize +daa n.,,day by day; daily: Ọ nà-èkwu ife à daa He says this all the time +dakpọ̀ àrụ,,feel ill +dandā n.,,sugar-ant (cf. arụrụ ọcha) +dapụ̀,,"fall off (of whole, from a place): Akwụkwọ ahụ̣ àdapụ̀go That paper has fallen off (e.g. the table)" +dapụ̀ta,,happen; occur unexpectedly +de 1. v.,,mark; write; press +de 2. v.,,put; place +de 3. v.,,sound; rumble +de 4.,,see –gi-de +de akwkwkw,,clerk; letterwriter +de akwkwkw,,write letter +de akwà,,iron clothes +de akwụkwọ,,write letter +de letà,,write letter +de letà,,write letter +de mmilī,,threaten rain (with thundering) +de n’ile,,taste; place on the tongue +de n’ile,,taste +de ùlì,,decorate the body with ùlì +de ùlì,,mark parts of the body with ùlì +debe,,A. appoint; place +debe uchè,,think; imagine +debe uchè,,think; imagine +debe ọnụ duu,,be silent +debà,,write into +dechapụ̣,,erase; cancel +dedo,,write upon +defìè,,write incorrectly +degal akwkwkw,,write (letter) to: Achl n degal onye isi akwkwkw I want to write to the manager +"degalụ akwụkwọ, letà",,write (letter) to +degalụ letà,,write letter to: +dekwu,,write more +del akwkwkw,,A. write (letter) to +"delụ akwụkwọ, letà",,A. write (letter) to +delụ duu,,stop talking; remain silent +delụ letà,,write letter to; help write letter: +demù,,murmur; mutter; growl; grumble +denye,,write in(to); enter by writing; include +depụ̀ta,,write out; copy out: +Depụ̀ta nke à,,Copy this out +derube,,rumble; sound around +deta letà,,write letter to (the speaker): +deta letà,,write letter to the speaker +detọ̀,,lampoon; write against; libel +detụ ọnụ,,taste +di 2. aux.v.,,"(probably originates from –di 1., in Onitsha used only in the negative; it marks the progressive or habitual negative verb forms:
Chíkè adị-abịa (So) Chike is not coming/does not usually come:
Nkịta adị ata ọjị Dogs never eat kolanuts" +di anya,,"be distant, far: Ebe mkpụrụ si àbịa dị anya Where the noise is coming from is far away" +di enú,,be out of reach +di i.v.,,be (in a state of); have (a certain quality) +di iche,,be different +di ike,,be able +di ime,,be pregnant +di kà,,"seem probable, as if; resemble; look like:
Ọ dị m kà m fùlù ya I imagined that I saw him
Ọ dị kà ọ fùlù mụ n’anya He seems to like me" +di kà àgàsi,,be as if +di mkpà,,be necessary +di mma,,be good; please +di mma n’anya,,be a pleasant sight +di ndidi,,be patient +di ndu,,live; be alive +di nko,,be sharp +di nso,,"be holy, separate" +di ntà,,hunter +di nwaayọ̀,,"be meek, calm, quiet, humble:
Ọ dị nwaayọ̀ She is gentle" +di nzuzo,,be secret +di n’aka,,be responsible +di n’anya,,desire; wish +di n’isi ànyị,,be our responsibility +di n’obi,,be dear to one; be in one’s heart +di n’ọfu,,"be in agreement, at one:
Bịanụ̀ kà anyị dị n’ọfu Come and let us agree together" +di oke ọnụ,,"be dear, expensive" +di okilikili,,be round +di uchu,,"be industrious, diligent" +di walala,,be narrow +di ànị,,"be humble, low, of low estate, contemptible" +di èbùbè,,be esteemed +di ṃgba,,A. wrestler +di ọbọ,,"be idle, lazy (= -da ọbọ)" +di ọcha,,"be pure, clean" +di ọgọ,,"be grateful, polite, modest, well-behaved, courteous, nice-looking" +di ọkpa,,"term of respectful address to men in general (but strictly elderly and responsible men, e.g. head of household)" +di ọkọlọkọlọ,,be round in shape +di ụfụ,,"be painful, distressing" +di ụjọ,,be cowardly; fear +di ụjọ,,be cowardly; fear: +di ụjọ,,trembling +di-de ext.suff. 1,,continuously; persistently +di-dè v.,,soak; soften: Achịchà ị banyèlù nà mìmìlì n'ụ̀tụ̀tù èdìdègo The biscuit you steeped in water in the morning has become soft +di-nà v.,,"lie down; have sexual intercourse with; sleep with, a woman: A nà-èdinà x A (a man) sleeps with x (a woman)" +dibìà afà,,a native doctor who specializes in divination +dibìà n.,n.,ative doctor; a member of the professional corporate group of traditional medicine men and diviners +dibìà àjà,,a dibìà who specializes in preparing the various sacrifices associated with the alụsị and the mmụọ +dibìà ọgwụ,,medicine man who specializes in medical treatment +didè obi,,A. make to feel sick; cause nausea B. yearn over; be affectionate (lit. soften heart) +Dinwenu ànyị,,Our Lord +dinyeụ,,side with +dinà mmakpù,,lie on the stomach +dinà mmakpụ̀,,lie on the stomach +dinà nkọ,,lie on the side +dinà àba,,sleep on the back +dinàji onu,,strain or crick the neck while sleeping +dinàji onu,,strain or crick the neck while sleeping: Èdìnàjì m̀ onu I strained my neck while sleeping +dinàkọ,,have sexual intercourse (lit. lie together) +dirị,,get better; recover from illness +diwanye mma,,improve +dī n̄àlàn̄àlà,,"be warm, lukewarm" +Dīlụ n̄wantịntị,,Drink a little +diị,,belong to +diịlị,,remain; continue +dj abadaba,,"be wide, broad, flat: Wètalụ m nni hịkè m n’ime afele dị abadaba Bring me my own food in a broad flat plate" +djìba,,begin to live +djìbu,,exist before +djìchili,,block +djìdèbe,,be near: Ụ̀nọ nwoke afù djìdèbèlù̀ unọ ọgwụ The man's house is near the hospital +djị n'aka,,be responsible +do + 1.,verb,set up; make; place; arrange: Kà ànyị doo ife à èdoo Let us arrange this thing properly +do 2.,ext. suff.,"1. against; fast (in, on) (implies continuity; cf. –do 1.)" +do Agbàlà,,perform routine sacrifice to the god Agbàlà +do ajā,,build a wall +do akanya,,make thatch +do alụ̄si,,erect a shrine +do alụ̄sị,,erect a shrine +do iru,,face; turn face to incline towards +do iru,,face; turn face to incline towards +do iyī,,"place an object or objects, as charm or something obnoxious, on property in the belief that the charm will bring evil on a person who defies the charm and steals the property; protect an object by a fetish" +do nsọ,,consecrate +do ntị,,warn; admonish; exhort +do àjà,,place object(s) of sacrifice in a place +do àkanya,,make thatch +do ànị̀,,settle a country; establish place +do ànị̀,,settle a country; establish peace +dogbu,,kill or spoil by placing +dogha,,change; change place of; re-arrange; reverse; turn (something) round +doghalị,,change place +dokwa,,make peace; settle quarrel B. arrange; decorate +dolu ànị̀,,put down +dolu ànị̀,,put down +dolu àrụ ànị̀,,take things quietly +dolu àrụ̀ ànị̀,,take things easy +doni,,set up; build up +doo,noun,"quiet; calm; in an orderly, quiet manner: Ebe à dị̀ doo It is quiet here" +dozi,,arrange; prepare; settle; repair +dozi,,repair; correct; rectify +dozi okwu,,settle a case +dozi ànị̀,,remove pollution from a community +dọnị,,"be tough, fibrous (like meat or tendon, ligament, etc.):" +du aka,,help +du anakā,,"put out shoots, suckers" +dà adà,,fall; fall down (usually of persons) (cf. -dà 1.) +dà aka,,lay hands on +dà akwụkwọ,,have epilepsy; be epileptic; have epileptic fits: +dà ibi,,have hydrocele +dà mbà,,"be lazy; be exhausted, worn out, very tired" +dà mkpùna,,have hernia +dà n'aka,,take by the hand +dà n'ụkwụ,,happen in one’s presence +dà ngwulọ,,be lame +dà nra,,fine: Fâ gà-adā yā nra They will fine him (cf. –li nra) +dà nrà,,fine +dà nzuzọ,,hide oneself +dà n’ụkwụ,,happen in one’s presence +dà ogbènyà,,be very poor +dà ogbènyè,,"be, become poor" +dà ogbị,,be dumb +dà ogbị,,be dumb: +dà àkàkpọ̀,,be stunted in growth +dà òbọ̀,,be idle (= -dì òbọ̀) +dà òbùlùbù,,fall upon one in a mass +dà ụ̀dà,,sound +dà ǹgwọlọ,,be lame +dà ǹjị̀àm,,"be poor, a pauper" +dà ọmà,,embrace: +dà ọnụ̄,,be expensive +dà ọ̀bụ̀,,fall into pit trap +dà ọ̀bụ,,fall into pit-trap: (Proverb)
Ọ̀ jọfùlù àkù nnà ya n’ụ́jọ́ sí nà enyi nà-adàa ọ̀bụ tànaa
The person who was too cowardly to reclaim his father’s wealth said that elephants fall into pit-traps and perish. (Used when appealing to someone who has suffered some loss to forget and stop brooding over it) +dà ọ̀kụ̀pū̀ āba,,fall on the back +dà ọ̀mà,,embrace +dà ụdà,,give sound: +dàalụ int.,,thank you; a form of greeting +dàalụ sọ̀,,thank you very much! +dàalụ zị,,form of greeting used by a person leaving a place to the person he is leaving; dàalụ zị nụ̀ such a greeting directed to more than one person +dàalụ ọlị̄,,salutation to those working +dàalụ́ ọ̀lụ̀,,well done! salutation to person or people at work +dàbe,,lean against: +dàbelụ,,lean upon +dàbepụ,,fall off from (of part) +dàchasị,,lose all one's resources; be liquidated (business); fail in all subjects (in exam) +dàchi,,fall across (so as to block) +dàchigha àzụ,,fall back; rebound; backslide +dàchìgha àzụ,,fall back sideways; rebound horizontally; backslide (e.g. as child's progress): +dàdo,,lean against; fall upon: +dàfo,,clear and open up as a result of a fall (e.g. of tree) +dàfèga,,"fall across something, e.g. stream" +dàgbu,,"fall heavily upon, so as to kill" +dàghalị,,toss about; be restless: +dàji,,fall across and break: +dàjina,,"have a hole, hollow, groove (of wall)" +dàjụ obi,,propitiate; appease; atone +dàjụ v.,,"be quiet: calm, peaceful: Ọ dàjụgo It is quiet; Ọ dàjùlụ̀ àdàjụ It is very quiet" +dàkpu,,fall in: +dàkpudo,,fall upon +dàkpò,,attack; fall upon (e.g. of house) +dàkpò àrụ,,feel ill +dàkpọ̀,,fall upon violently; pounce upon (of people fighting) +dàkpọ,,fall into ruins; fall down flat +dàkwepù,,snap +dàkwepù amụ,,laugh loudly; burst out laughing +dàkwàsị,,fall on; befall: +dàkó ọnụ,,coincide; be in harmony +dàkọ ọnụ,,coincide; be in harmony +dàkọlịta,,be in harmony with (lit. sound together or fall together) +dàkụlụ,,fall against +dàlụ,,fall short of what was expected +dàlụ aka,,take by the hand +dànarị,,fall off; slip off; fall from +dànye,,give in; submit; fall into +dàsịsị,,drop one by one: Akwụkwọ nà-adàsịsị Palm-nuts keep on falling +dàwa,,fall and break +dàwụsa,,fall against; sprinkle; scatter upon (as rain): mmilị̀ ndà arò the first rain of the year +dè 1. v.,,"be soft (as ripe fruit); be soft and wet, soggy (as muddy ground, wet clothes); dissolve in water (cf. –di-dè)" +dè ndè,,"be sickly, delicate:
Ọ nà-edè ndè He is sickly" +dè ndè,,disappear:
Dibìa à nà-edè ndè This dibìa has the power of disappearing +dè ǹdè,,"be sickly, delicate" +dè ǹdè,,disappear +dèsị mmilī,,drip (as of wet clothes) +dèsị mmīli,,drip +dì ndìdì,,be patient +dì ànị̀,,be low: +dò,verb,"be clear, settled, shady; settle, become clear (of liquids)" +dò anya,,be clear: Ife à dò m̀ anya This thing is clear to me +dò ndò,,be shady (of place) +dò àrụ,,recuperate B. get stout +dò àrụ,,A. recuperate +dò èdò,,be clear (of liquids) +dùkọ̀,,sew together +dī mīfe,,be light: +dị alọ,,be heavy: +dị chìm,,be firm: +dị egwù,,"be dangerous, dreadful" +dị gbelele,,be thin +dị ghòlòghòlò,,be watery +dị iwe,,annoy:
Ife o mèlụ̀ dị m iwe What he did annoys me +dị jùjù,,"be quiet, calm:" +dị kịlịkịlị,,"be very tiny, small: Achọlụ̀ m àgwa dị kịlịkịlị I want small beans" +dị mmā,,"be good, beautiful, well, satisfactory, friendly:" +dị na nsọ:,,"be forbidden, prohibited, taboo:" +dị ndù,,be alive: +dị nzuzo,,be secret: +dị n’ilo,,be enemies: Fā dị n’ilo They are enemies; Mụ̀ nà Òbi dị n’ilo Obi and myself are enemies +dị n’ìwu,,"be forbidden, illegal, forbidden by law" +dị ànyị,,"such a one, so and so (e.g. where a name is unknown); friend" +dị èbelè,,be kind-hearted +dị ọkọlọkọlọ,,be round in shape: Nye m ite ahụ dị ọkọlọkọlọ Give me that round pot +dị ọkụ,,be hot: Q dị ọkụ It is hot +dịbu,,exist before +dịfụ,,exist; be well +"dịnwụ̀ọ, dịnwụ̀ọ",,this (emphatic):
Ama m ife dịnwụ̀ọ I do not know this thing +dị̀ ilè,,(of medicine or sorcery) be efficacious +dọ 1.,verb,draw; pull +dọ akpịlị,,long after +dọ mbọ,,tear with nails +dọ n’agha,,take prisoner in war +dọ ịkị,,"cut face, body marks; tattoo" +dọ ọ̀dụ̀,,sit down (in speaking to children) +dọba,,"put on, at:" +dọka,,be torn (by pulling); tear +dọka anụ,,"tear, rend (flesh)" +dụ aka,,poke +dụ isi,,swear one's innocence by a deity +dụmi ụnọ,,"lay rafters, roof, of a house" +dụ̀ ọ̀dụ̀,adv.,ise; warn: Dụ̀a nwa gị ọ̀dụ̀ Warn your child +e mekàta,,after a while +e mesia,,afterwards +ebe,noun,place; where; while; since; whereas: +ebe afù ̣,,that place: +ebe mgbabà,,refuge +ebe nīīne,,everywhere +ebe à,,this place: +ebe à,,"this place, here" +ebe ízuzo,,secret place; retired spot +ebe ōbibi,,habitation; dwelling place +ebe ịtā nni,,pasture +ebe ọbùnà,,any place +ebenebe,noun,extraordinary happening; disaster +ebenebe) –gbu,,"happen (of disaster, scandal, something serious):" +Ebenebē gbùlù,,It was a disaster +ebi ogwū,,Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata senegalica Cuv.) +ebo,noun,"A. the smallest kinship-cum-residential unit, a subdivision of" +ebè èbè,,endless +ebì,noun,porcupine +ebì ntà,,Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherura fricana Gray) +"ebùbo, èbùbò, èbùbo",n. accusation; charge (-bo 2. v. accuse), +ebē,noun,yam beetle +ebī,noun,lungfish; mudfish (Protopterus annectens) (= ekwum̄) +Ebō,"n. male name (short for Ebōzinam, lit. stop accusing me)", +echi 1.,n. tomorrow, +echi 2.,n. old type of money in form of bent wires, +echichi,"n. title; titled man (general; cf. mmụọ 2., ozọ)", +echichè,n. thought, +edi ụ̀mà,,"civet-cat, which is very sensitive" +edè,n. cocoyam, +edè mmụ̀ọ́,,inedible plant similar to cocoyam +efi alụ̄si,,"sacred cow (efi Ìgbò type owned by village, which cannot be killed; if it dies it is given burial like a human being)" +efi ọfịa,,bush-cow; buffalo (*Syncerus caffer beddingtoni* Lyd.) +Efùlù m̄ ụzọ,,I lost my way +egbugbu,noun,tattoo; mark +egbugbèlè,noun,used in: +egbugbèlè ọnụ,,lip(s) +egbò,noun,"boundary around compound or village; more especially the entrance, shaped like goalposts, of bamboo palm leaves or warrior-like one. Members dress like warriors with helmet-ògilìsì, which bears protective medicines" +egbū,noun,tree (*Alstonia congensis* Engl.); bark used medicinally for cure of different kinds of ịbà or akòm +"egedege irū,",,forehead +egnege irū,,forehead +Ego afù èfumìnago,,The money has been totally lost +ego akwkwkw,,currency note +ego mm,,money ritually offered to the dead +ego nwunyè,,bride-price +egwu,noun,A. drum +egwu alụ̄si,,traditional religious dances +egwu alụ̄sị,,sacred dances +egwu ùdù,,music in which ùdù features prominently +egwu ùdù,,music in which ùdù features prominently +egwu ọtā,,ritual drum +egwugwu,noun,"the most elderly and most venerated form of the incarnate dead, of Igala origin (Igala ègwùgwù, = mmụọ ogonogo)" +egwù,noun,A. fear +egọ kịlịkịlị,,coins +ejù isi,,top of skull +ekike ilē,,string of the tongue +ekpètè,,see okpètè +ekwe 1. n.,,wooden slit gong +ekwe 2. n.,,xylophone +ekwe 3. n.,,string from anā +ekwelē n.,,tie-rope; cane; fibre for making fish traps +ekwenîsu n.,,A. the malevolent spirits of those who have died a 'bad death' and cannot reincarnate; malevolent non-human spirits; (Christian usage) the devil +Ekwu n.,,"hearth spirit, the domestic spirit of women, worshipped by head woman of household" +ekwè 1. n.,,small uncarved stool +ekwè 2. n.,,occiput (also òkpù n'ekwè) +ekwò n.,,back of head; nape of neck +ekwòlò n.,,envy; jealousy +ekwēkwe n.,,stubbornness +ekwēme n.,,impossibility +ekwūnī n.,,lungfish; mudfish (\textit{Protopterus annectens}) (= ebī) +elili,noun,"rope (general term); string to tie yams; shoe lace (cf. ụ̀dò, ekwe, àbù) see èlèlè 1. and 2. elili" +elili afọ,int.,estines +elili anà,,cane string (= ekwe) +elili ọfịa,,snake (euphemism) +elo mmụ̀ọ́,,kind of poisonous mushroom +elo mmụọ,,poisonous mushroom sp. (lit. spirits’ mushroom) (see also mmụọ) +elèghelū,,see elùuluū +eló 1.,noun,mushroom +eló 2.,noun,Standard-wing Nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis) +emesị,,"afterwards:
Ọ gà-adị mma n’èmesị It will be good at last, afterwards" +emume,noun,custom; observance +emumechī,noun,daybreak +emēnjọ,noun,innocence; infallibility (from -me do) +ene,noun,Harnessed Antelope; bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus Pallas) +enekē,noun,swallow (bird) +enekē ntị ọbà,,swallow +enu igwē,,heaven; sky +enu igwē,,the sky; heaven +enu ntụlụ,,hardship; misfortune +enu nà ànị̀,,up-and-down; blouse and wrapper made of same material: +enu ànị̀,,dry land (as opposed to water); high land between Asaba and Agbor +enu ànị̀,,dry land (as opposed to water); high land between Asaba and Agbor +enu ǵọ̄ghịgha,,changes in the world +enu ụnọ,,roof +enu ụwa,,"the world, earth, universe" +enu ụ̀nọ̣,,roof +enu Ụ̀wà,,whole world +Enugwū,noun,Enugu +enwè ifelè,,unrestrained; unabashed +enwē uchè,,lack of sense; foolishness +enwẹ̄ isi,,useless +enyi,noun,elephant +enyì,noun,friend (less common than ọ̀yị̀) +enyì nwaàyị,,girl-friend; woman friend +enyì nwaàyị,,girl-friend; woman friend +enū,noun,height; top +enū̀ nà ànị̀,,‘up and down’; blouse and wrapper made of same material +eriri 1.,noun,power of transforming oneself into an animal +eriri 2.,noun,wart +esu,noun,(cf. alịlị) millipede +"esuso, etuto",noun,blister; boil +esusu,noun,"contribution to revolving benefit fund, to which each member contributes regularly and from which members profit in turn (? < Yoruba)" +esō,noun,gum from tree +eteke,noun,used in: +eteke uvīe,,fish (*Hemichromis bimaculatus*) (cf. ìkpoòkpò) +etu 1.,noun,manner +etu 2.,noun,leech +etu afụ̀,,so; in that manner +etu à,,thus; in this manner +etu à,,this way +etum,noun,long bamboo used to propel a canoe +etuto,,see esuso +etùketù,noun,used in: +ewu,noun,goat; (applied to person) fool +ewu-el-ọ̄kụkọ-atụ̀,,"(lit. goat-never-touches, fowl-never-pecks) a poisonous plant" +ewòò!,interjection,exclamation of sympathy or pity +ewù,noun,fame; report; rumour +ewùù!,interjection,"exclamation of regret, sympathy" +ewī,,see eyī +"ewō!, èwo!",interjection,exclamation of surprise +"eyī, ewī",noun,Giant or Pouched Rat (*Cricetomys gambianus* Waterhouse; Yoruba òkètè) +ez mm,,king of underworld +eze nkwō,,"loss of tooth, teeth" +ezi,noun,goodness; truth; kindness +ezi amā,,space in front of the compound outside the compound wall and beginning from the main gate; street +ezi n.,,pig; domestic pig; dirty person +ezi ndù,,health +ezi ndụ̀,,health +ezi okwū,,truth +ezi okènyè,,aged person +ezi òmùme,,good deeds; righteousness +ezi òmùme,,good deeds; righteousness +ezi ūdo,,perfect peace +ezi ọfịa,,bushpig; Red River Hog (*Choeropotamus porcus porcus* L.) +ezigbō n.,,good; true; kind: Ọ bụ́ ezigbō mmādụ̀ He is a good person +ezè,noun,A. king; chief: +ezè alụ̄si,,priest +ezè alụ̄sị,,priest (of a particular spirit that has a shrine and an organized cult) +ezè amōosu,,chief of wizards +ezè amōosu,,chief of witches +ezè anụmanụ,,king of the beasts; elephant +ezè anụmànụ̀,,"king of the beasts, the elephant" +ezè azụ̀,,king of the fish (*Gymnarchus niloticus*) +ezè kachasị akasị,,God in heaven +ezè mmụọ̄,,king of underworld +ezè nnụ̀,,"king of the birds, the eagle" +ezè nnụnụ,,eagle; king of the birds +ezè nwaàyị̀,,queen +ezè nwaàyị,,queen +ezè ànì,,life-size image of carved wood +ezé Ànì,,"life-size status of carved wood, representing Ànì" +ezì ọfịa,,bush pig; red river hog +ezē,noun,tooth +fa nwà,,"they, them (emphatic)" +fa nìine,,all of them +fa pron.,,(independent; 3rd pers. pl.) they; them; their +fa v.,,stuff; crowed; squeeze (cf. -fà) +fabà (or -fàbà,,squeeze into +fabàsị (or -fàbàsị,,"stuff, squeeze into (e.g. crowded room)" +Fada n.,,"Roman Catholic priest, father (B. sprinkle water +fe ùfe,,fly +fe ọ̀lụ̀,,superintend work +fe-nì v.,,"dry up, wither, become emaciated (of plants or people)" +febà,,fly in +fenarị,,fly away from: +fenị,,be shrivelled; shrivel +fesa,,sprinkle over +fi 1. v.,,wipe by pressing +fi aka n'anya,,be wary; be careful +fi akwùkwà,,make a cooking-pot stand +fi akwụ̀kwà,,make a cooking-pot stand +ficha,,wipe (smaller amount than -kwọcha) +fichapụ̀,,wipe off: +fichasị,,wipe thoroughly +fido,,support +fie 1. v.,,bind; tie; gird +fie 2. v.,dem.,and +fie agbụ,,bind; cord +fie ugwọ́,dem.,and payment of a debt +fie ugwọ,dem.,and payment of a debt +fie àgbụ,,bind; cord +fiedo,,make fast with a cloth or belt: +fiedosi ike,,tighten +fiegbu (-figbu,,strangle +fiekọ,,tie together +fierube,,"gird, tie around" +fieta ngọ̀,,receive back bride-price from wife's relations +fili,,support +fili,,support +fili isi,,rest the head +filì,,"press, rub hard so as to break into pieces; crush with hand or foot" +fo 1.,,remain; be left over (cf. -gbo 3.): +fo 1. v.,,A. break (of day) +fo 2. v.,,mention +fo afà,,mention; mention name +fo afà,,mention; mention name +fo chi,,last till dawn; last till the following morning +fo chi,,Chi éfogo Day has dawned +fo iru,,"be open, clear, spacious" +fo iru,,"be open, clear, spacious" +fo sọ ọkpukpụ,,be very emaciated +fo sọ ọkpukpụ,,be very emaciated +fo- 2. v.,,"put (in or out); take out from; put, squeeze, insert into (bag, pocket, etc.)" +focha,,clear (a space) +fochapụ,,clear away +fonyẹ,,"put, squeeze into pocket, bag, etc.:" +fosà,,become fully light (of day): +fosàị,,be bright (of daylight): +fota afà,,make mention; mention +fota afà,,make mention; mention +foọdụ,,be left; remain over +foụga,,remain in different places +fu-fè,v. shake, +fufè isi,,shake the head +fufè isi,,shake the head +fumina,,be lost in such a way that the probability of being recovered is very low +futa,,find +futè,,see afar off +fuwa,,see clearly +fà nchā,,all of them (cf. fà nīne) +fà v.,,stuff; crowd; squeeze (cf. -fa) +fàdo,,"stuff, crowd, squeeze in" +fànye aka n'ụkwụ,,fold hands; clasp hands between knees; sit with one’s hands in one’s lap; sit idle +fàpùsị (or -fàpùsị,,remove with difficulty from a crowded place; squeeze out +fàpụ̀ (or -fapụ̀,,"ease, by removing some part" +Fâ jèlù afịa,,They went to market: +fè alụ̄sị,,serve a divinity +fè ofè,,be excessive (less common than -ri nnē) +fè ogwè,,cross a bridge +fè ogwè,,cross a bridge +fè okè,,surpass; pass the bounds +fè okè,,surpass; pass the bounds +fè ànị̀,prep.,are land for planting by propitiating the spirits concerned +fè ànị̀,prep.,are land for planting by propitiating the gods concerned +fè èfè,,be contagious or infectious +fè ǹrù,,"pay homage, esp. present gifts in traditional style to ọkpala" +fèga ọfịa,prep.,are forest for planting by propitiating the spirits concerned +fèga ọfịa,prep.,are forest for planting by propitiating the gods concerned +fètaba,,begin to cross over +fètabà,,cross over (someone else's area): +fìè v.,,miss (most often used as 2nd element in compound verb) +fù,v. lose; get lost:, +fù èfù,,lose; go astray; be lost +fù ụzọ,,lose one’s way: +fù ụzọ,,lose one’s way +fù ụzọ,,see clearly; be transparent +fùghalịba,,wander about +fùnarị,,wander from; be lost from: +fùru,,be lost +fị 1. v.,,dry up; wither +fị 2. v.,,twist; wring; braid +fị afị,,"be withered, shrivelled" +fị ext. suff.1.,,in a twisted state; entangled (cf. -fị 2. twist) +fị jụụ,,braid rope +fịa 1. v.,,be difficult +fịcha,,wring +fịghali,,twist +"fịkpo, -fịkpa",,dry up; wither and break +fịkọ,,dry together +fịkọ,,dry together +fịnwụ,,wither; shrivel up +fịọ ụzụ,,make quarrelsome noise; quarrel noisily; make tumultuous noise = -tụ ụzụ +"fịọ, -shọ v.",,make a noise (by large number of people); make tumultuous noise¹ +"fịọfịọ, shọsọhọ n.",,pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (Linn.) Millsp.) +fọ sọ ọkpụkpụ,,be very emaciated: +fọpụ̀ta,,"take out from pocket, bag, etc.:" +fụ,,see fụ +fụ 1.,v. see; find (no vowel suffix), +fụ 1. v.,,blow; puff; swell +fụ 2. v.,,hurt (intr.) +fụ 3. v.,,peel +fụ afụfụ,,suffer (cf. -ta afụfụ) +fụ ekò,,blow bellows +fụ inyègè,,see faintly +fụ inyègè,,see faintly +fụ ji,,peel yam (usu. cooked) +fụ n’anya,,love; like: +fụ n’anya,,love; like +fụ ọfụ,,see vision +fụ ọkụ,,blow fire +fụ ọkụ,,blow fire +fụ ụfụ,,hurt: +fụ ụzọ,,see clearly; be transparent +"fụ, fụ",enc.,(has tone opposite to that of the preceding syllable) just; just now; right; very: +fụ-kò v.,,crumple; rumple +fụcha,,winnow thoroughly +fụcha(sị,,see all; see clearly +fụchata,,"be inquisitive, nosy:" +fụchata,,"be curious, inquisitive" +fụdà,,see to the end +fụju anya,,"A. toil, suffer greatly" +fụjọọ,,be evil-disposed to; dislike +fụkpọ,,blow until (it) bursts +fụkọ,,see together +fụlù,,discover a fault +fụlùlù,,spy on +fụmi,,see to the bottom (lit. and fig.) +fụnwu,,light fire; kindle by blowing; raise light +fụnwu ọkụ,,light a fire by blowing +fụnwu ọkụ,,light a fire by blowing +fụnye ume,,inflate +fụnyụ,,blow out a light +fụrị,,see more (than another person) +fụsi anya,,suffer greatly; see many tribulations; have hard experience +fụsi anya,,suffer greatly; see too many tribulations +fụsi anya,,have hard experience: +fụta,,find +fụwa,,"puff, burst (as bag)" +fụzù,,see all +g agg,,deny: +ge,noun,joy; gladness +ge,noun,brown striped rat +ge,noun,in-law +ge,noun,kindness; a present +ga 1. v.,,A. go; pass; move +ga 2.,v. thread (so as to hold together: Bikó mèghe uzọ̀ kà nne anyị wèlụ fụ ịyà ga ife onú ya Please open the door so as to allow our mother to see well to thread her necklace, +ga 3.,aux. v.,(probably originates from -ga 1.) marks the future verb forms: +ga azụ,,"be retrogressive, not making good progress" +ga enc.,,optional plural marker: +ga n’iru,,go forward; go in front; progress; be progressive +ga n’iru,,go forward; go in front; progress +ga àzụ,,"be retrogressive, not making progress: Ọfọ̀ nà-ème ọ́fụma n’akwụkwọ ya n’arọ̀ gàlụ aga, mà kị̀tà ọ nà-àga àzụ Ọfọ̀ used to do well in his studies last year, but now he is not making progress." +ga ǫfụma,,prosper; succeed; go well +ga(lụ) aga,,be past; ago +gaba,,go on; continue to go; henceforth; thenceforth: +"gaba, -jebe",,go away +gabulu n’iru,,go before +gabulu n’iru,,"go before, carrying something" +gabìdo,,go in front and intercept +gabìga,,B. be beyond; be farther off +gabìga (cf. -gafèga,,go in front of; overtake +gado,,hold together +gado aka,,hold someone responsible +gado aka,,hold someone responsible: Q gàdò m̀ aka He held me responsible +gado ezè,,grip (but not bite into) with teeth +gado ezē,,grip (but not bite into) with teeth +"gadobe, -gadebe",,stop moving +"gadòbe, -gadèbe",,move nearer +gafè,,"cross; pass (away, over, through)" +gafè okè,,be in excess: +gafè okè,,be in excess +gafèga,,go in front of; overtake +gafèta,,come over +gaghalị,,wander; stroll +gakọ̀,,bring together with thread (e.g. beads): +gakọ,,pass towards +gakọ,,"thread, string (together)" +gami,,go in; pass deeply; travel inland +garube,,surround; go round +garụka,,go a short distance; go aside (esp. for discussion) +gata,,pass here (towards speaker): Nye m éfè kà m gata Let me pass! +gatè aka,,go far away +gatè/jetè aka,,go far away +gawa,,"pass, go, straight on" +gawaga,,"pass, go, straight on" +gawàlụ,,go away +gazù,,go through +gb agidig,,"be fat, plump; have stout build (of human being only)" +gba (àzị) anyasị,,take supper +gba 15. v.,,stop up; close; enclose; obstruct by moving; open +gba 16. v.,,lean +gba 18. v.,,cultivate (cassava and other plants propagated by cuttings) +gba 2. v.,,A. shine (of moon only); burn +gba 3. v.,,crack; split; snap; break +gba 4. v.,,bend +gba afa,,divine; practise divination +gba afa,,"practise divination. This is part of the work of certain native doctors. A collection of various objects is used, including human and animal teeth, cowries, seeds, coins, pieces of bone, seeds of certain plants. This collection is kept in a container. Divination is then carried out by collecting these objects in the hand and throwing them on the floor or table, picking them up and repeating the throwing one or several times" +gba ajịlịja,,perspire +gba aka,,A. snap fingers to show interest +gba aka,,snap fingers to show interest (v) kick +gba aka nwà,,be childless +gba aka nwā,,be childless +gba aka ọlū̄,,be unemployed +gba aka ọ̀kpọ́rọ,,be empty-handed +gba aka ọ̀lụ̀,,be unemployed +gba akwkwkw,,"prosecute (by law): Q blu n bta ugbo m og zo aga m gba g akwkwkw If you dare trespass on my farm another time I shall prosecute you: X: Aga m gba g akwkwkw Y:  pr ya; ma je gba m  blu na i nwl ike X:  blu m gba g i dka? X: I shall prosecute you! Y: You cant; just go and prosecute me if you can X: If I prosecute you, can you get it dismissed?" +gba akwkwkw,,wed (in church or under ordinance): Roseline na-akwadebe igba akwkwkw nnwa na-abia Roseline is preparing to wed next month +gba amụ,,castrate +gba anya mmilị,,shed tears: +gba anya mmīli,,shed tears +gba arọ,,be a year old: Di ọkpala m̀ gà-agbà arọ echi — My first son will be a year old tomorrow; Osisi à agbàgo arọ isị — This tree is already six years old +gba asọ,,spit +gba asọ,,spit +gba azị ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,take breakfast +gba egbe,,fire gun +gba egwu,,dance +gba ekwòlò,,"compete (in bad sense); be jealous, envious" +gba enu,,be well-known +gba enū,,be shallow +gba ghalịị,,confuse: +gba ghòlòghòlò,,be watery +gba gụ,,side with; defend; fight for +gba ibē,,pledge; give as security: +gba igwè,,ride bicycle +gba igwè,,ride bicycle +gba imē,,abort; commit abortion +gba mbibi,,borrow; go about borrowing +gba mbìbì,,borrow; go about borrowing: +gba mbìbì,,borrow; go about borrowing: +gba mbọ,,pare nails +gba mbọ̀,,"strive; attempt; try hard; persist; be enterprising, industrious" +gba mbọ̀,,"strive; attempt; try hard, persist; be enterprising, industrious" +gba mgba,,struggle; wrestle +gba mmadụ̀,,"buy, pawn person" +gba mmeē,,bleed (cf. -gba ọ̀bàlà) +gba mmili alā,,contain breast milk; have flow of milk from the breast +gba mmili alā,,contain breast milk; have flow of milk from the breast +gba mmilị,,A. pour water on (fainting or shocked persons as treatment) +gba mmilị alā,,contain breast milk; have flow (of breast milk from the breast) +gba mmīli,,pour water on (fainting or shocked persons as treatment) +gba mīfe,,be light: +gba nchāla,,rust; corrode +gba ngiligọ,,be circuitous; have many bends +gba ngọ,,"A. be bent, crooked, curved:" +gba ngọ,,"B. be crooked, wrong, false:" +gba nkwụ,,hold traditional marriage ceremony +gba nkịti,,"be silent; endure (an insult, provocation)" +gba nlò,,"be soft, watery (esp. of food)" +gba nnu,,spit salt on (e.g. wound) +gba nnu,,spit salt on (e.g. wound) +gba nrịra,,run from husband to another man +gba nta,,hunt +gba ntị,,probe the ear +gba ntị,,probe the ear +gba n’ije,,run to and fro; be going to and from a place (including the world of spirits) +gba n’ugbọ,,cultivate adjoining farms; be farm neighbours +gba oge,,side with; defend; fight for +gba oku,,burn: (1) trans. +gba ome,,send out shoot when not yet planted +gba uka,,be sour +gba àfụ́ ọnụ,,"grow beard, moustache" +gba àghalā,,riot; be disorderly; be rascally +gba àḳụ,,grow pubic hair +gba àmà,,bear witness; divulge secret; betray: +gba ògìgè,,fence compound or farm +gba ògìgè,,fence compound or farm:
Agà m agba ugbo n’ògìgè I shall fence my farm +gba òkpòòfùfù,,A. perspire +gba òwu,,thread +gba ǹje,,run to and from; be going to and from a place (including the world of spirits) +gba ṃgba,,struggle; wrestle +gba ọdíbọ̀,,work as servant; serve; wait on (on a master-servant basis) +gba ọgwù,,inject (drug with syringe): +gba ọmụ,,"tie young palm-fronds round an object, e.g. tree (for taboo" +gba ọsọ,,run; run away; abscond; run race +gba ọtọ,,be naked: Ọbị gba ọtọ Obi is naked +gba ọ̀bàlà,,Anya gị nà-àchá ọ̀bàlà ọ̀bàlà Your eye is red
bleed; shed blood:
Aka m̀ nà-àgba ọ̀bàlà My hand is bleeding +gba ọ̀fàlà,,celebrate the ọ̀fàlà festival +gba ọ̀sọ,,run: +gba ụgbọ,,go in a vehicle +gba ụgbọ,,go in a vehicle +gba ụka,,be sour +gba ụkwụ,,kick (with foot) +gba ụkwụ,,kick (with foot (vi) abort +gba ụta,,shoot arrow with bow +gba ụtụ,,be affected with boring grub (of wood) +gba ụzọ,,"go out early in the morning; do something early, rather early:" +gba ụ̀ta,,shoot arrow with bow +gba ụ̀tụ,,suffer from boring grub +gba ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,take breakfast; breakfast +gba ụ̀zọ̀,,go out very early in the morning +gba(do) mkpòlògwū,,take root +gba- 14. v.,,be fixed; fix +gba- 17. v.,,turn +gba-lị̀ + v.,,"be slender, slim" +gba-zè v.,,melt; change consistency of +gbaba ọtọ,,make naked; strip: Ọbị gbàbàḷụ Ọjị ọtọ Obi stripped Oji naked +gbabe,,lean; be leaning against:
Òfu ọbè gbàbé n’ajà A ladder is leaning against the wall +gbabe,,lean against +gbabe,,lean something against somewhere:
Bikò gbàbébe ọbè n’enu ajà Please lean the ladder against the wall +gbabebe,,make something lean against something (cf. –gbabe lean against) +gbabebe,,(causative of) +gbabido,enc.,lose (esp. with fence); encircle; ambush; waylay +gbabo,,"break; break off part of wall, ground or anything of that consistency, such as anthill, mud seat, etc.:" +gbabo ànị,,kick up the ground: +gbabo ànị̀,,kick up the ground +gbabè,,snap asunder; cut; (fig.) die suddenly or unexpectedly: +gbabìdo,,hold up; waylay; intercept (lit. run to a halt against) +gbacha,,leave off raining +gbacha afele,,clean the plate (of food) +gbacha isi,,trim the hair (of head) +gbachi,,"foil; counteract; supplant; stop up (e.g. road or gap); lock door; shut box or window; fence:
Gbàchie ụzọ Lock the door:
Q nà-àbù ebe ọbùnà mụ èjènà ichọ ọlụ, Agụ èjee gbachie nà ya Wherever I go in search of a job, Agụ goes there to mar my success:
Achọlụ m mà ị gbachie àzụ ụnọ ànyị I want you to erect a fence to screen our back yard" +gbachi nkịti,,keep silence; refrain from answering; endure +gbachi ụgòdì,,turn the key +gbachibido,,waylay; ambush; fence round; stop up +gbadebe,,stop running: +gbado,,"fix; stick (as an arrow); hold tightly; choke; take by the throat; compress by pressing fingers firmly on:
Ọgè Èke na Ọnyìdo nà-anị ọgì n’ụtụtù ìnyàafù Ọnyìdo butùe Èke n’ànị gbado yā aka n’àkàpịị When Èke and Ọnyìdo were fighting yesterday, Ọnyìdo threw Èke to the ground and squeezed his throat with his fingers" +gbado anya,,fix the eye on; persevere; be diligent; e.g. (greeting):
Gbàdo anya Take care of yourself +gbado anya,,"fix the eye on, persevere, be diligent" +gbadùba iru,,"frown, scowl; make sour face; grimace" +gbafiè,,shoot and miss +gbafù,,"pour away, off; pour to waste:" +gbagbu,,kill by shooting +gbaghalị,,stir; turn round +gbaghalị egọ,,(exchange money) +gbaghalị nri,,stir food +gbaghe,,open box or window; unlock door; untie (parcel):
Bikò gbagheelu mụ ụzọ Please unlock the door for me +gbaghepù,,"throw open (door, window, box, etc.); untie and expose (parcel)" +gbaghà,,overshoot (one’s target) +gbaghàlụ,,pardon; forgive; leave; let alone +gbagwa,,mix; dilute; run together (of liquids and solids) +gbagwòju anya,,be abashed; be confused by +gbagwòju anya,,confuse; abash: +gbagọ,,bend; make crooked +gbagọ àgbagọ,,be bent +gbaje,,run to +gbajebe,,run somewhere +gbaji,,"break; snap (stick, bone, etc.)" +gbajipụ,,break off +gbakpò,,spread upon +gbakpù,,obscure; move across and cover (as clouds the sun) +gbakpọ,,break (by itself):
Àkwa àgbakpogo The egg has broken (e.g. while being boiled) +gbakpọ izù,,"discuss very thoroughly, again:
Ànyị gbàkpọlụ̀ izù àgbakpọ We really had a thorough discussion:
Jèe nụ̀ gbakpọ izù Go and discuss it again" +gbakute,,run to (someone):
Gbakute nnà anyị Run to our father +gbakwopụ̀ imē,,cause abortion; abort +"gbakwu(te), -gbakurịta",,"run towards, to:" +gbakà àrụ,,torment; afflict +gbakà àrụ,,torment; afflict (iii) shoot; fire +gbakìli ànị,,run hither and thither without anything being done; make fuss; dilly-dally +gbakìlì ànị̀,,"run hither and thither; make fuss; be dilatory, going hither and thither without anything being seen done by the person; dilly-dally" +gbakọ,,run together +gbakọba,,"meet together; come, run, together:
Gbakọbanù n’ọ́fu ebe Come (you pl.) together in one place" +gbakọba ọnụ,,"meet together; assemble, run together" +gbakọta,,hold all together +gbakụta azụ,,turn back; desert; neglect +gbakụta àzụ,,turn the back on +gbakụ̀(rị)ta,n.,eglect; turn back on:
Ọ gbakụ̀rị̀tàlụ̀ m̀ azụ̀ oge m̀ nọ̀ na nsọgbu He turned his back on me when I was in trouble +gbakụ̀ta àzụ,,turn back; desert; neglect +gbalàgbala n.,,cleverness; smartness; agility +gbalì,,dissolve; crush; break into small pieces:
Mkpọ̀lù gọ̀gwù dànyēlù n’ime mmìli agbalìgo The tablet which has fallen into water has dissolved +gbalị̀ àgbalị̀,,"be slender, slim" +gbalụ̀ iru,,sulk; scowl; lower (of sky) +gbalụ̀ iru,,look gloomy +gbalụ̀ mmīli,,"defile, pollute water" +gbalụ̀ ọsọ,,"dodge; avoid:
Mbà nà-àgbalụ̀ m̀ ọsọ Mba is running away from me, or Mba is dodging me, or Mba tries to avoid me" +gbamgbam n.,,tin; enamel pan; anything made of tin; corrugated iron sheet +gbami,,shoot far +gbami mkpòlògwū,,send roots deep +gbana,,run home +gbana n’òsu,,seek refuge with a deity +gbana n’ọ̀su,,seek refuge with a deity +gbanarị,,outrun; run away from; forsake; abandon:
Nkụ́ta m̀ àgbanarịgo m̀ My dog has run away from me:
Agà m̀ àgbanarị gị n’ọsọ I can outrun you +gbanarị,,"run away from (something); abscond from (something, someone):" +gbanarị,,surpass in running +gbanata,,run home (from another place towards the speaker) +gbanwụ,,wither; shrink; be numb +gbanye,,pour (liquid) into a container +gbanye,,"flow, pour into" +gbanye mkpòlògwū,,be rooted in; be connected with a place by birth +gbanụ̀,,be in a hurry; hurry +gbapù,,pour out: +gbapù azị ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,take breakfast (usually a light one and taken in a hurry); just breakfast +gbapù(ta,,exude; pour out (of liquids) +gbapụta,,"run out, away" +gbapụ̀,,"run away, out" +gbarà,,leave and forget +gbaràpụ̀,,forsake; abandon +gbasa,,splash +gbasi,,toughen +gbasu,,startle by firing a gun: +gbasà,,scatter; disperse: Ụka àgbasàgo The service has ended (and people have gone home) +gbasà,,scatter; spread +gbasà akwa,,spread cloth +gbasà iru,,look cheerful (lit. 'spread face') +gbasà iru,,look cheerful; smile +gbasà Ozi Ọma,,spread the Gospel +gbasàpụ̀,,stretch out; spread out (as a bird its wings) +gbasàsị,,be scattered about +gbasò,,"run to, after" +gbasị,,run out +gbasị,,gush out (e.g. blood from wound) +gbasị,,rub off grains from cob +gbasị ọgbàdụ,,rub off grains from maize cob +gbatì onwe,,stretch oneself (e.g. for exercise) +gbatò,,foul by treading on or stirring (e.g. with finger on pears or rod in àkàmù); rub bloom off (fruits) +gbatọ̀,,shoot badly (victim would be mutilated) +gbatù,,shoot down; kick down +gbatị,,stretch; unroll +gbatị arụ,,stretch oneself (e.g. for exercise) +gbatị onwe,,stretch oneself (e.g. for exercise) +gbatị àrụ,,stretch oneself (e.g. for exercise) +gbatịpụ,,stretch out +gbatọ,,break; cut; tear +gbawa,,crack; split +gbawa,,"run away; abscond:
Ọ chọ̀lụ̀ ịgbàwa He wants to run away, abscond" +gbawalụ,,run away; abscond:
Gwa yā ka ọ gbawalụ Tell him to run away: +gbawụsa,,"pour, splash on: Gịnị m̀e i ji gbawụsa yā mmili? Why did you splash water on her?" +gbawụsa,,pour upon; sprinkle; splash +gbawụsa asọ,,"spit upon (ii) sting; irritate the throat (sometimes painfully, as after eating fresh or improperly cooked cocoyam)" +gbazè,,melt: +gbe 1. v.,,crawl; move stealthily +gbe anya,,steal a look at +gbe anya,,steal a look at +gbe egbe,,"move stealthily, stalk" +"gbe igbè, igbe",,crawl (like children) +gbe àkàmù,,"mix, prepare liquid pap" +gbebà,,creep in; encroach +gbechìgha,,crawl back +gbefè,,"crawl over, past" +gbelele n.,,thinness +gbelẹghalị,,"loiter, creep (about)" +gbelè,,loiter; creep about: +gbenata,,crawl home +gbepụ̣ta,,crawl out +gbiìgbiì n.,,catfish (*Clarias lazera*) +gbo 4. v.,,break off (forcibly and roughly) +gbo 5. v.,,boil (of water); bubble; foam; froth: +gbo àgbọ,,steam and bubble: +gbo ùjà,,"bark, roar (of animal):" +gbo ụfụfụ,,foam; froth +"gbo-tò, -gba-tò v.",,lay down: +gbu ge,,gladden:
Ife  ga-ewetale m na-gbu m ge Something he is going to bring for me is making me happy +gbu + v.,,shed (leaves); remove: +gbu 1. v.,,A. kill; cut; chop +gbu 8. v.,,hurt +gbu afịfịa,,clear weeds +gbu aja ụnọ,,build walls of mud-wall building +gbu akwụ,,cut palm fruit +gbu akwụ̀,,cut palm fruit +gbu anà,,collect cane from bush +gbu egbugbu,,tattoo; mark +gbu egbugbu,,tattoo; mark +gbu ichi,,cut ichi marks +gbu ikpèlè,,kneel +gbu mgbu,,hurt; cause pain: +gbu mgbu,,shed leaves; strip: +gbu mgbu obi,,pain in the heart +gbu màlàmàlà,,shine; glitter +gbu nchà,,soap oneself +gbu àgbụ A.,,"be slippery, slip on or off (of rings, bracelets)" +gbu ègbu,int.,oxicate: +gbu ìnyège inyègè,,"glisten (as water or glass in sun): Ọ dì inyègè, ogè ọ fùlù ya It was very faint when he saw it" +gbu òpì,,"blow horn, bugle" +gbu ùlì,,mark parts of the body with ùlì +gbu ọkịka,,tattoo (cf. -dọ nki) +gbu ọnụ mmili,,spit +gbu ọ̀chụ̀,,"commit murder, manslaughter" +gbuawa ụzọ,,cut a new road +gbubè,,"cut off, across; chop off:
Gbubèe ya isi Cut off his head, or Behead him:
Egbubègo m agwọ afụ̀ ibụọ I have cut the snake into two" +gbucha,,cut side of something; trim hedges; peel bark +gbucha,,shed leaves; slip; be slippery +gbudo,,cut and place; fix firmly +gbudo anya,,perceive; observe +gbudo anya,,perceive; observe +gbufo,,hack a way through +gbugwò,,"A. cut open (of pot or pot-like object, e.g. coconut, or something breakable, e.g. plate, with knife or matchet):
Achọrọ m ka i gbugwòo akụ oyìbo afụ̀ I do not want you to break that coconut (by cutting)
B. till (something hard)" +gbugwò,,"cut open (pot, etc.), till (something hard)" +gbuji,,cut off with knife or matchet; cut across:
Àda nà-àchọ igbuji ọ́dụ̄ Ada is going to cut the pestle (into two) +gbujipù,,"break off; cut off; chop off; (with knife, matchet)" +gbujirà,,cut into two +gbukasị,,hew; cut to pieces +gbulì,,till (something soft) +gbunye,,"put on (ring, bracelet):" +gbupụ,,"take off (e.g. shoe, ring); fall off (of leaves):" +gbutọ,,slip off and abandon: +gbuwa,,split by cutting (esp. with axe or matchet) +gbà 1. v.,,A. lie across +gbà anya ọ̀chịchịjị,,have dim vision +gbà arọ̀,,be a year old; be so many years old: +gbà elili,,wear strings round ankles +gbà mmīli,,"force to drink water (as primitive way of feeding baby, or by pushing victim under water)" +gbà ume,enc.,ourage (lit. strengthen the heart) +gbà àrụ,,be stout +gbà àrụ,,be stout +gbà òkolobị̀à,,become adolescent (of man) +gbà ùfìè,,lie across or crosswise +gbà ùgègbè anyā,,wear glasses +gbà ùgègbè anyā,,wear glasses: Ikê gbà ùgègbè anyā Ike has glasses on +gbà ọkpụkpụ,,A. become stronger (of growing young person) (lit. toughen bones) +gbà ọkpụkpụ,,become physically stronger (of growing young person) (lit. toughen bones) +gbà ọ̀chịchịjị,,"be, get, dark" +gbà-do,ext. suff.,1. all; entirely (cf. -gbà 3.) +gbàdo anyā,,greeting to a departing friend +gbàkwunye ụnọ,,"enlarge, extend house (by adding more rooms)" +gbàlụ ọ̀sọ,,dodge; avoid +gbànyè n’ife,,reckon with; regard; care for; consider (as important) +gbàà n.,,used in: +gbè v.,,"mix, prepare (e.g. custard, cornflour, starch, or anything which thickens in hot water)" +gbè àkàmù,,"mix, prepare liquid pap:" +gbè àrụ,,tire completely +gbè àrụ,,"tire completely (make body soft, weak, like pap)" +gbọ̀ 1.,v.,omit; = àgbugbọ̀ +gbọ̀ agbọ̀,v.,omit: Ada nā-àgbọ̀ agbọ̀ Ada is vomiting +gbùlùgbulù a.,,roundness; surroundings: +gbọfọ,,remain over; be spare +gbọkwo,,"pluck (unripe fruit); miscarry (esp. of animals, but also of humans)" +gbọkwopù,,break off; pluck off; miscarry (very severe and accidental) +gbọkàpù,,A. cut up meat
B. prune (tree); break off with force (e.g. as tree branch breaking during a storm) +gbọwa,,split; hew (wood) +gbọwapù,,split up +gbọ̀,"int. word asking for confirmation or denial of a report; e.g. A narrates to B something concerning C, and B turns to C saying ‘Gbọ̀’, which implies ‘You have heard what A has said. Is it true?’ B then expects C to confirm or deny A’s statement", +gbụ ọnụ mịli,,spit +gbụcha ọnụ,,"wash, rinse mouth:" +gbụcha ọnụ,,"wash, rinse mouth" +gbụchapụ,,slip off; be out of joint +gbụ̀ v.,,lose appetite for; have eaten sufficiently and want no more off; be fed up: +gbụ̀ àgbụ̀,,be fed up; have lost appetite for; have no appetite for: +gha 2.,verb,"scatter, throw (broadcast); sow (broadcast)" +gha anya,,turn the eyes; long for; expect +gha anya n’àzụ,,look backwards; look back; glance back +gha mkpụrụ,,sow seeds (broadcast) +gha mkpụrụ,,sow seeds (broadcast) +gha mkpụrụ osisi,,sow seeds (broadcast) +gha mkpụrụ osisi,,sow seeds (broadcast) +gha-lị,,see –gha 1.B. +ghakpù iru,,turn upside down; lie face downwards +ghalị àzụ,,turn around; go back +ghasà,,sow by scattering; scatter +ghe 1.,verb,be open; open; yawn; gape +ghe 2.,verb,fry +ghe oghē,,be open: Ụzọ ghe oghē The door is open +ghe ughelē,,yawn +ghe ògèdè,,fry plantains +ghe ògèdè,,fry plantains +ghekpọ,,yawn; pant +ghekpọ,,fry dry +Ghelìe anụ afụ̀,,Cut that meat into pieces +ghà,verb,pass; overtake; leave; surpass; let alone; leave off; fail +Ghàa yā aka,,Leave him alone! +ghàgbu,,leave someone far behind: +ghè,verb,be properly cooked +ghè-lị,verb,cut into pieces: +ghèdè,,cook very soft (esp. of carbohydrate food) +ghèkpọ̀,,"cook properly (esp. of meat, fish); be well cooked" +ghò 1.,verb,"change, develop into; become" +ghò 2.,verb,play trick; trick; work deceit: +ghò aghùghò,,"be tricky, cunning, fond of setting persons against one another (such activity usually being done underground); carry on double-dealing: Emeka àna aghòka aghùghò Emeka is very fond of double-dealing" +ghò àghǫghǫ,,be cunning; deceive; work deceit; play trick; trick +ghòdo,,trick someone into missing something elsewhere +ghògbu,,"confuse, play trick on someone" +ghòli,,"‘deceive’ by exerting pre-natal influence on child to resemble oneself. If pregnant woman keeps constant company with another person, during much of the pregnancy, the child is very likely to resemble that person when born:" +ghòlòghòlò,noun,"watery, light consistency (of soup, broth etc.; cf. gologolo)" +ghǫ 2.,v., +ghǫ afịa,,suffer loss in trade: +ghǫdo,,catch something falling +ghǫdo,,understand well: +ghǫlụ,,"change, develop into; become:" +ghǫlụ = -ghǫ,,catch: +ghǫta,,pick; pluck; snatch at +ghǫta,,understand: +ghọ 1.,verb,A. go wrong; miss; be mistaken +ghọ aghọ,,be a mistake; show a loss: +gigado aka,,catch hold of lightly +go,,in-law; relative by marriage +go + 1.,verb,be related by marriage +go 1.,verb,deny +go 2.,verb,worship +go 2.,extensional suffix,"make, be bent (cf. ngo crookedness)" +go 3.,verb,bless +"go agìgò, agùgò",,deny (a fact) +go ago,,deny +go alisi,,worship a deity +go go,,perform duties of a relation by marriage +go mmuo,,worship spirits (by presenting kolanuts) Fa na-ago mmuo They are worshipping spirits +go ngo,,"give a present, reward" +go nwaanyi,,mother-in-law; female relative by marriage +go nwoke,,father-in-law; male relative by marriage +go Ofo,,"bless with Ofo, the symbol of authority" +go oji,,offer kolanuts to the ancestors or deities +go-du,extensional suffix,first; beforehand; preceding (cf. -du 3.): Biagodu fu m tupu i jebe afu Come and see me first before going to the market: Cheegodu! Wait first! +go-si,verb,show O gosigo onwe ya He has shown himself (in his true colours): O na-eje igosi ya n’unu Ofo He is going to show him Ofo’s house +gogògo,noun,fish sp. (Ichthyborus besse) +gologolo,noun,"wateriness (of soup, broth, etc.; cf. ghòlòghòlò): Achòlu m ofe di gologolo I want a watery soup" +gonari,,deny (knowledge of something) +gozi,,bless; invoke a blessing +gu,,see -gwu +gu 4.,,see -gwu +gu agụụ,,hunger; desire; long for +gu ọnụ,,count; reckon +gu- + 2.,v. desire; like; want; need (with thing desired or needed as subject), +gu- 3.,v. bring; fetch; pick out, +gudà,,read through +gupụ̀,,count out +gupụ̀ta,,rescue (from fire or water: +gusi ike,,read out forcefully +guta ọkụ,,fetch fire +guta ọkụ,,fetch fire +gute ji,,harvest yams +gwa 1.,verb,tell (no vowel suffix): Gwa m ife mèlụ ị bìarọ ụnyàafụ̣ Tell me why you did not come yesterday: Ọ chọ̀ igwā m ife He wants to tell me something +gwa 2.,verb,mix +gwa 3.,verb,revenge; avenge +gwa agwa,,mix +gwa gàrị,,mix gari +gwa mmanya,,mix wine with water or other wine +gwa okwu,,address +gwa ọchị,,pull apart +gwagbu,,slander (a person) to death; curse bitterly +gwaghalị,,tell again +gwakwụlụ,,reply +gwata,,hint to a person +gwazi,,mix properly +gwe,verb,"pound, grind (usu. dry objects)" +gwe ọkà,,pound corn +gwe ọkà,,pound corn +gwelì,,pound well +gwesị,,pound all +gwesị,,pound all +gwu ọba,,make a barn of yams +"gwu, -gu",verb,dig +"gwu, gu",verb,finish +gwufè,,swim across +gwufìè,,dig in the wrong direction +gwumì,,dig deep inside +gwupùte,,dig up +gwurube,,dig around: Ọ nà-ègwurube ànì n’ukwù osisi He is digging holes around the tree +gwusò egwu,,play with someone +gwute,,dig up +gwègèlègwègèlè,noun,weak flabbiness +gwò,int.,o pieces (something harder than -lì) +gwọ̀ egwu,,dance very well in type of dance in which back muscles come into play +gwọ̀ ile,,clip words +gwù + 1.,verb,swim +gwù + 2.,verb,play +gwù egwu,,play +gwù egwu,,play +gwù mmilī,,swim +gwù mmīli,,swim +gwù unyì,,"dig, mine coal" +gwùli egwu,,play about +gwùli egwu,,play about +gwùso egwu,,play with someone +gwùsò egwu,,play with someone +gwọ,verb,"scrape, scoop out (cf. -ghụ)" +gwọ + 1.,verb,"be flexible, pliant" +gwọ + 2.,verb,snore +gwọ 1.,verb,mix; cure +gwọ 3.,verb,"sit with the lower limbs twisted and drawn up, as a lame person or as Moslems during prayer; sit with the lower limbs drawn up (usually on the floor)" +gwọ ile,,speak in metaphor or slang unintelligible to an outsider +gwọ n'ụlụ,,"sit with the lower limbs drawn up (like a lame person, usually on the floor) (cf. -kụ̀ n'ụlụ)" +gwọ ngwulọ,,"sit with the legs drawn up (like a lame person, usually on the floor)" +gwọ nsị,,work sickness or death by means of magic or poison +gwọ ofe,,"take all the meat, etc., of soup at expense of others" +"gwọ ogù, gwụ̀",,make poison or medicine +gwọ àgwọ,,"be flexible, pliant" +gwọ ọrịa,,cure disease +gwọ ọyà,,cure disease +gwọ ụla,,"keep oneself awake by using kolanuts, drugs, etc. dibìà ọkpùlụ̀ ọgwọ! praise name for a native doctor (lit. doctor who cures as soon as he sips). Native doctors sometimes sip or chew certain medicines in the mouth, then spit it on any part of the patient’s body, or in the air, following this sometimes by incantations" +gwọ ụla,,snore +gwọlụ,,be seated on flat surface (e.g. floor) and unable to stand +gwụ ike,,"tire; be weary; be tired; have one’s energy sapped: Ife à àgwụgo m ike I am tired of this thing, or, This thing has tired me" +gwụcha,,finish; end +gwụfọ,,"finish, leaving a little quantity: Ọ gụfọgo It is just about to run out" +gwụsị,,finish +"gwụsị, -gụsị",,finish; complete:
Ọ gà-àgwụsị echi It will finish tomorrow +gà mbọ,,scratch with nails +gà ntị,,listen; heed; incline the ear; pay attention +gàdo,,hold firm (with fingers or claws) +gàla ngàla,,be proud +gè ngìgè,,cordon round with rope +gè ntị,,listen +gò + 1.,verb,make a noise +gò + 2.,verb,be coy; hesitate to grant a favour which one actually wants to grant +gò akwa,,bewail; lament +gò iru,,be coy; hesitate to grant a request which one actually wants to grant +gògò,,pull crooked +gòli,,rejoice; make a joyful noise +gòli,,rejoice; make joyful noise:
Ànyị nà-egòli We are rejoicing +gọ̀kọlụ,,buy all +gù +,v.,: +gù + 1.,v. give name to; name, +gù + 2.,v.,: +gù 1.,v. count; read, +gù 3.,v. embrace; grip; enclose in arms, +gù afà,n.,ame; give a name +gù akpịlị,,make to lose voice: +gù mmilī,,be damp (as of salt) +gù-gù,"v. soothe, hush, comfort (e.g. small child):", +gùfìè,,misread +gùgùta,,soothe; comfort; soothe to make stop crying (small child) +gùkọta,,add up; reckon; count +gùmì,,read deeply +gùnwụ̀,,read again +gùnye,,add; reckon; count in: +gùnye nà,,reckon as; account +gùte aka,,read for a long time +gụ̀ afà,n.,ame; give a name to +gọ alụ̄si,,worship a spirit +gọ ọfọ,,"bless with ọfọ, the soul or emblem of kingship" +gụ ala,,suck breast (of infant): +haà!,interjection,oh! (surprise) +heì!,interjection,oh! (surprise) +hǫ̀gùgù 1,noun,ribs; lungs; loins; waist +hǫ̀nǫ̀gǫ̀,noun,joy; gladness +hǫ̀nǫ̀gǫ̀ 2.,noun,will cause you to stumble +hịju ọnụ,,mouthful +ibe,noun,A. part (of); piece (of) +ibe akwa,,piece of cloth +ibe akwụkwọ,,"sheet, piece, of paper" +ibe anyị,,comrades; friends; compatriots; companions +ibe naàbò,,two pieces +ibe naàbọ̀,,two pieces +ibe nkụ,,plank; piece of wood +ibe nkụ̄,,plant; piece of wood +ibe nnī,,"a piece of food (like yam, cocoyam, etc.)" +ibe osisi,,part of tree (split from the main body) +ibe osisi,,part of tree (split from the main body) +ibe òlòma,,segment of orange +ibe ọ̄jị,,diction or cotyledon of kola +ibelibe,,a small piece: +ibelibe itè,,potsherd: +ibelibe nkụ,,splinter +ibelibe nkụ̄,,splinter +ibelibe ìtè,,potsherd +ibu alọ,,heavy load +ibè,noun,companion; neighbour; +ibē,noun,A. pledge; security; pawn; hostage +Ibē fìèlù m,,I lost the bet +ibē ànyị,,comrades; friends; compatriots; companions; +iche ọkụ,,spark (lit. missile of fire) +ichèlè àḳụ,,shells of palm kernels +ide ọnụ,,see *ọnụ ndè* +ife,n. A. light (of day), +ife,,see ife +ife aghā,,weapon +ife alụ,,abomination; used with verbs to signify intensity +ife arịma,,token; sign; omen +ife gàlụ aga,,past event; past thing +ife ibi ụnọ,,furniture +ife ikpe àzụ,,the last thing +ife inē ọ̀lụ̀,,prize; reward +ife iwē,,annoying thing +ife izè,,thing to avoid; offensive thing +ife izè ǹdò,,shelter +ife mbèlède,,chance; accident +ife mbụ,,the first thing +ife mfiedo,,girdle; belt +ife mgbu,,ailment +ife mwuta,,painful thing; distressing thing +ife naanọ,,four things +ife ndapụ̀ta,,event; occurrence +ife nkịti,n.,"othing; useless, contemptible thing" +ife nnwùta,,something borrowed +ife ntùchi,,bolt +ife ntụchi,,bolt +ife nzuzo,,secret thing +"ife nzíizo, nzúzo",,secret thing +ife nńọmi,,pattern; example worthy of emulation +ife n̄nọ̀mi,,pattern; example +ife oge,,"arms, weapon(s)" +ife onú,n.,ecklace +ife onū,n.,ecklace +ife orí,,stolen goods +ife orī,,stolen goods +ife ọn̄ụn̄ụ,,drink +ife à,,this (thing) +ife ònyìnyò,,image; likeness; resemblance +ife ònyìnyò,,image; likeness; resemblance +ife ólulu,,hurt; pain +ife ịtù n’anya,,surprising thing:
Etu ndi orí sịlì bāta ụnọ á n’anyàsị̀ bụ̀ ife ịtù n’anya How the thieves entered this house last night is surprising +ife ịtụ n’anya,,surprising thing +ife ịtụmàdị,,"accident; unexpected, sudden thing" +ife ọghùgha,,changing of state of things for worse +ife ọghụghu,,abdominal discomfort after delivery +ife ọma,,"A. nice, good thing" +ife ọ̀bùnà,,whatever; anything +"ife ọ̀bùnà, ọ̀bùnà",,anything; everything: +ife ọ̀gbugba,,post-partum haemorrhage (P.P.H.); menorrhagia (excessive loss at menstrual period) +ife ọ̀gbọgụba,,post-partum haemorrhage; menorrhagia (excessive loss at menstrual period) +ife ọ̀kụ̀kụ̀,,anything to be planted +ife ọ̀lụ̀,,tool; instrument +ife ọ́fụ̀,,"painful, distressing thing" +ife ọ́gù,,arms; weapon +ife ọ́jịà,,something drinkable +ife ọ́jọọ,,"bad, evil, thing or deed" +ife ọ́lị,,tool; instrument +ife ọ́ma,n.,"ice, good thing" +ife ọ́nyụ̀nyụ̀,,something drinkable +ife ọ́zọ,,another thing +ife ọ̄lịla,,drink +ife)-tiwa,,(of civilization) be widespread: +ifelè,,see ifelè +"ifelè, ifelè",n. shame; shyness; reserve:, +ifè) -tiwa,,(of civilization) be widespread +Ifèjìọkụ,"n. Yam Spirit, who is worshipped before planting begins and for whom the New Yam Festival (ọ́wùwa ji) is held", +ifùlìfù àgwà,,pod of beans +ifùlùfi àgwà,,pod of beans +ifụnàanya,,love; fondness: +igba ọkàngà,,drum of the *Igwè of Ágùleèri* +igommuuo,,worshipping spirits +igwe mmadụ̀,,a large crowd +igwu akwà,,cloth-louse +igwu isi,,head-louse +igwu isī,,head-louse +igwè jịkwà akwà,,sewing-machine +Igwē ka Ànị̀,,A. title for an Obi or Ezè +Igwē nà Ànị̀,,"(in Nri thought) the firmament and the earth, which together make up Ụ̀wà, the visible world" +Igwē nà-ezùlu ọ̀rà,,praise-name for someone who has taken highest title +ijè ọma,,farewell! +ijè ọma,,farewell! +ike ọ̄gụgụgụ,,tiredness +ikelike ọkụ,,spark +Ikeē Chukwu,,A. the power of God B. male name +ikeṅgà èlùlù,,"giant ants, with very big heads, seen among smaller ones" +ikili akà,,elbow +iko,noun,cup; drinking vessel +ikpe,noun,judgement +ikpe kwụ ọtọ,,justice: Ezè afụ̀ kpèlụ̀ ikpe kwụ ọtọ The king administered justice +ikpe àzụ,,the last +ikpē azụ,,see -kpè + 1. +ikpo,noun,square bronze bell +ikpo,noun,"collection, set (of things); large crowd (of people) (contrast mkpụ̀)" +ikpo afị́ị́a,,rubbish-heap +ikpo akwụkwọ,,set of books +ikpo mmadụ̀,,large crowd of people +ikpulū,noun,worm; maggot +ikpèlè,noun,knee +ikpèlè ụkwụ,,knee +ikpù,noun,hairy part in front of genitals of either sex; vulva +ikwu,noun,relative (general term): Ọ kpọ̀ ndi ikwū ya He summoned his relatives +ikwu nnē,,the home quarter of one’s mother +ikwu nnē,,one’s mother’s home town +ikwu nà ibè,,relatives and neighbours; kinsfolk and friends +ikwu nà ibè,,relatives and neighbours; kinsfolk and friends +ikwu nà ànyị,,our people +ikwuù,noun,used in: ụnyọ ikwuù moveable house; tent; booth +ikwè,noun,mortar +ikèlikè àkwa,,eggshell +"ikènyè, ikènyà",noun,grown men; elders; principal men +ikìlì ụkwụ,,heel +ikìtì ụkwụ,,(sound of) footstep +"ikòlò, ukòlò",noun,"wooden drum, played on great occasions, e.g. when a great man dies, or as an alarm for war: Nwaànyị̀ adj àgba ukòlò Women cannot dance to the ikòlò (because only men who have killed can dance to it)" +ikó,noun,fish-trap +"ikù, nkù",noun,eyebrow (also ikù anyā) +ile,noun,tongue +ile nkitā,,*Laportea aestrans* (Urticaceae) +ile ọkụ,,flame; spark; hot part of fire +ile ọkụ̄,,flame; spark; hot part of fire +ili,numeral,ten +ili nà ise,,fifteen +ilo,noun,enmity +ime òbi,n.,ame given to interior of the palace where the king mostly stays +ime òpụpụ,,miscarriage +ime ụnọ,,room +imelime ụnọ,,an inner room +ini,,grave +ini,noun,grave; burial place (from -ni bury (corpse)): +ini ozū,,cemetery; burial ground; burial place +inu 1.,noun,bitterness (of taste) +inu 2.,noun,proverb; parable; riddle: Inu bụ̀ mmany e jì èṣuli okwū Proverbs are the oil for eating speech +inyi,noun,dirt(iness) +inyo,noun,foolishness +inyègeè,noun,fish (*Alestes baremose*) +inyègè,noun,"appearance of something not seen clearly, either because of darkness or dazzling light" +inìne mgbòlokō,v.,ariety of *Amaranthus hybridus* +inìne m̄ee,,wild or green amaranth (*Amaranthus lividus* Linn. and *A. viridis* Linn.) +inìnè,noun,"green leaf vegetable, ‘green amaranth’ (*Amaranthus hybridus* Linn.)" +inìnè ogwū,,spring or prickly Amaranth (*Amaranthus spinosus* Linn.) +ipo,noun,fish (*Alestes nurse*) +iru,noun,A. face; front; forward part +iru akà,,forearm +iru akā,,fore-arm +iru anyaanwụ,,A. sun B. sky (= iru igwe): Iru anyaanwụ dị njọ The sky is cloudy +iru anyanwū,,A. sun +iru ifelē,,modesty; blushing +iru igwē,,weather; sky +iru igwē,,weather; sky (= iru anyaanwụ̄) +iru mmà,,edge (of a knife) +iru mmà,,edge (of a knife) +iru naàbò,,hypocrite; hypocrisy (lit. with double face) +iru naàbọ̀,,hypocrite; hypocrisy (lit. with double face): +iru nà iru,,face to face +iru nà àzụ,,backwards and forwards; up and down; to and fro +iru nà àzụ,,backwards and forwards; up and down; to and fro +iru ọcha,,cheerfulness; +iru ọjọọ̄,,bad omen +iru ọma,,favour; goodness; good omen +iru ọma,,favour; goodness; good omen +irò,noun,story told in song; fable +irùrụ̀ mmanụ,n. water lettuce (*Pistia stratiotes* Linn.), +ise 1.,num. five, +ise 2.,int. So be it! Amen! (Edo (Bini)), +isi,n. head; chief; sense; meaning; issue, +isi akà,,thumb +isi akā,,thumb +isi anwụ̄lụ̀,,head of tobacco; bunch of prepared tobacco leaves (usually black tobacco) containing 5 leaves in one head +isi awelē,,good luck +isi awelē,,good luck +isi awọ̄,,grey hair +isi egō,,unit of six cowries (= èkpète) +isi ikē,,stubbornness; bad luck: +isi mbido,,beginning: +isi mbido,,beginning +isi mmīli,,"source of a stream, river" +isi mmīli,,source of a stream or river +isi na ọdụ̀,,"(lit. head and tail) substance, meaning (esp. of speech)" +isi njedebe,,end; finish +isi njedebe,,"end, finish:" +isi nkwọcha,,baldness; bald head (i.e. as if head has been scraped) +isi nkwọcha,,baldness: +isi nni Ifèjìọkụ,,"to cook food, by a girl who is pregnant for the first time and presented to Ifèjìọkụ" +Isi nà-èsiwasị m,,I have a severe headache +isi okwū,,meaning of a word or speech: +Isi Òji,,Africa; Africans; Black race +isi òtìti,,headache +isi ọ̀zàlà,,"edge of grassland, wilderness" +Isi Ōji,,Africa; Africans; Black race +isi ọjọọ̄,,bad luck +isi ọma,,good luck +isi ọma,,good luck +isi ọzàlà,,edge of ọzàlà +isi ọ̀kpọrị,,bare head: +isi ọ̄wụwa,,headache; fever +isi ụkwụ,,big toe +isi ụkwụ̄,,big toe +isi Ụ̀tabà,,head of tobacco +isi ụ̄tabà,,head of tobacco +ite ofe,,soup pot +itì,n. wine from base of crown of nkwụ, +iwe,n. anger, +iwe obì,,ill-nature; malice +iyì,n. loss; waste; destruction, +iyī 1.,n. A. oath; spirit on which oath is sworn
-do iyī: place object(s) like charm or something obnoxious on property in the belief that the charm will bring evil on a person who defies the charm and steals the property; protect an object by a fetish
-gba iyī: bind with an oath; adjure
-ṅụ iyī: take an oath
ọ̀ṅụṅụ iyī: oath-taking
B. stone or any other article used in oath-taking
C. swearing at (someone); abuse; insult; curse
-kpọ̀ iyī: curse; call on oath; abuse:
Ọ kpọ̀ m iyī: He abused me, +iyī 2.,n. water springing from rock; spring; stream, +izu uka,,(sometimes shortened to uka) week of seven days (i.e. of church or mission): +"izè, nzè",,"avoidance (of disaster, etc.):" +izù,,"A. meeting, council
B. whisper" +ja +,v., +ja ike,,praise +jchàfù isi,,headtie +je + 2.,verb,wear +je 1.,verb,go; walk +je agha,,go to war; be recruited into army +je agha,,go to war; be recruited into war +je ijè,,walk; go on a journey +je nta,,hunt +je n’iru,,go forward; go in front +je n’iru,,go forward; go in front +je ozi,,go with a message; serve; do housework +je ọfụma,,go well +je ọkụ,,go fishing +je ọkụ̀,,go fishing +jechi anya,,be punctual +jechi anya,,be punctual +jedebe,,stop walking; end a journey +jedide,,keep going on +jedide,,keep going on +jedèbe,,go near +jefù,,"go astray; err; get lost when walking, travelling" +jegbu,,denounce; betray +jeghalị,,walk about +jeghèli,,wander about at random +jeghèli,,wander about at random +jekwu,,go to; towards: +jekwudo,,catch up and overtake +jekwulu,,go to someone +jekọ̀,,"meet, walk together" +jekọ,,meet; encounter; walk together +jelu,,"reach, go up to (a particular point, place)" +jelụ akwà,,put on clothes; gird +jelụ akwà,,put on clothes; gird +jemì,,go far in +jepụ,,untie (wrapper) +jerube,,go round +jerụka,,go aside; go a little way +jesi ijè ike,,to go fast +jesò,,follow; follow after +jeta,,gain: +jetè aka,,go far away +jezù,,go all over; go throughout +Jẹe n̄ụlụ Ụnọ̄ma,,Go and congratulate Ụnọ̄ma +ji 1.,noun,yam (*Dioscorea* spp. Linn.) +ji anya,,be lazy +ji nji,,"be black, dark:
Igwē nà-èji iji The sky looks black
Àdâ jìnàrì Ọjị iji Ada is darker than Oji (in complexion)" +ji ugwọ,,owe; be in debt: +ji àbànà,,wateryam (*Dioscorea alata* Linn.) +ji àbị,,"(*Dioscorea praehensilis* Benth.) yam cultivar which never grows to a very great size, of inferior quality" +ji òji,,"be dark, dark-coloured" +jide n’ibē,,hold as hostage: +jikọ̣ aka,,"join hands in doing something, esp. in marriage" +jipụ̣ aka,,be disappointed +Jisie ikē,,"struggle hard, or persevere (used as greeting to someone working, travelling, etc.)" +ju aka,,be plentiful +ju anya,,surprise; astonish +jupụta n’ọnụ,,be full to the brim +jà,verb,cut: +jè si ikē,,salutation to one starting on a journey +jìdesi ike,,hold firmly: +Jìdesie yā ike,,Hold him firmly +jìsi ike,,A. put more effort; persevere; maintain effort; hold firmly: +jùjù n.,,quiet +jị aka,,be sure; hope: +jị ọ̀rà,,ask after welfare +jị ọ̀sọ,,rush +jọ ụjọ,,be cowardly; fear; be timid (less common than -tụ egwu) +jọ ụjọ akwukwọ,,play truant +jụ 2. v.,,refuse; reject: +jụ ajụ,,refuse: +jụ oyī,,"be cold, cheerless, miserable, deserted, disheartened:" +jụ oyī,,be cold: Kùtelụ ḿ mmili jịlù oyī Bring me cold water +jụ àrụ,,purify by sacrifice +jụ àrụ,,propitiate a deity for a broken taboo +jụ àrụ,,purify by sacrifice +jụ ọnụ,,draw out someone for information +jụ ọnụ,,draw someone out to gain information +jụnata,,become cool (e.g. of food) +jụpụta,,ascertain; find out +ka 1. v.,,surpass; exceed; be more than; be superior to: +ka 2. v.,,"be hard, strong, firm, dry, mature, ripe (in firmness; contrast)" +ka 3. v.,,"be old, worn out, torn, rent, tattered; hence, apart, asunder (as result of tearing or cutting)" +ka 4. v.,,"be stupid, foolish" +ka aka,,"be hard, ripe, firm" +ka aka,,"be greater, stronger (than)" +ka anya,,"surpass by greediness, boldness" +ka anya,,"be bold, confident" +ka mma,,be better than: +ka mmā,,be better than +ka nka,,tear; decay; grow old; wear out: +ka obi,,"be bold, brave, determined:" +ka àrụ,,"be strong, fearless, headstrong" +ka àrụ,,"be strong, fearless, headstrong" +ka(ta) àrụ̀,,"be of age, full-grown, developed" +kaba àrụ,,try hard; strive +kaba àrụ,,try hard; strive +kachasị,,surpass entirely; be pre-eminent +kachi ntì,,"be stubborn, wilful, disobedient" +kachi ntị,,"be stubborn, wilful, disobedient" +kaghè,,"talk, act foolishly" +kakpọ,,wear thin (of cloth) +kakwù,,"be stupid, foolish:" +"kalama, kalamam",n. bottle, +kalị,,be more (than); surpass; excell +kamà,conj. rather than; lest; but rather (after negative); instead of; even if (cf. tụọma):, +kanite àrụ,,"increase in stature, strength; be mature" +kanite àrụ̀,,increase in stature; be mature +kasì obì,,comfort (usually a bereaved person) +kasị,,be greatest +kasị akasị,,be pre-eminent +kata,,be stronger or increase in strength (e.g. of growing thing): +kata àrụ,,"be of age, full, perfect, developed, headstrong" +kata àrụ̀,,be headstrong +kaị!,int. my word! goodness! (= paị!), +ke 1.,verb,tie +ke 2.,verb,shine; glitter +ke agbụ,,bind +ke ekike,,dress; adorn: +ke ime,,cause abortion +ke ome jī,,break off premature yam shoots +ke ome jī,,break off premature yam shoots +ke àgbụ,,bind: O kèlù yà àgbụ He bound him +ke ọbà,,bind yams in barn +ke ụ̀dọ̀,,"tie with rope, cord, etc." +kebe,,get ready +kedo,prep.,are; tie on with rope: +kedosi ike,,tighten +kekpụ̀,,tie in a knot +kekwa,,re-tie +kekọta,,join together +kekụ̣,,coil; coiling +kelụ,prep.,are +kesi ike,,tie strongly +ki-li,extensional suffix,"about; up and down (always with -gba) -gbakìli ànị̀ go about; go or move about hesitantly, worriedly, at random: Motọ jì ka esò je afịa enupụ̀go ebe ị nà-àgbakìli ànị̀ The lorry you were to have taken to the market has left while you were busy fussing about" +ko 1.,verb,A. hang +ko 2.,verb,used in: +ko 2.,verb,hook; take with a hook +kobe,,"hang something on; spread out to dry; confer, bestow" +kobe èbùbè,,"honour (lit. ""hang honour on"")" +kofịa,,"scratch, pick off" +kokwàsị,,hang upon (as a snake) +kokwàsị akwà,,wrap a cloth about the body +kolu,prep.,are +kolu,,remove from where hanging: Kòlu yā ebe à Remove it from here (where you left it hanging) +koni,,start; set out +kopụ̀,,remove from where hanging: Kopụ̀ ya ebe à Remove it from here (where it is wrongly hanging) B. be arrested and suspended in fall +kowàsị akwà,,wrap a cloth about the body +kp m,,take m when assuming duties of okpala +kpa ajọ ụkpa,,make bad or disagreeable friendship (e.g. as when a person is intimate with another person whose morality and ways are bad or questionable); walk with criminals or suspects; keep bad company +kpa akwkwkw,,collect leaves (e.g. like a herbalist) +kpa amụ,,cause laughter; be absurd; jest; trifle; amuse +kpa mmanụ,,buy oil +kpa nkụ,,fetch firewood +kpa nnà,,be miserly: +kpa okè,,make boundary; move (objects) aside to show demarcation +kpa okè ànị̀,,make boundary between lands +kpa àgwà,,behave (usually badly) +kpa àgwà ọjọọ,,behave badly +kpa àḳụ,,A. search for palm kernels at the farm (usually of children) +kpa ǹgàngà,,"be arrogant, insolent, rude:" +kpa ụkpa,,be friends companions +kpa ụkpa orị,,be friends with a thief +kpacha anya,,do something on purpose +kpachalị,,"(lit.) scrape for the benefit of oneself; (fig.) enjoy; scrounge:
Ọ nà-èje n’ebe a nà-anụlị nnwà ịnà mà ọ nwē ífe ǫ gà-àfụ kpachalị She is going to the place where a naming ceremony is going on to see whether there is something she could get to eat (or, take away)" +kpachalụ anya,,"be careful, warned, cautious, beware; take heed (lit. clear way for sight)" +kpachapụ anya,,"take care; be careful, vigilant" +kpakpando ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,morning star +kpani iwe,,provoke to anger +kpasu iwe,,provoke to anger; annoy +kpata àkù,,acquire wealth +kpe ekpele,,say prayer +kpe mmanụ,,smear with oil +kpe ụgbọ,,steer canoe +kpo,,lead; take along; go with (all referring to something capable of self-movement): +kpo + 2.,v.,: +kpo 1.,v., +kpo 1. +,"v. be hot; smell pleasantly and hot (of well-prepared, spiced soup, mentholatum, etc.); sting (of pepper); hurt (of sting)", +kpo 2.,v. be dry; (of certain fruits) be ripe, +kpo 2.,ext. suff.,1 upon +kpo afà,,call by name; name: +kpo akpọ,,be dry: +kpo anwū,,wither +kpo asì,,hate; dislike: +kpo izù,,call meeting +kpo lìlìlì,,swarm (of bees) +kpo lìlìlì,,swarm (of bees) +kpo nkụ,,be dry +kpo nàlànàlà,,"be tepid, lukewarm" +kpo uzuzù,,gather sand; play in and with sand (of children) +"kpo àghalà, àyalà",,be in an uproar: +kpo òkpoòfùfù,,perspire; cause perspiration +kpo òkù,,be hot; be lively (of season or place) +kpo ībọ,,"play musical instrument (sansa, guitar, organ)" +kpo ọkụ,,burn; set fire to; burn off with fire +kpo ọ̀sọ,,rush; run quickly (lit. collect running) +kpo Ụ̀tabà,,take snuff +kpo(lu) ọsọ,,rush; run quickly (lit. collect running) +kpobo ànị,,level ground; break ground +kpobo ànị̀,,level ground; break ground for planting +kpobàta,,call in; welcome; admit +kpobè ụkwụ,,"knock and cut, hurt, stub the toes" +kpocha isi,,cut hair (of head) very low (lit. gather and remove) +kpochi onùnù,,fill hole +kpochìgha,,call back; recall +kpodo,n.,ail; fasten +kpodo n’obè,,crucify; nail on cross +kpodo n’obē,n.,"ail to the cross, crucify: A kpọdòlu Jisùs n’obē mākà ndi njọ Jesus was crucified for sinners Onye a kpọdòli n’obē He who was crucified" +kpogbu,,crucify; kill by nailing +kpogopùta,,call up and out; escort up and out +kpokòlụ,,dry up completely +kpokọba ọnụ,,gather together; collect +kpokọbà (ọnụ,,gather together; collect in one place +kpokọlụ,,gather together and carry away; collect: Ekpókọlụgo m̄ òlòma dị nénu tebùlù I have collected (and taken away) the oranges on the table +kpokọlụ,,call together and take away (of humans and animals that are capable of following): +kpokọlụ,,wither; dry up (completely) +kpokọ̀,,gather together; collect (in one place) (Emphasizes togetherness more than -kpokọ) +kponaba,,call home; take home +"kponita, -kponite",,gather up +kponwụ,,dry up; shrivel; wither: +kponye ọkụ,,build up fire; set fire to +kpopita,,gather out +kpopyi ezé,,extract a tooth +kpopù,v. extract, +kpopụ̀ ezē,,extract a tooth +kpopụta,,lead out: +kpotè,,arouse; waken +kpotụ,,call upon +kpowa,,rush away +kpowà,pron.,ounce clearly +kpō n̄àlàn̄àlà,,"be warm, lukewarm (of objects, e.g. water)" +kpu mmà,,manufacture cutlass +kpu ụzọ,,work as blacksmith: +"kpujịa, -kpujị",,smash into pieces +kpukpù aka,,motion with hands for silence +kpupù òkpu,,"remove hat, cap, etc." +kpupụ aka,,fail; give up +kpupụ̀ akwà,,take off coverlet +kpà akwà,,weave cloth +kpà igwù,prep.,are palm-fronds +kpà isi,,plait hair +kpà ntị,,listen carelessly; pretend not to hear; be obstinate (lit. close ear) +kpàcha isi,,"crop, barb, shave hair" +kpàchasị,,"cut, shave, entirely" +kpè àzụ,,be last; bring up the rear +kpòdébe,,call near; bring near +kpòlu ọ̀sọ,,run quickly; rush +kpọ̀ òkpòmọ́kụ,,be hot: +kpọ̀ òkpòòfùfù,,perspire; cause perspiration +kpọ̀lị oghū,,play +kpù akwà,,cover the body with cloth +kpù iru,,upset; overturn; turn upside down +kpù n'àkwa,,sit on eggs; brood +kpù òkpu,,"put on, wear hat, cap" +kpù òkpu ezè,,wear crown +kpù òkpu ogwū,,wear crown of thorns +kpụ̀mụ̀lị amụ,,"smile, laugh, chuckle, in a gentle way (as a sign of pleasure)" +kpọ 1.,v. curse; abuse, +kpọ 10. +,v., +kpọ 11.,ext. suff.,1 (fig.) denoting thoroughness arising from repeated action +kpọ 2.,ext. suff.,"1 denoting thoroughness, proper performance:
Ji adā èkwe m ili j mà ọ bụlụ̀ nà o ghèkpọrọ̀ èghekpọ I can’t eat yam if it is not thoroughly done:
Q nà-àgwa i. Ada nà nyā chọlụ̀ kà Ada gwekpọọ tanjele ọ nà-ègwè ègwekpọ She is telling Ada to grind the galena stone that she is grinding very thoroughly" +kpọ 7. +,v. clear by setting fire to; burn, +kpọ 8.,"v. break (of something fragile, e.g. egg, bladder, eye):
Àkwa j chọlụ́ isi j akpogo The egg you want to boil has broken:
Ọ fọlụ̀ nwantịntị kà o tikpọọ akwa m nà-àkwadebe isi j He almost broke the egg I am preparing to cook", +kpọ 9. +,v. rub; pluck off, +kpọ afà,,call by name; name +kpọ aghalā,,"cause confusion, riot, tumult" +kpọ anwùlù,,take snuff +kpọ anwụ́,,wither +kpọ etùketù,,hiccough: +kpọ etùketù,,hiccough +kpọ ifulū,,blossom; flower (cf. -kpọ ìgùgù) +kpọ isi ànị,,kneel and touch ground with head in humiliation and entreaty +kpọ isi ànị̀,,prostrate; cringe; worship; beg +kpọ mkpukpọ,,to drive (a peg into the earth): +kpọ nkụ,,to dry up: Akwụkwọ afụ akpogo nkụ The leaf has dried up +kpọ nzukọ,,call meeting +kpọ n’ùbu,,shrug shoulders: +kpọ n’ùbu,,shrug the shoulders +kpọ ugba,,turn a somersault +kpọ ute,,buy mat +kpọ àghalā,,"cause confusion, riot, tumult" +kpọ ànị,,clear ground by burning +kpọ ànị̀,,clear ground by burning +kpọ ìgùgù,,blossom; flower +kpọ ìyị,,curse; abuse:
Ìwu nà-akpọ m ìyị Iwu is cursing me +kpọ òmimi akwà,,sob +kpọ òmìmì,,dive +kpọ òmìmì,,dive +kpọ ọka,,remove the grains from the ear of maize +kpọ ọkà,,remove the grains from the ear of maize +kpọ ọkụ,,be hot; be lively (of season or place) +kpọ ọ̀kụ́,,call; call by name +kpọ ụbọ,,"play musical instrument (sanza, guitar, organ)" +kpọ ụkwụ,,stub the toes +kpọ ụkwụ,,stub the toes +kpọ ụtabà,,take snuff +kpọ-chi,,shut; be shut +kpọba afịa,,"expose, display wares for sale" +kpọbè ụkwụ,,"knock and cut, hurt, abrade toe by knocking it against an object (usu. by accident)" +kpọcha,,clear; clean by burning:
Jèe kwànwue ọkụ a gà-èji kpọcha atùlụ̀ a nà-àkwadebe ịgụ Go and make the fire with which the hair of the sheep that is about to be slaughtered will be burned off +kpọchi,,shut; lock; turn (key); imprison +kpọchi mmīli,,"turn off (i.e. lock, shut) tap" +kpọchi ntị,,"be deaf, stubborn (lit. lock ear)" +kpọji,,chop across grain +kpọli,,grind dry thing (not thoroughly); break into splinters or pieces +kpọli,,reproach; abuse +kpọlụ̀,,abuse; reproach +kpọmi,,"knock in (nail, peg, etc.)" +kpọmina,,fasten; knock completely in +kpọnye,n.,ail; drive a peg or skewer +kpọnye ọkụ,,build up a fire; set fire to; burn off with fire
Ànyị chọlụ́ ịkpọ ewu ọkụ We want to burn off (the hair of) a goat;
Anà m èje ịkpọnye ọkụ a gà-èji m̀ azù̀ ndụ̀ afù I am going to build up the fire with which the fresh fish will be dried +kpọpu,,force open; open by perforating with pointed object; break ground (as shoot) +kpọsi,,"rub, pluck off grains from cob, etc." +kpọsi ọka,,rub off grains from cob +kpọsi ọkà,,rub off grains of corn from cob +kpọta,,"buy, purchase (clothes, pottery):" +kpọwa,,split; divide by splitting +kpọwa isi,,part the hair +kpọwàlụ,,"rush, run away (permanently; one is less likely to come back than with -kpọwa, which simply means run away)" +kpọ̀lè,,roll along: +kpụ 1.,"v. hold, carry (in mouth); sip", +kpụ 2.,"v. mould; make, manufacture (iron materials like a blacksmith)", +kpụ 3. +,v. barb; shave, +kpụ afụ ọnụ,,shave beard +kpụ aja,,make mud wall +kpụ egbe,,make a gun +kpụ isi,,shave hair-of head:
Anà m èje ịkpụ isi I am going to cut my hair +kpụ mma,,manufacture cutlass +kpụ mụọ,,take mụọ when assuming duties of ọkpala +kpụ ndèlè,,make track +kpụ ndèè,,make track +kpụ n’ọnụ,,"carry in the mouth; (fig.) be actually, still speaking:
Akwụ nị akụ n’ọnụ I am holding palm kernels in my mouth" +kpụ n’ọnụ,,carry in the mouth +kpụ okwu n’ọnụ,,"be still speaking; be speaking (e.g. as contribution to debate or speeches during meeting):
Ụnụ emezịna mkpụrụ mākà na mmadụ kpụ okwu n’ọnụ Stop making a noise, because somebody is speaking (usu. during meetings)" +kpụ uzụ,,work as blacksmith; make metal appliances in blacksmith’s workshop +kpụ ọkụ n’ọnụ,,"(colloq.) be smoking a pipe, cigarette, etc.: colloq.
Ibè kpụ ọkụ n’ọnụ Ibe is smoking at present" +kpụchi ọnụ,,hush; shut one’s mouth +kpụghali,,refashion; remake; alter +kpụghali,,"creep; glide, wriggle about" +kpụkwu,,"move, crawl towards:" +kpụkụ,,call upon; call to +kpụlụ,,blaspheme +kpụmìga,,move farther off: Bikó kpụmìga! Please move farther off! +kpụnye,,"creep, crawl, glide, pull into" +kpụpụ,,"creep, crawl, glide forth, out" +kpụpụta,,"creep, crawl, glide out (to the open)" +kpụrụka,,move aside:
Bịkọ kpụrụkalụ m Please move aside from me (i.e. without using legs) +kp’ụkọnata,,"contract in size (of something long and flexible, e.g. snake or worm, when it draws body together before expanding)" +kq 1.,verb,tell; relate; guess +kq akqkq,,tell a story; give news +ku mmīli,,scoop water out of a vessel +ku ọ̀kpọ,,box +kugwa,,"revenge, avenge a beating" +kunye mmīli,,bring water to +kupe,,break off part of: +kute mmīli,,fetch water in a vessel +kwa ọnwa,,monthly +kwa ụkwalà,,cough: +kwa ụzọ,,open road; prepare way +kwa ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,every morning +kwabànye,,push in; hustle in +kwadà,,push down +kwafè,,push over +kwakpọsi anya,,cry bitterly (lit. blind oneself with tears) +kwe akwà,,weave cloth (usu. with hand-loom) +kwe n'aka,,shake hands +kwe n'isi,n.,od the head +kwe nkwà,,make promise; give pledge: Q kwèlù m nkwà He promised me +kwe ùkwe,,sing: +kwe ọnỳà,,set trap +kwe ụ̀ta,,string a bow +kwedo aka,,lay hold of +kwenye,,agree with: +kwerùbe,,shake thoroughly +kwezi ụta,,re-string a bow +kwezi ụ̀ta,,re-string a bow +kwo ezē,,"take out, extract teeth; lose tooth, teeth" +kwo ọnwụ,,be at point of death; struggle with death +"kwu 3., -ku",ext. suff.,1. to; towards +kwu 4.,ext. suff.,1. more; more of +kwu chìm,,be firm; stand firm; be firmly established or secure in a place (of person) +kwu ezi okwū,,speak the truth +kwu m̄pụ,,talk at random +kwu okwu alụ,,speak abominable word(s) +kwu okwu azụ,,slander; backbite +kwu okwu ụgha,,speak falsehood +kwu ugwọ,,"pay debt, salary, wages" +kwu àlụlụ,,be misty +kwu èkwulèkwu,,"be loquacious, talkative" +kwu ọnụ naàbò,,speak hypocritically +"kwu-, -kwụ- 2.",v. cork, +kwu-do,v. meet, +"kwu-kọ, -kwụ-kọ","v. join, piece together", +kwubulu,,say beforehand +kwuchi,,cork; stopper +kwuchi ọnū,,"cover, plug hole, mouth, opening" +kwuchi ọnụ,,"cover, plug hole, opening" +kwudide,,continue speaking +kwughe,,open; uncover +kwukpò,,cover up with words +kwukwù aka,,"clench, close the hand" +kwusà,,say about; spread the news +kwute,,speak well: +kwụnị,,be tough: +kwà aka,,push; urge; drive +kwà aka,,push; urge; drive +kwà anyasị,,every evening +kwà arọ,,yearly; annually +kwà arọ,,yearly; every year: Ezè Nnoòbi nà-àgba Ọfala kwà arọ — The Chief of Nnoobi celebrates the Ọfala every year +kwà daa,,every day: Anyi nà-ème yā kwà daa We do it daily +kwà daa,,daily +kwà izù,,weekly +kwà mbọsị,,daily +kwà mgbèdè,,every evening +kwà mkpukpù,,be hunchbacked +kwà ànyasị,,every evening +kwà èfifìè,,every midday +kwà ībọ̄sị,,every day; daily +kwà ọnwa,,monthly +kwà ụbọsị,,every day; daily +kwà ụchichì,n.,ightly +kwà ụtụtụ,,every morning +kwà ụzọ,,open a road; prepare way +kwà ụ̀ta,,regret; be sorry +kwàchalị,,"exclaim in pleasure or amusement; chuckle:
Gèè ntị, ị gà-anụ kā Àda nà-akwàchalị Listen, you will hear Ada chuckling to herself" +kwàdo,,support; hold up; stop from falling +kwàghe,,push open +kwàkpọ,,overthrow; push down; demolish +kwàkọ,,push together +kwàkọ isi nísi,,set people at loggerheads +kwàni ọkụ 1.,,(lit.) fan fire 2. (fig.) instigate someone to do something +kwànye,,push in +kwànyè ọkụ,,stir up a fire; accelerate a car +kwàsi ike,,push firmly +kwàtù,,knock down; push down +kwò +,,4. v. +kwò ekwòlò,,envy; contest enviously +kwò ekwòlò,,envy; be jealous of +kwò ụla,,snore +kwọ̀ nnwa (n’àzù,,carry child (on the back) +kwù-,v. cover; cover with lid; invert, +kwù-kwù 1.,"v. hold together, clench (of hand)", +kwù-kwù 2.,v. be foolish, +kwùchi,,close (opening): +kwùchikpò,,cover in +kwùghe,,open; take off lid or cover: +kwùghe,,"open (bottle, tin, pot, etc.)" +kwùghepụ̀,,uncover +kwùkwù aka,,"clench, close the hand" +kwùlu,,used in: +kwùlìkwùlì,n. used in:, +kwùpụ̀,,"uncork (a bottle, etc.)" +kwọ,,1. grind; grate; saw; rub; (with aka as object) wash (hands) +kwọ,,see kwa +kwọ 2. +,v. scoop up (water), +kwọ aka,,wash the hands +kwọ aka,,wash the hands +kwọ akpụ,,grate cassava; make gari: +kwọ igbi,,rub the gums (of teething child) +kwọ mmiliị,,bale; dip up water (with hands or container) +kwọ mmīli,,"bale, dip up water with the hands" +kwọ mụlummụlu,,be smooth (of stone); be very smooth and shining +kwọ osè,,grind pepper: +kwọ ọkà,,grind corn +kwọ ọkà,,grind corn: +kwọbè,,saw asunder: +kwọcha file,,file +kwọcha isi,,be bald +kwọjịpụ,,saw off +kwọmù,,grind into small pieces +"kwọpịa, -kwọpia",,be smashed (by lorry) +kwọpịà,,grind to little bits or pulp; crush; mash +kwọsa mmiliị,,A. throw water over the hands or body (as in taking a shower)
B. wipe off water from the floor or any wide surface (also -kwọcha) +kwọsa mmīli,,"A. throw water over (as in taking a shower)
B. wipe off water from floor, table, windscreen, or any wide surface (larger quantity than -ficha; also -kwọcha)" +kwọzè,,"(slang, usu. among school-children) snack, small edibles like àkàlà, groundnuts, èlèlè, bought and eaten by school-children during the recess period by those who can afford it" +kwọzè,,grind to pulp; reduce by grinding +kwọ̀,v. carry on the back, +kwọ̀ nnwa,,carry child on the back:
Kwọ̀ụ nnwa Carry the child on your back +kwọ̀ nnwa n’àzụ,,carry child on the back +kwọ̀lụ,,carry on the back (e.g. child) +kwọ̀pụ,,put down from the back something carried on it +kwụ 4. +,v. smoke, +kwụ 5.,v. jump, +kwụ 6.,,see -kwu +kwụ anwụrụ̀,,smoke (of a fire) +kwụ elili,,commit suicide by hanging +kwụ elili,,commit suicide by hanging +kwụ àlụ̀lụ̀,,be misty +kwụ èfè,,swing to and fro; be neutral +kwụ ọtọ,,stand up: Mmadụ̀ nīne kwụḷụ ọtọ Would everybody stand up +kwụ Ụ̀dọ̀,,commit suicide (by hanging); hang oneself +kwụba,,place against +kwụbà,,jump in +kwụdide,,continue standing +kwụdo,,stand firm: Òtu ānyị àkwụdosigo ikē Our club is now on a firm basis +kwụdà,,lower; let down +kwụfè,,jump over +kwụfè,,suspend; hang +kwụfèghalị,,swing; hang around +kwụgbu,,suffocate by smoke +kwụgbu,,kill by hanging +kwụkọ aka,,rub the hands together in supplication +kwụkọ aka,,rub the hands together in supplication +"kwụkọnye, -kwụkọnye",,"join, piece together" +"kwụni, -kwuni",,"rise (of mist, smoke, etc.)" +kwụpụ̀,,jump off +kwụtù,,jump down +Kà (chi) bọ̀,,goodnight (this is used as a reply to kà chi fo): +kà 1. conj.,,that; as; as if to say; when; while; like: +kà 2.,v. guess, +kà 3.,v. (make a) mark; fix; appoint, +kà 4.,v. speak; say, +kà 5.,v. afflict; torment; worry:, +kà akàlà,,"draw a line, mark" +Kà azị,,What then? +Kà chi fo,,goodnight (lit. let the day break) +Kà chi foo,,Good night +Kà m jè,,Let me go +kà nzū,,"mark, write on, the floor, ground, or any object with nzū (traditional)" +kà nzụ,,mark with chalk on ground +kà uka,,converse; quarrel; slander: +kà uka,,hold divine service: +kà àgbà,,make arrangement (for meeting) +kà àkà,,guess +kà àkàlà,,draw a line +kà ụka,,hold divine service; converse; quarrel +kà.....wèe,,in order that; so that: +kà...kà,,both…and: +kàcha,,erase; cancel +kàchapụ,,cancel out +kàfìè,,guess wrongly +kàgha,,fix again; adjourn; postpone +kàghalị,,re-fix; postpone +kànye,v.,accinate; inoculate +kàta,extensional suffix,so much...that; to such an extent...that: +kàta,,guess correctly +kè 1.,verb,share; divide +kè ekpē,,make a will +kè ikpe,,give judgement +kè ikpe,,give judgement +kè nràmanya,,divide equally:
Bikó kèe anụ afụ̀ nràmanya Please divide that meat equally +kè ìbụ̀ọ,,divide into two; bisect +kèji,,divide into two +kèlụ òkè,,take a share +kèta,,get a share: +kèta òkè,,take (and bring back) a share: Anà m èje na nzùkọ ụmụ̀ nnà ikètà òkè ụmụ̀ nnē m. I am going to the family meeting to bring back the share (of something) of my brothers +kò + 1.,verb,swell; distend; bulge +kò afọ,,distend abdomen; Nni nkàà nà-ekò afọ̄ This food is stodgy +kò okwu,,"(fig.) cause trouble; invite quarrel, dispute (usually deliberately); assault" +kò ukò,,put on airs; show off; be lavish in hospitality; puff oneself up +kò èkò,,creep; climb (of plants) +kò èkò,,A. writhe; bubble; froth; ferment B. distend; swell; bulge +kò ọ̀nùmà,,be angry; swell with anger +kò ọnụmà,,be angry; swell with anger +kòcha,,defame; revile; curse (= -kọ̀ ọ̣nụ̄) +kòdo,,catch; entangle; be entangled +kòni enū,,hang up +kòni enū,,hang up (on hook) +kòso,,see òkòso +kọ̀ 1. v.,,plant (tubers) +kọ̀ 3. v.,,be dry +kọ̀ 4. v.,,"be scarce, no longer obtainable:" +kọ̀ akọ,,dry +kọ̀ isi,,shave head; barb +kọ̀ ọ̣kọ,,scratch; itch +kọ̀ ọ̣nụ̄,,quarrel; abuse; revile (= -kòcha) +kọ̀ ụgbò,,make a farm +kọ̀ ụkọ,,be scarce +kọ̀cha isi,,shave head +kọ̀fịa,,rub skin off hand +kọ̀sà,,reveal; declare: +kọ̀wa,,explain; introduce: +kọ̀wa inu,int.,erpret a proverb or parable +kọ̀wa ọ̀dịnààrị,,explain and set up new codes of ritual and political behaviour (esp. of Nri man) +kù igà,,put in fetters; handcuff +kù mmụ̀ọ́,,invite masquerader to a place (e.g. funeral) +kù n'aka,n.,urse; hold in the arms +kù ngwulọ,,sit on floor with legs crossed: *Akụjịna ngwulọ n’iru onye ọbịa* Stop sitting cross-legged in the presence of the stranger +kù àkùkù,,say slang word +kù àkùpè,,fan: +kù ọ̀kụ̀,,"tend, keep livestock:" +kùchi nwunyè,,take the wife of a dead person +kùlì,,break into pieces by knocking:
Ọ nà-àkùlì ajà She is breaking a piece of mud wall +kịlịkịlị,noun,tiny size: Ọ kùtà umụ kịlịkịlị azụ̀ He caught tiny fish +kịlịkịlịkịlị,interjection,"word used by children when trying to count stars at night; each number is preceded by this word, and they try to count as far as possible on one breath" +kịtkpà,noun,smallpox +kịtàà,n.,ow +kọ isi,,shave; barb +kọ àgbugbọ̀,,collect decayed compost for application to crops +kọ àkùkọ,,tell a story; give news +kọ ọkọ,,itch; irritate: Anya na-àkọ m ọkọ My eye itches +kọ ụkọ,,be scarce +kọcha isi,,shave +kọwa inu,int.,erpret a proverb or parable +kụ aka,,clap hands +kụ ògenè,,strike a metal gong +kụ ọfọ,,knock ọfọ on the ground (of a priest in giving judgement) +kụ ọkà,,plant maize +kụzi,,teach; instruct +l mm,,offer food to the ancestors; feast the dead +la 1.,v. drink, +la 3.,v. have coition with:, +la di,,Q chọ̀ ịla ya He wants to sleep with her; have sexual intercourse (of woman); be sexually loose (of woman) +la oke mmanya,,drink to excess; get drunk +la oke mmānya,,drink to excess; get drunk +"la, -lụ 2.",v. sleep, +la-cha,verb,lick; eat (juicy fruit); drink (soup) +la-pa,verb,stick to; cling to +lachalị,,"lick; (fig.) make the most of; enjoy:
Ǫ bulù nà ulù àdapụtalụ m ebe m jèkọrịn lachalịa yā If I get some profit (usu. unexpected) where I am going, I will make the most of it" +lafọ,,drink and leave some remaining +laju afọ,,drink to satiety +lakwu,,"drink again, in addition, the remainder" +lalụ,,drink a part +lamì ụla,,fall deeply asleep +lamị ụla,,fall fast asleep +lapado n'àrụ,,stick to body +lapado n’ àrụ,,cling +lapalu n’ àrụ,,cling (to one) +lapalụ n'àrụ,,cling (to somebody) +lapụ̀ ta ile,,put out the tongue +larụ alarụ,,"congeal, coagulate, curdle (e.g. oil)" +larụ ụla,,sleep +le (afịa) ọkshọ̀m,,sell wares at an auction +le 1.,verb,sell +le 2.,verb,be rotten +le 3.,verb,"brand with hot thing; burn, touch with fire or hot object; be hot" +le afịa ọkshọm,,sell wares at an auction +le ùle,,"be rotten, lazy, corrupt" +le ùle,,rot; be rotten; be corrupt; be lazy +le ọkshọm,,sell at an auction; sell by auction: Q chọlụ ile ife ya niile ọkshọm She wants to sell all her belongings by auction +le ọkụ,,"be hot, warm; brand with hot object; burn or touch with fire or hot object" +le ọkụ,,"A. be hot, warm:" +lebe (= -lesị,,sell to +ledo,,blaze out; catch fire +ledà,,sell cheaply +lefù,,sell into slavery +lefọ,,"sell, leaving some parts" +leji,,cut asunder by burning +lesị,,sell to: +letà,noun,"letter (E., cf. akwụkwọ)" +letọ̀,,be very rotten +letọ̄si,,be completely rotten +li 1. v.,,eat; acquire; absorb +li ngo,,"receive money, reward, or bribe for services" +li ngọ̄,,accept a bribe +li nni,,eat food; feed +li nrà,,fine:
Fâ lìlì ya nrà They fined him +li nrā,,fine; impose a fine +li obì,,resemble in behaviour; behave in exactly the same way as another person +li ugwọ́,,"receive salary, wages, etc." +li ugwọ,,"receive salary, wages, etc." +li ulù,,gain; profit; benefit +li àkù,,inherit wealth: +li àkù,,inherit wealth +li àrụ efè,,"be at ease, free from care:" +li èlèlè,,gain +li ìzìzì,,tickle: +li òlili,,have a feast +li òlili,,have a feast +li ụ̀wà,,enjoy; enjoy life +li ǹgàlì,,take bribe +li ǹgàlị,,take bribe +li ọkụ̀,,inherit wealth +li ọnụ̄,,dumbfound; astonish: +li ọ̀kù,,inherit wealth +li ụwa,,enjoy life: +lichapù,,eat up; devour +lidà,,cause someone to spend all he has +lifọ,,eat and leave some remaining +ligbu,,defraud (otherwise than in trading) +ligbàdo,,eat altogether +ligbàdo,,eat up +liju afọ,,eat to satiety +likpù,,"overwhelm, swallow up (of water, mud, etc.)" +likwu,,eat more: +likwu,,eat more +likọ,,eat together +lipù,,devour; eat up +lipụ,,eat up +lipụ,,beat off entirely +lita n’ùkwù,,inherit; gain by inheritance +lita n’ùkwù,,"inherit, gain by inheritance" +lite,,A. accommodate; contain +lite ekpē,,inherit +lite ụ̀tà,,accept an invitation +"lo ìlìlò, ìlòlò",,think +lu Agwù,,perform the preliminary sacrifice before being initiated into Agwù +lu aka,,receive; reach +lu inyi,,"be dirty, filthy: O lù inyi It is dirty" +lu ànị̀,,arrive at a settlement or conclusion +lu ụnọ,,build a house +lucha ànị,,cultivate land; clear weeds +là + 1.,v. entice; seduce; deceive, +là 2.,ext. suff.,1. open; flat; exposed +là ụ̀la,,entice; charm; persuade +là ụ̀là,,seduce; entire; draw away +làdà,,"soothe, rock (a baby)" +làfù,,seduce; deceive +làpụ̀ta ile,,put out the tongue +lè 1.,verb,fulfil; come to pass; (of medicine or sorcery) be efficacious +lè 2.,extensional suffix,(used with movement) about; used only in: +lèzù,,fulfil; come to pass +lì ext. suff.1.,,reduce to small units; splinter; crush (something softer or +lì-lì,v. be very old (of thing):
Áfè m elilìgo My garment is already tattered, +lìlì èlilì,,be old and tattered (of clothes); crumble (of a wall):
O yì áfe lìlì èlilì She is wearing an old and tattered dress +lìlìlì,n. shivering or quivering state, +lò nlọ,,dream a dream: +lòlu nnwa,,adopt a child +lọ̀ anya,,eye; look at angrily or with contempt +lù ụkwụ,,limp +lù ụla,,sleep +lù ụla,,be sleepy +lùmi,,go far with a task: +lùni,,build up +lùnwù,,rebuild +lụ̀do osisi,,stick a stick into the ground +lị + 1.,v. climb; creep, +lị 2.,ext. suff.,1. for one’s own benefit; to oneself +lị alị,,"creep (of insects, etc.)" +lị ugwu,,"climb mountain, hill; move uphill" +"lị, li 3.",ext. suff.,1. about; around (often combined with -gha 1.B) +lịdà,,descend; go down +lịfèta,,climb over +lịgo,,climb +lịgota,,climb up +lịkwàsị,,climb upon; climb up again +lịpụ,,alight from a vehicle +lụ (nni) gọwụ,,A. neutralise effect of poison: +lụ 4. v.,,see -la 2. +lụ afọ,,have stomach-ache +lụ ajọ ọlụ,,do work badly: +lụ alụ,,"be defiled, corrupt; commit abomination" +lụ arụ uka,,be self-controlled +lụ arụ ụka,,be self-controlled +lụ onwe uka,,"be disciplined, self-controlled" +lụ onwe ukà,,"be disciplined, self-controlled" +lụ onwe ụka,,"be disciplined, self-controlled:" +lụ ugbo,,work a farm +lụ uka,,dispute with; argue +lụ ànị,,"commit abomination, havoc, treachery:" +lụ ànị̀,,"wreak havoc; commit treachery, abominably wicked or cruel act" +lụ àrụ,,receive; reach +lụ àrụ uka,,be self-controlled +lụ ọlụ,,work +lụ ụka,,dispute with; argue +lụ ụlọ,,build a house +lụcha ànị̀,,cultivate land; clear weeds +lụjụ ụka,,debate; discuss +lụlịta uka,,debate; discuss +lụsi,,finish a piece of work: +lụsi ike,,"work hard, energetically" +lụsi ọrụ ike,,"work hard, energetically:" +lụta,,earn +lụzi,,rectify; correct +lụ̀ ajọ́ ọ̀lụ̀,,do work badly +lụ̀ ọ̀lụ̀,,work +lụọba,,do thoroughly: +ma 2.,v. A. jump, +ma 4. v.,,A. mould +ma 6. v.,,beat (of rain and sun) +ma 7. v.,,wrap; tie +ma 9. v.,,rub; press +ma akwà,,"wear, tie wrapper; be dressed in wrapper" +ma akwà,,"wear, tie wrapper; be dressed in wrapper (cf. -ma gògọ̀dọ̀)" +ma akwụkwọ,,(lit. know book); be brainy: +ma ama,,hop +ma amụma,,prophesy; foretell +ma anya,,attract +ma ge,,"be grateful, polite, well-behaved, modest, courteous" +ma ibē,,bet; stake +ma ife,,have sense; be wise +ma ikpe,,condemn; be condemned: +ma ikpe,,condemn: A màlụ̀ ya ikpe orí He was found guilty of stealing +ma iwu,,"make, enact law" +ma lìlì,,shiver +ma mkpùlù,,"make a bed of earth, mound" +ma mkpūlu,,"make an earthbed, mound" +ma mmilī,,"press sprain, etc., with cloth dipped in hot water" +ma mmà,,"pierce, strike with sword, matchet; stab:" +ma mmà,,pierce or strike with a sword or hatchet; stab +ma mmā,,"be good; be beautiful, handsome:" +ma mmā,,be beautiful +ma mmụ̀ọ́,,A. be initiated into the masqueraders’ cult (and learn its secrets) +ma nnwokē,n.,ot to be in state of virginity (of woman) (*lit.* know a man) +ma n���ọnyà,,be caught in a trap +ma n’ọnỳà,,be entrapped: +ma obì,,"know one’s own mind: Ọ māṛọ̄ obì ya He doesn’t know his own mind, or, He’s fickle" +ma okwà,,announce; give public notice +ma osisi,,"plant a live stick, slip or cutting" +ma ubè,,pierce with a spear +ma ubè,,pierce with a spear +ma àbụ̀bà,,"be fatty, plumpy" +ma àtụ̀,,"point at for illustration, as an example, a model; compare to" +ma èbù,,become mouldy +ma òkpoko ụtālā,,mould large morsel of pounded fufu +ma òkpokó,,mould large morsel of pounded food (idiomatic) +ma ọ̀gọ̀,,"be grateful, polite, well-behaved, modest, courteous: Ọ dị̄ àma ọ̀gọ̀ He is not usually grateful" +ma ọ̀la,,slap +"ma ụ̀la, ọ̀la",,slap the face with the open hand +ma ụ̀ma,int.,"end; act wilfully, knowingly, deliberately: Ọ mà ụ̀ma wèe me yā She did it on purpose" +ma ụ̀nọ̀,,"be tame, domesticated (of animal)" +ma ọkwa,,announce (e.g. in the church): +ma ọ̀la,,slap on the face: Màa yā ọ̀la Slap him +ma ọ̀sọ̀,,"make a ""hiss"":" +ma ọ̀sọ̀,,"suck the teeth (in contempt, etc.)" +ma ọṣọ,,"suck the teeth (in contempt, etc.)" +ma ụnọ,,"be tame, be domesticated (lit. know the house)" +ma ụ̀ma,,"pretend; be useful; do with purpose; act wilfully, knowingly" +ma-ji v.,,fold over; double +mado,,stick to: Ọ̀ gịnị màdò gị n’àgbà? What is sticking to your jaw? +mado,,stick; be sticky +madè,,be beaten by rain to the skin (of humans); be beaten soggy by rain (of articles) +mafè,,leap over +mafù obì,,take the breath away +maghalị,,throw about +maghalị,,shake (a vessel containing liquid) +maghalị,,jump about +magolu ànyị̀nyà,,mount a horse +magolu ànyịnyà,,mount a horse +makpù,,lie on the stomach +makwụ,,tie +makù,,bring near +makụ̀,,embrace +makụ̀do,,stick; stick to +makị̀ta,,clasp to body +makọ,,compress together +malà,,rub; stroke; soothe; massage +malì àmalì,,be drenched thoroughly +malụ aka,,be friendly; be familiar with +malụ̀ afà,,"be well-known, important:" +malụ̀ obi,,soothe the heart +mangòlò,n., +mani enū,,"leap, jump" +mani enū,,jump up +manye,,attack with violence; force; persecute; assault +mapu,,"pierce (with knife, spear, etc.)" +mapụ̀,,ostracise +mapụ̀ imi,,blow the nose +marùbe,,shake; move +marùbe,,shake thoroughly +mata,,understand: Ì mātàlụ̀ ife m kwùlù? Do you understand what I said? +mazi,,direct; explain to (e.g. a way of doing something): Anà m èje ị̣yọ̄ Ibè kà ọ mazièlụ̣ m etu m gà-èsi je nnukwu ụnọ̣ ọgwụ̄ dị̄ n’Ìbàdàn a nà-àkpọ UCH ghàlị ifù ụzọ̀ I am going to beg Ibe to direct me as to how to reach the big hospital at Ibadan called UCH without missing the way +mazù,,know all; understand fully +maàzị̀ n.,,mister (of Ndìzuọ̀gù origin) +mbacha,n., +mbadamba,n., +mbido,,beginning; starting +mbido arọ̀,,beginning of the year: +mbà,n., +mbà 1.,n., +mbà 1.,n., +mbà 2.,n., +mbà! 2.,int., +mbàla,n., +mbàla ezi,,compound inside walls (contrast ilo) +mbàlà,n., +mbàlā,n., +mbàzụ̀,n., +mbè 1.,n., +mbè 1.,n., +mbè 2.,n., +mbè aka nnị,,handful of food (e.g. fufu) +mbè n’ukwù,,skirt; native skirt worn as underwear +mbèbèlè,n., +"mbèkwù, mbè",n., +mbèlède,n. suddenness;, +mbèm̀bè,n. small black edible fruit of ilighìlì, +mbì,n. used in:, +mbìbì,,borrowing +mbìbì,n. borrowing (-bì 3. borrow), +mbìdo,n. pressing; repressing (-bido press), +mbìgbọ̀,n. scolding; storming; uproar, +mbìjám̀bja,n. stranger; squatter, +mbìnite (n'ọ nwụ,,resurrection; rising (from the dead) +mbùbọ̀,n. peel (of fruit), +mbùmbù,n. bogeyman (a creature that will carry bad children away) (= ìtànta), +mbọ,n. nail (of toe or finger); claw, +mbọ̀ 1.,n. revenge, +mbọ̀ 2.,n. effort; struggle; industry; enterprise, +mbọ̀cha,n. curiosity; inquisitiveness (-bọ̀cha), +mbọ̀ṣi,,see mbọ̀ṣi +mbụ,n. one (in counting only); (the) first:, +me,v. do; act; make; happen; cause, +me agad,,"be old, decrepit; become old" +me aka n̄tụtụ,,"be fond of pilfering, picking and stealing" +me aka ṅtụtụ,,"be fond of pilfering, picking and stealing" +me alụ,,commit abomination; break taboo; do something traditionally forbidden +me alụ̄,,commit abomination; break taboo; do something traditionally forbidden +me anya ụla,,be drowsy +me anya ụlā,,be drowsy +me anya ụ̀là,,be drowsy +me arịma,,"make a sign, signal" +me arịma,,"make a sign, signal" +me ge,,give a present; do a kindness +me ifèlē,,put to shame +me imē,,be in labour; travail +me isi ikē,,be headstrong +me kpakalakpakala,,be cranky and noisy (refers esp. to noise made by an old bicycle) +me kpukpulukpu,,"become stiff, firm" +me kwùlìkwùlì,,behave like a harmless madman +me kwùlìkwùlì,,behave like a harmless madman +me mgbafù,,"be poured away, off, to waste:" +me mgbagọ,,"be bent, crooked, curved:" +me mgbalị̀,,"be slender, slim" +me mgbanù,,be in a hurry:
Ọ nà-eme mgbanù She is in a hurry +me nkwà,,"keep, fulfil a promise" +me nsọ,,break a taboo; do a forbidden thing: +me ntiwa,,be broken: Afele nkàa mèlù ntiwa This plate is broken +me nzuzù,,"be foolish, stupid; act stupidly, foolishly" +me n’ogè,,be punctual; do something in good time +me okènyè,,"be aged, elderly, old" +me àgadị,,"be old, decrepit" +me àgbogbọ̀,,act as or be a young woman +me àgbọ̀,,"do as, be a young woman" +me àghalà,,"be troublesome, rascally" +me àkàjè,,humiliate; disgrace +me àkàjè,,humiliate; disgrace: Q bùlù nà nwoké afù àbịazie ebe à ọ̀zọ̀ anyị gà-ème yà àkàjè If that man dares come here again we shall humiliate him +me ànwànsì,conj.,ure; do wizardry +me ànwàṅsì,conj.,ure; perform magic +me àsalà,,be polite +me èbelè,,have pity on; be sorry for; have mercy on: +me èbelè,,take pity on; be sorry for; have mercy on: Èbelè yâ mèlụ̀ m I am full of pity for him +me èbùbè,,beautify; decorate: O mèlụ̀ akwà afụ̀ èbùbè He decorated the cloth +me ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,take breakfast +mebe,prep.,are; make (ready) +mebì,,keep in disorder; spoil: O mebì ife à nụwà He spoilt this very thing: Ajọ ịkpa nà-eme bì nnwatà Bad influences spoil a child +mebì ìwu,,"commit crime, offence; break law; sin" +mebì ìwu,,"commit crime, offence; break law; sin" +mecha imi,,wipe the nose +mechi,,"shut, close (eye, mouth, window, door, book); close down: O mèchì ụ̀zò He shut the door: Àyị èmechigo ọ̀zụ̀ afịa āyi We have wound up our business" +mechi ọnụ,,hush; shut up +mechi ọnụ,,hush; shut up +mechite,,close door behind one: O mèchìtè ụ̀zò He shut the door behind himself +mefìè,,do wrong; sin +mefù,,spend lavishly; waste +megbu,,oppress; ill-treat +meghalị,,move round; stir; shake +meghe,,"open (eye, window, door) (cf. -sàghe)" +"meghepụ̀, -mepụ̀",,undo; loose; unfasten; open +meghèli,,fool about +meghèli anya,,confuse: +meghèli anya,,confuse +"megide, -mejide",,act against +megwa,,revenge; avenge (lit. do back): Agà m èmegwa yà ife ọ mèlụ m I will take vengeance for what he did to me +megwalụ,,take revenge +meju,,fill +mejọ,,injure +meka àrụ,,trouble; bother +mekwulu,,return; do in return; take revenge +mekwàsị,,repeat (action) +mekwọ́lụ,,take revenge +mekà àrụ,,trouble; bother +"mekàta, -mekata",,do for a long time +mekọ,,act together; have intercourse with; fraternise with +mekọta,,happen together: Ife naàbọ̀ afụ̀ mèkòtàlụ̀ The two events were simultaneous +meli,,overcome +menye ifele n’iru,,abash (lit. bring shame to one’s face) +mesi ike,,do energetically +mesị,,finish +mete,,waken; rouse +metụ,,touch +metụ aka,,touch lightly +mezi,,repair; rectify; correct +mfù,n. loss (-fù lose), +mfụ̀kọ,n. used in:, +mfụ̀kọ akwà,,crease +mfụchata,,curiosity; inquisitiveness +mgba,n. used in:, +mgba n'oge,,"strife, conflict" +mgba n’ọ̀gù,,strife; conflict +mgbadà,"n. level ground, as opposed to a hill", +mgbafịlị,n. small type of yam which cannot be replanted but only eaten (= mkpùlị̀), +mgbaghàlụ,,forgiveness +mgbaghàlụ,n. forgiveness, +mgbagọ̀,n. state of being bent, +mgbagọ,,crookedness; sinuousness; bending +mgbaka,"n. sour, tart taste (as of unripe fruit)", +mgbakà,n. used in:, +mgbakà àrụ,,uneasiness of body; irritation +mgbakọ,,gathering; meeting +mgbalụ ọtọ,,"state of nakedness, nudity: Ọbị nọ nà mgbalụ ọtọ Obi is nude" +mgbanù,,hurry; haste +mgbasà,,dismissal; scattering; spreading; dispersal +mgbasịlị,n. used in:, +mgbasịlị akà,,finger-ring +mgbawa,,crack; cracking +mgbawa,,"running home, away" +mgbayàlụ,,forgiveness +mgbe ọbùnà,,any time; every time +mgbelè,,"stealthy walking; slow, snail-paced walk" +mgbu akwụkwọ,,fallen leaves +mgbà,n. wax; glue, +mgbà arọ̀,,a year (ago) +mgbà arọ̀ naàbọ̀,,two years (ago): +mgbà arọ,,a year (old) +mgbà arọ,,a year +mgbà arọ naabọ,,two years (old): Mgbà arọ naabọ ka ọ dị taa — It is two years ago today; Q gà-adị mgbà arọ echi m̀ jịlì bili n'ebe à — It will be a year tomorrow since I have been living here +mgbàchi,n. stopping of a gap; blocking; counteracting; thwarting; interposition, +mgbàdà,n. Maxwell’s duiker, +mgbàkalakọ̀m,,see mkpàkalakọ̀m +mgbààjàlà,n. whip, +mgbè nìine,,at all times; every time +mgbè ọ̀kọ̀chị,,dry season +mgbùbò àrụ,,skin +mgbọwa,,crack; splitting +mgbụgbọ̀ àkwa,,eggshell +mi azụ,,dry fish +mi mkpụrụ,,bear fruit +mi mmà,,draw the sword or matchet +mi ọnụ,,draw in the mouth; pout; be envious +mkp akwkwkw,,(shed) leaves +mkpa àḳụ,,the search for kernels +mkpasu iwē,,spite; provocation +"mkpogo, mkpogomkpo",noun,steep place; cliff +mkpomkpo,noun,rubbish-heap; rubbish +mkpomkpo,noun,"A. broken-down object; ruinous, ruined, waste (wall, house):" +mkpu 1.,noun,loud cry; shout; call for help +mkpu 2.,noun,A. ant-hill +mkpukpù,noun,hunch (on back); lump +mkpulụ,noun,A. seed; fruit +mkpumkpu 1.,n. shortness, +mkpumkpu 2.,n. bare dry place, +mkpumkpu mmadụ̀,,a short person +mkpumkpu mmādụ,,short person +mkpumè,noun,stone; rock +mkpà akà,,biceps +mkpà n'aka,,walking-stick; staff +mkpà ọkụ,,matches +mkpìlìsì osisi,,stump of tree +mkpò,noun,small box; can +mkpò anwùlù,,snuff-box +mkpò tanjele,,special container for ọtanjẹle +mkpò ṭabà,,snuff-box +mkpòchi ntị,,stubbornness; habitual disobedience (usu. of young person) +mkpòchi n’iru,,anything fastened on forehead or in front +mkpòdù,noun,kind of shrub +"mkpòlògwūgwū, mkpòlògwū",noun,root +mkpòlọ̀,noun,A. rod; bar +mkpọ̀ tanjele,,special container for ọ̀tanjele +mkpó Ụ̀tabà,,snuff-box +mkpù,noun,small group (contrast ikpo): +mkpù ọfịa,,small patch of bush left in middle of cleared area +mkpùlù,noun,mound of earth +mkpị,noun,section (as of seed or nut) +mkpịlịkpị,noun,"fragment, small piece, stump (of something long, e.g. snake, yam, etc.)" +mkpịlịsi,noun,shortness; broken portion +mkpịlịsi osisi,,stump of tree +mkpịlịte,noun,small wooden mortar used for grinding pepper +mkpịsi,noun,any object shaped like a ramrod with pointed tip; spike +mkpịsi (nnị,,spike used for bringing boiled pieces of yam or meat out of the pot +mkpịsi akà,,finger +mkpịsi aká,,finger +mkpịsi ngù,,rib +mkpịsi ngù,,rib +mkpịsi ụkwụ̄,,toe +"mkpịsi, (mkpala) egbè",,ramrod +mkpọ,noun,pole (= utùnh) +mkpọ,noun,walking-stick +mkpọ anwụ́,,drought; extended or severe dry season; long period without rain +mkpọ àchàlà,,bamboo pole +mkpọcha,,burning +mkpọchi,noun,A. locking +mkpọchi n’iru,,anything fastened on forehead or in front of (something) +mkpọli,,grinding +mkpọli,,reproach; abuse +mkpọniiru,,anything fastened on forehead or in front of (something) +mkpọnkpọ mmadụ̀,,"a poor, despised, hopeless man" +mkpọnmkpọ mmàdù,,"a poor, despised, hopeless man:" +mkpọnịiru,noun,anything fastened on forehead or in front of (something) +mkpụkpọ,n.,ail; peg (from -kpo 3. nail) +mkpụrụ,n.,oise; uproar +mkpụrụ,"n. kind of bean - small and round. Unlike other beans, the plant is a shrub and not a creeping plant", +mkpụrụ akị,,palm kernel +mkpụrụ amụ,,testicle +mkpụrụ amụ,,testis +mkpụrụ amụ,,a smile +mkpụrụ amụ,,a smile +mkpụrụ anwū,,drought; extended dry season; severe dry season; long period without rain +mkpụrụ anya,,eyeball +mkpụrụ anyā,,eyeball +mkpụrụ egō,,cowrie; coin; shilling +mkpụrụ jī,,"small yam, soft and round, usually eaten (= mgbafịlị)" +mkpụrụ jị,,seed-yam +mkpụrụ mmadụ̀,,few people +mkpụrụ mmìì,,hail; drops of rain +mkpụrụ mmīli,,hail; drops of rain +mkpụrụ obi,,heart; soul +mkpụrụ oge,,few moments +mkpụrụ ogè,,a few moments +mkpụrụ osisi,,fruit +mkpụrụ osisi,,fruit +mkpụrụ osè,,seed of pepper +mkpụrụ àḳụ,,palm kernel +mkpụrụ ībọ̄sị,,a day +mkpụrụ ụbọ̀sị,,a day +mmm nwa,,A. star +mm kpo,,masquerade covered with ikpo-bells +mm ebi ogw,,masquerade with porcupine quills on the body +mm ijele,,"graceful, elaborate masquerade" +mm iny,,"bad, unclean spirit" +mm ogonogo,,"'tall ghost', the most elderly and venerated form of the incarnate dead (= egwugwu)" +mma àrụ,,physical beauty +mmadụ nkịti,,A. ordinary person; man in the street +"mmadụ ọbùnà, ọbùnà",,everybody; any person; every person: +"mmadụ, mmadụ̀, madụ̀",n. person; human being, +mmadụ̀ atọ,,three persons: Achọ̀ m mmadụ̀ atọ I need three persons +mmadụ̀ ịkị́tị,,A. ordinary person; man in the street B. a useless person +mmadụ̀ ọ̀bụ̀nà,,"everybody; any, every person" +mmaji naàbò,,two-fold +mmajị,,folding; doubling +mmakwu,n. loop, +mmanya ngwò,,raphia palm wine +mmanya nkwụ,,wine from oil palm +Mmanya èbègo ugwù,,The pot of wine is no longer full +"mmanya, mmanya, manya","n. wine, esp. palm wine; any type of alcohol", +mmanụ anwụ,,honey +mmanụ anwụ́,,honey +mmanụ ọpàpa,,groundnut oil +mmanụ ọ̀pàpà,,groundnut oil +mmapụ̀,,ostracism +mmebì,,mess; spoiling; ruin +mmebì ìwu,,crime +mmefìè,,crime; transgression; wrongdoing +mmegbu,,oppression +mmejọ,,injury +mmekọ,,companionship; partnership; intercourse +mmili ala efị,,cow’s milk +mmili alā,,milk +mmili ndà arọ,,the first rain in the year +mmili osisi,,sap +mmili oyī,,cold water: Kùtelụ ḿ mmili oyī Bring me cold water +mmilī ọn̄ụn̄ụ,,drinking water +mmilī) -gu,,be thirsty: +mmilī) -li,,(of water) drown: +mmilị) -gba,,flow (of water) +mmilị) -gbafùsị,,flow to waste (of water): +mmà,n. knife; sword; matchet, +mmà awụsa,,Hausa dagger +mmà ekwū,,small kitchen knife +mmà ekwū,,small kitchen knife +mmà iru naàbọ̀,,A. two-edged knife +mmà ogè,,matchet; cutlass (cf. Ekpeye) +mmà ọ́dụ̀,,saw +mmā,n. goodness; beauty; prosperity, +mmā mma,,A. well +mmā ārụ,,physical beauty +mmē,,freeborn person; well-behaved person +Mmīli aka èzògo,,Rain should have fallen (but it didn’t) +mmịkolo,n. ferret, +mmịmị,n. small peppery fruit used as alternative to kola; the tree itself; “pepper-fruit” *Dennetia tripetala*. Annonaceae, +mmụ̀ọ́ 2.,"n. the first title, taken before ọzọ́", +mmụọ̄ ikpo,,masquerade covered with ikpo +motò,n. motor vehicle (E. motor), +motò) -kwòpìà,,be crushed (by motor vehicle) +motò) -kwọpịà,,be crushed (by lorry or any vehicle): +mpempe,"n. edge, hem (of cloth); pieces (of paper, cloth, etc.)", +mpoto,n. cocoyam leaf? Osha?, +mpàlà,n. measure of length; stride, +mpìo,"n. hole(s) through the compound wall used as passage for livestock, especially young ones, to and from the outside; or to let surface water escape from compound or house", +"mpù, mpụ","n. hold (in a bag, etc.); outlet (-pu 2. be perforated, have hole(s) (cf. oghè̄le))", +mupụta,,bring forth; give birth to +mwewusa iwé,,"anger, vexation (with a person, etc.)" +mwewụsa iwē,,"anger, vexation (with a person, etc.)" +mwopụ̀ àfè,,taking off of clothes +mwuta,,grief; sorrow; pain (of mind) +mwèju akà,,sufficiency; enough +myigbu,,slander; craftiness; evil +myàtọọ ọnụ,,"opening of mouth forcibly, esp. of another person or animal; (fig.) abusing someone by saying he is talking nonsense" +mà ... mà,,both ... and: +mà conj.,,but; if; whether: +mà nchā,n.,ot at all; none (used with negative) +mà v.,,"measure (a quantity, e.g. salt or beans with cup, etc.)" +mà ìwu,,"make, enact law" +mà ọ̀ bụ̀,,either; or; neither - nor: +mà ọ̀cha,n.,ot at all; none (used with negative): +màkà,,on account of; lest; concerning; for; for the sake of; because: +màkà gịnị̀,,why? because of what? +màkà ifị̀,,for the sake of; because of +màkà nà,,because; for; since +màkà ya,,therefore; consequently +màlàmàlà,n., +màta,,buy (something measured) +Mèelụ anyị èbelè,,Have mercy on us +mèlu àrụ,,hurt; wound +mèlị̀m̀pù,n. of no consequence:, +mì òmìmì,,dive +mìlì ọkụ,,"light from (fire, etc.)" +mìmìmụ ọnwa,,A. star +mù,v.,i. +mù 1. v.,,learn; study +mù 2. v.,,shine +mù akwụkwọ,,study (lit. study book): +mù mbọ,,use nails on +mù ọkụ,,kindle light +"mù-mù, -mu-mù, -mụ-mụ",v. hum; murmur:, +mùgosi,,teach: O na-amugosi ya etu e si egbe akamu He is teaching him how liquid pap is prepared +mùlù ọkụ,,"light from (fire, etc.)" +mùta,,learn +mụ̀ àmụ̀mà,,lighten (of lightning) +mụ̀ ọkụ,,kindle light +mụ̀nye,,light (a lamp) +mụ̀si,,glitter; shine +m̀bè aka nnị,,handful of food (e.g. fufu) +m̀fịa àrụ,adv.,"ersity, distress; hardship; want; poverty" +m̀mùmụ̀,n. used in:, +m̀pòmà,n. matchet (cf. mmà), +m̄pe,n. used in:, +m̄pì,n. horn, +m̄pùm,n. highway robbery, +m̄pịa,n. used in:, +m̄pụ,n. used in:, +mịfịa arụ,adv.,ersity; distress; hardship; want; poverty +mịpụm,,robbery with violence +mụ 1.,"pron. I; me (independent, 1st pers. sg.)", +mụ 2.,,give birth to; beget +mụ akwụkwọ,,study (lit. study book) +mụ amụ,,laugh at +mụ mmà,,"sharpen a sword, knife, matchet" +mụ nwà,,I myself +mụ nwà,,"I myself, me (emphatic)" +mụ nà gị,,you and I +mụkwo,,give birth prematurely +mụkwu,,read more (of): +"mụlị, -kpụmụlị",,smile; laugh +mụọ,,sharpen +mỳọ̀ n.,,sieve (-yọ̀ sieve) +n'ebe afù ̣,,there +n'ebe à,,here; at this place +n'ebe à,,here +n'ezi okwu,,(shortened to n'ezì): in truth; really; in reality; indeed; truly +n'ezi okwū,,really; in reality; indeed; truly +n'àkùkù,,beside +n'àzù,,behind; in the absence of +n'àzụ,,behind; at the back of; in the absence of: Àchọrọ́ m kà a gbaa egwu à n'àzụ m I don’t want this dance staged in my absence. +n'ènù,,above; upon; on top of +n'ètitì,,amidst; in the middle of +n'òfu,,together +n'òfu n'òfu,,each; one by one +n'òfu ntabi anya,,in the twinkling of an eye; instantaneously; immediately; in a second +n'òfu ìje,,at once; immediately; simultaneously +n'ùsòlò n'ùsòlò,,in order; one after the other +n'ùsọ,,beside; by the side of +n'ùzo ǹtụ̀tụ̀,,in the early morning +n'ù̄nọ,,at home; in the house; within (the house) +n'ọ̀gbọ,,together; in common +na 1. v.,,A. go home; go away (finally) +na 2. v.,,receive; take; take by force: +na 3. aux.v.,,marks the progressive and habitual verb forms: +na akwkwkw isi,,pay tax:  nago akwkwkw isi gi? Have you paid your tax? +na akwụkwọ isị,,pay tax (lit. take tax-receipt) +na be dị,,A. (of woman just married) marry; go to husband’s house: +na mm,,die (euphemistic) (lit. return to the land of the spirits) +na n’iyì,,"become useless, spoilt; be ruined:" +na n’iyì,,be useless: +na ugwọ,,"receive salary, wages, etc." +na ugwọọ,,"receive salary, wages, etc." +na àrụ,,"become used to; indulge in or be addicted to (of habit, condition, act, diet) (lit. know body):" +na àzụ,,lag; (fig.) dwindle +na àzụ,,lag; dawdle: +na ụtụ,,exact tax +na ụ̀tụ,,exact tax +"na-ghà, -na-rà",v. prevent; hinder; restrain, +na-lụ,v. win; be correct; (of statement) agree with statement or information previously made:, +na-rị 1.,ext. suff.,1 more than; surpassing +na-rị 2.,ext. suff.,1 away from +"naanọ̄, naanọ̄","num. four (qualifying form, cf. ìnọ̄)", +naasàtọ,"num. eight (qualifying form, cf. ìsàtọ̄)", +naasàà,"num. seven (qualifying form, cf. ìsàà)", +naba,,go home +nabà,,go to bed +nachìgha,,return home +nachịgha,,receive back; recover +nado,,contain; retain; accommodate +nafè,,go abroad +nafù,,go and not come back +naghà ntì,,refuse to listen; act wilfully: +naghà ntị,,act wilfully +naghà okwu,int.,errupt +nakpu,,go in +nakwulu,,go home to (someone) +nakọ ànakọ,,go homewards +nalụ,,receive; take +namì,,go to an uncertain destination +nanarị,,go away from +nanarị,,escape from; go away from +napùga,,save; redeem +napùta,,snatch out; snatch away; deliver +napùta okwu,,force someone to speak out +nata,,receive +nata,,return (home): +nata letà,,receive letter +nata letà,,receive letter +naàbọ̀,"num. two (qualifying form, cf. ìbụ̀ọ̀)", +naàtọ,"num. three (qualifying form, cf. ìtọ̀)", +nchebe,noun,"preservation; keeping (from -chebe preserve, keep)" +nchekwube,,trust; confidence: +nchà 1.,n. soap; detergent, +nchà ngù,,local soap +nchì,noun,"cane rat, cutting grass, ""grasscutter"" (Thryonomys swinderianus)" +nchìchè,v.,enereal disease which eats off the nose (stage of syphilis) +nchā 1.,quantifier,all; altogether; entirely +nchā 2.,noun,used in: +nchā nchā,n.,ot at all: Àgārọ̄ m ịpụ̀ n’ụ̀nọ̄ nchā nchā I shall not leave the house at all +nchā ọchā,,fish sp. (Tilapia zilii) (cf. ìkpoòkpò) +nchāla,noun,rust +nchịcha,noun,disease causing skin to turn yellow; blasting or withering of vegetation +nchịcha [?],noun,towel; duster; eraser +nchịḳwịnjịḳwịnjị,noun,dried latex from rubber tree or qdalà (so called from sound when chewed) +nchọ̀lòkọ̀tọ̀,noun,"board game with twelve holes, sometimes dug in the earth, played by two persons with nuts, seeds or small stones" +nchụ,noun,hat (cf. òkpu) +ndamanya,noun,laziness +ndasi,noun,tumbler +ndele n.,,rod; large staff +ndene n.,,properly +ndepụ̀ta,,edition +ndepụ̀ta n.,,A. writing out
B. edition +ndepụ̀ta ochrē,,old edition +ndepụ̀ta ọfụ̀,n.,ew edition:
Ndepụ̀ta ọfụ̀ akwụkwọ nkaà apụ̀tago There is a new edition of this book +ndi,,see ndi +ndi afụ̀,,those +ndi aghā,,soldiers; warriors +ndi aghā,,soldiers; warriors +ndi be,,household; people of the house; fellow townsfolk +ndi be,,household; people of the house; fellow-townsfolk +ndi Fada,,Catholic fathers; Catholics +ndi gboo,,the ancients +ndi ichìè,,"chiefs, titled persons (alive or departed)" +ndi ikpē,,the judges +ndi ikènyà,,elders; grown men; principal men +ndi isi,,blind people +ndi isi,,"chiefs, headmen" +Ndi Isi Òji,,the Africans; the Black race +Ndi Isi Ōji,,the Africans +Ndi Isi Ōji,,the Africans +ndi kọ̀tùma,,court-messengers +ndi mm,,the dead; the ancestors +ndi mịlū,,parents +ndi mụlụ,,parents +ndi ntà,,hunters +ndi ntā,,hunters +ndi nwufù,,those yonder +ndi nà-àchì àchì,,the rulers; members of the government +ndi nìche atulū,,shepherds +ndi ochiè,,the ancients +ndi olū,,"""men of the waterside"", those who live by the bank of the River Niger" +ndi orí,,rogues; highwaymen +ndi orù,,slaves +ndi ozi,,messengers; the apostles +ndi uka,,Christians +ndi à,,these:
Akwà ndi à bụ òke nkè m These clothes are my share +ndi à nwà,,these very ones +ndi ìche,,the guards +ndi ìche òbòdò,,A. the town or village guards B. the police +ndi ìkè nya,,his own people +ndi ìkìtị,,common people +ndi ìnyòm,,women; females +ndi òsu,,people owned by deities; outcasts +ndi òsu,,outcasts; people owned by deities +ndi ǹmụọ,,dead people (spirits) +ndi ǹpùm,,highwaymen; robbers; bandits +Ndi ọji,,Africans; black people +ndi ọkènyè,,elders +ndi ọkụ,,fishermen +ndi ọnwò,,some people +ndi ọnwò,,some people +ndi ọyi,,friends +ndi Ụka,,Christians +ndi ụla,,deceivers; cunning people +ndinyom,,women; females +"ndj, ndi n.",n.,"ation; people, those (plural of onye)" +ndodo,n. horizontal house-beam, +ndokwa,n. settlement; peace; pacification (-dokwa make peace), +ndu,n. leadership; guidance, +ndàbebe,,support; stay; upholding: Ndàbebe ụlọ̀ à sìlì ike The supporting posts of this house are strong +ndàgbu,,a fall of something heavy so as to kill; fall occasioning death (usually of another object but can be of object falling) +ndàgbu ọnwè,,death (by falling) +ndàjina,,"hollow place, groove (in wall, etc.)" +ndàjụ,,calm; quiet; fricanaùity: Ndàjụ adụrọ ebe à There is no quiet here +ndàkọlịta,,harmony +ndàlàgwùgwù,v.,alley +ndàma ndàmi,noun,"trial; temptation (from -dàma fall up and down, here and there)" +ndè 1.,noun,"sickly, delicate condition" +ndè 2. n.,,disappearance; charm giving one the power to be invisible:
Dibìa à nà-àgwọ ndè This dibìa can prepare a charm for vanishing +ndèewo! int.,,common salutation of welcome or thanks +ndèle igwè,,iron rod used for fighting +ndèlè n.,,line; row; track +ndèèlī n.,,midnight +ndì m̄pùm,,armed robbers +ndìdì n.,,A. patience; perseverance +ndìníkè nya,,his own people +ndò,int. salutation of sympathy, +ndò,n. shade; shadow, +ndò [check tone!],n. kind of pigeon, +ndòo,int. goodbye (to people one is leaving), +ndù,n. A. life, +ndù,n. animal tick sp. (àkà) found on rats and Kemp’s Gerbil, +ndù ebè èbè,,everlasting life: +ndù)-gu,,want to live +ndùdù,n. electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus) (= èlùlù), +ndụ̀ ebè èbè,,everlasting life +ndụ̀) -gu,,want to live +"Ndụ̀bezè, Ndụ̀bezè",,male name (lit. life is king or life is most important) +ndūmi ụnọ,,roof framework (before thatching or fixing the sheets) +ndị mịpụm,,highwaymen; robbers; bandits +ndị nche atụrụ,,shepherds +ndị nkịti,,common people +ndị ìkòm,,males; men +ndị ịkè nya,,his own people +ndị ọkụ̀,,fishermen +ndị ọ̀yị̀,,friends +ndị ụ̀là,,deceivers; cunning people; enticers +ne 2. v.,,entertain; reward +ne anya,,behold; look (at); gaze at; look after; mind +ne olū,,reward; pay (wage): +ne ọbịa,,entertain a stranger; be hospitable +ne ọ̀lụ̀,,reward; pay (wages) +neesè num.,,five (alternative qualifying form of ise) +nefè anya,,overlook +nefèga anya,,overlook; neglect +nefù anya,,look aside; neglect; overlook +nekpọ anya,,take a good look at +nekwàsị anya,,look upon; look again +nenye anya,,look into +neta anya,,regard; have respect for +neta anya,,regard; have respect for +netù anya,,look downwards; look down on +netù anya,,look downwards +netị anya,,look ahead +netị anya,,look ahead +nezi anya,,beware; look out; be cautious +nezi anya,,beware; look out; be cautious +nga mkpụrụ ọkà,,life imprisonment (lit. imprisonment of grains of maize; from idea that each year was represented by a single grain of maize) +nga mkpụrụ ọkà,,life imprisonment +nga ọ̀lụ̀ ike,,imprisonment with hard labour +ngabìga,,passing over; Passover +nganga 1. n.,,slim; slim in build +nganga 2.,,see ngiliga +ngb akwkwkw,,(shed) leaves +nghǫta,,understanding +ngo,"n. money, reward received for services rendered; bribe", +ngo,n. type of food [check], +ngo 1.,n. bribe:
Q nàlù yà ngo wēe wèlụ̀ yà n’ọlụ He took a bribe from him before giving him a job
-li ngo — accept a bribe, +ngo 2.,n. doubt
-si ngo — doubt (obstinately)
òsi ngo — doubter, +ngongo,n. steep place, +ngosi,,revelation; show +ngozi,noun,A. blessing (-gozi bless) B. male and female name +ngozi,,A. blessing B. female name +ngu,noun,long stick with hooked end for plucking fruits; crook +ngwa,noun,haste; swiftness +ngwa ngwa,,quickly +ngwu,noun,tool for digging out yams (-gwu 1. dig) +ngwu ànị,,tool for digging; digger +ngwulọ,noun,"cripple; lame person: *Ngwulọ̀ adịrọ̀ agba ọsọ* A lame person never runs *Ọ̀yi m nwoke adàgọ ngwulọ* My friend has become crippled (fig.) lazy, powerless, person: *Ngwulọ̀ kà ị bụ* Powerless person that you are!" +ngwè,noun,"grinder; apparatus, machine for grinding (-gwe grind)" +ngwèlè,noun,"lizard (general term, including olùbulù, but esp. the common agama lizard (*Agama agama* Linn.); cf. *okpodi*, which refers only to the male agama)" +ngwèlè anwū,,"""iguana""; monitor lizard (*Varanus niloticus* Linn.)" +ngwò,noun,period of ọ́mụ́ngwò (seclusion following birth of a child); observation of ọ́mụ́ngwò +ngwò 1.,noun,raphia palm (*Raphia hookeri* Mann and Wendl.); wine from the raphia palm (= ọ̀gọ̀lọ̀) +"ngwò 2., ugwò",noun,kind of skin disease; eczema (Yoruba ifo) +"ngwòịṅịṅwòṅwò, ngwòịlịṅịṅwòṅwò",noun,(slang) food prepared by mashing together different kinds of food (e.g. *akpụ̀ a gwọ̀lụ̀ agwọ̀* - shredded cassava mashed with *ụkwa* or *ọkụ̀*) +ngwù,noun,type of bat found in ceilings (not edible) +ngwùgwù 1.,noun,parcel; bundle +ngwùgwù 2.,,see ngùgù +ngwùgwù nnū,,"block, parcel of salt" +ngwùli,,play; fun +ngwùlù,noun,compound (of a dwelling) +ngwụcha,noun,end (-gwụcha end) +ngwụcha arọ,,end of year +ngwụcha arọ,,end of year +ngwụsị,,ending (cf. ọgwụgwụ): +ngà n.,,gag; bit; iron bar +ngà àgbà,,the gag used for a dead person +ngàdàbà n.,,branch (of tree): +ngàla n.,,pride +ngàliga,,see ngiliga +ngìga,"n. round basket, often used for smoke-curing of fish, keeping pepper, ògìlì, etc.; usually kept in or suspended from ūkò over the fire-place", +ngìlì,"n. used in:
ngìlì, ngìlì afọ̀ — intestines; bowels
ngìlìgò — crooked (of road)", +ngìlìga akwà,,rag; ragged cloth +ngìlìga mmàdụ̀,,"stupid, hopeless person; ruffian:
Bịkọ akpọ́kwọna Ọfọ̀ àbịa bē m màkà nà adị m achọ ifụ ngìlìga mmàdụ̀ bē m Please never visit my home in the company of Ọfọ̀ because I resent the presence of ruffians in my home" +"ngìlìga, ngàliga, nganga",n. ragged; contemptible (cf. nkìlìjìka), +ngòli,n. exultation; rejoicing (-gòli rejoice), +"ngùgù, ngwùgwù",noun,780 large cowries = 13 ùkwù +ngịlịga mmadụ̀,,"stupid, hopeless person; ruffian" +ngọ,"n. upper part, place:
Anà m̀ àgbago ngọ I am going upwards", +ngọ̀,n. bride-wealth; deposit paid to wife’s family which is refunded in the event of a divorce and remarriage
-fieta ngọ̀ — receive back bride-price from wife’s relations
-gba ngọ̀ — reckon up bride-price
-kwu ngọ̀ — pay bride-price:
Ànyị̀ nà-èje ịkụ̀ ngọ̀ nnwa èzè m nà-àkwadebe jịnú We are going to pay the bride-price of the princess I am preparing to marry
ọ̀kụ̀kụ̀wụ ngọ̀ — payment of bride-price, +ngọ̀ 2.,"n. crookedness; bend
-gba ngọ̀ — be bent, crooked", +ngọ̀ngọ̀ 1.,n. stumbling; staggering
-sọ ngọ̀ngọ̀ — stumble; stagger:
Ọ̀yi gị nwaanyị gà-àkpatalu gị isọ ngọ̀ngọ̀ Your girlfriend, +ni,verb,"put in a place; tie up (animals, canoes, etc.)" +ni ozu,,bury corpse: +ni-ri,v. rise up; start; depart, +nibe,,"lay down, put down (child, sick person, corpse, etc.)" +nido,,tether (an animal) +ninye,,lay down +niri otọ,,stand up +nja,n. brass leg spiral (no longer worn), +njedebe,,end; finish; terminus +njefìè,,error; trespass +njem̀,,travelling; travel +njem̀je,,travel; walking about +njenje,n. any type of ‘hot drink’ (spirits), +nji,n. blackness; darkness (-ji 3. be black), +nju,n.
one full measure, +nju aka,,handful:
Tìnye nnu nju aka naàbò n'ime ofe afù Put two handfuls of salt into that soup +nju iko,,cupful:
Bikò mànyelu m̄ nju iko gàri naàbò Please measure out two cupfuls of gari for me +nju iko,,cupful +nju ọnụ,,mouthful +njàkịlị,n. friendly joking, +njìnà,,see ejìnà +njùnà,,see ejùnà +njọ,"n.
evil; badness; wickedness; sin
afọ njọ, afọ njọ unkindness
-jọ njọ be bad, wicked, evil, ugly; refuse to share (esp. food):
Ọ dị njọ It is bad
onye njọ, onye njọ sinner; miserly, niggardly person", +nka,n.
old age; oldness
-ka nka tear; decay; grow old; wear out, +nkakwù,,stupidity; foolishness +nkasì obì,,comfort; consolation +nke anyị,,our; ours +nke irū̄ kà,,A. that to come is greater +nke ịsaà,,the seventh; seventh: Ànyị ga-àna unọ n’ọnwa nke ịsaà We shall go home in the seventh month +nke ịsàtọ,,"the eighth: Ejìmà bụ onye nke ịsàtọ Ejima is the eighth person, or Ejima is in the eighth position" +nke ọbùnà,,either; whichever +nkekele,n. shell, +nkekele ejùnà,,snail-shell +nkekele mbè,,shell of tortoise +nkekụ̣,,coil; coiling +nkenke,n. shortness, +nkenụ,n. small bird which nods its head, +nkonko isị,,the skull +"nkonko, okoko",n. empty container, +nkpu,noun,ceremonies performed for girls reaching puberty +nkpukè,noun,"woman’s house, contrasted with the òbi of a man (= ùsokwū)" +nkpù,noun,carpenter’s plane (-kpù 2. scrape) +nkpūna,n. hernia, +nkuzi,noun,teaching; instruction +nkwuchi,,cork; covering +nkwukwù akà,,fist +nkwà 1.,noun,promise: Nkwà kà ọ bụ It is a promise +nkwà 2.,noun,drum +nkwùkwù akà,,fist +nkwọ 2.,noun,grater (-kwọ 1. grate) +nkwọ osè,,"pepper-grinder (stone, machine, etc.)" +nkwụ,noun,oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.); palm wine from nkwụ +nkwụ enū,,"""up-wine"" from crown of nkwụ" +nkwụ Ògwùgwù,,palm-trees associated with ogwugwu +nkà,n.
art:
Nkà adịrọ n'ife ọ pịlị There is no art in what he carved
onye nkà craftsman; skilled workman; artist; sculptor; designer
nkàa this (assimilated form of nkè à)
nkàa nụnwà this (particular) one
arò nkàa this year, +nkàta,n.
conversation (from -kà 4. speak)
-kpa nkàta converse, +nkàtà,"n.
A. round basket
-kpà nkàtà make, weave basket
B. fish sp.-trap", +nkàwụ,"n.
Musk Shrew (*Crocidura* spp.), a small, sharp-nosed creature which feeds on insects and protects itself with an obnoxious smell", +nkè,"n.
that of x
nkè à, nkàa this (one)
nkè afù, nkàafù that (one)
nkè atọ (the) third
nkè anyị our; ours
nkè fa, nkè fa nwà their; theirs
nkè i, nkè gị your (sg.); yours; thy; thine
nkè irú the one to come, expected
nkè irú kà A. that to come is greater
B. female name
nkè izizi first
nkè ibùa (the) second
nkè isàa (the) seventh
nkè isàtọ (the) eighth
nkè atọ (the) third
ndịdịgandụ nkè third generation", +nkèji,,division; division into two halves +nkèji ukwụ̄,,ankle +nkèji ụkwụ,,ankle +nkò,n. hook (-kò 2. hook), +nkò ụzọ ajā,,hook attached to window to keep it steady and prevent the glass from being shattered by the wind +nkọ̀cha,,defamation; reviling; curse +nkù akà,,elbow +nkù irū̄,,forehead +nkịlịjka,,raggedness; contemptible state (more used to refer to people than ngiliga) +nkịlịjka akwa,,rag +nkịlịjka mmadụ,,"rough, rascally person" +nkịlịka akwà,,rag; ragged cloth +nkịlịka mmadụ̀,,"rough, rascally person" +nkịlịsi,n. used in:, +nkịta,n. dog, +nkịta ọfịa,,tree bear or tree-hyrax (*Dendrohyrax dorsalis sylvestris* Temm.) +nkịta ọfịa,,"tree bear, tree-hyrax (*Dendrohyrax dorsalis sylvestris* Temm.)" +nkịti,n. silence, +nkịti,"n. nothing; simple, common, ordinary, good-for-nothing thing or person", +nkọ 1.,n. sharpness; intelligence; nimbleness; acuteness, +"nkọ 2., nkọ",n. side:, +nkọwa,noun,explanation (-kọwa explain) +nkọ̣,noun,tool with curved edge for hollowing out a canoe +nkụ,noun,wood; dry wood; firewood +nkụ 1.,noun,A. wing of bird; fin of fish; projecting part of body B. barb of a hook or spear +nkụ 2.,noun,used in: +nkụ akã,,elbow +nkụ anyā,,eyebrow (= nkụ anyā) +nkụ irị,,forehead +nkụ umē,,breath (-kụ ume breathe) +nlafù,,seduction; deceit +nligbu,,cheating; fraud +nlò,noun,softness +nlọ n.,,dream +nlọgọ̀ n.,,"crookedness; bend; winding, sinuous, tortuous condition (from -lògọ̀ be bent)" +nne Agwù,,figure to the right of Agwù +nne dī,,husband’s mother +nne egwū,,"patroness of a dancing-club, musical group, etc." +nne milichukwu,,godmother +nne n.,,A. mother +nne nnà,,paternal grandmother +nne nnē,,maternal grandmother +nne nwunyè,,mother-in-law +nne ochīè,,maternal grandmother +nne ukwu,,mistress; manageress; female head or director +nne ìmmanwụ,,"(at Nri) the highest women’s title, which elderly married women of exemplary character are allowed to take and in which the secret of the ritual mask is revealed (Onwuejeogwu 1974:177)" +nnekwu ọcha,,white hen: +nneta,v.,isit (esp. to bereaved or sick) +nni ọkà,,pap; *àgìdi* +nni ọ̀là,,remains of yesterday’s food +nni ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,breakfast +nnu,n. salt, +nnu oyìbo,,sugar (imported) +nnu ākanwụ,,potash stone +nnu ụtabà,,potash stone +nnwa egwū,,doll +nnweju akà,,sufficiency; enough +nnyòcha,,thorough examination +nnà 1. n.,,miserliness; closefistedness; meanness; niggardliness; stinginess; selfishness +nnà 2. n.,,fish weevil +nnà dī,,(more formal than nnà dī) father-in-law: +nnà dī,,father-in-law (more personal and affectionate than nnà dī): +nnà egwū,,patron (of dancing society) +nnà milichukwu,,godfather +nnà n.,,father +nnà ochīè,,mother’s father; ancestor +nnà ukwu,,master; employer; boss +nnù,n. 400, +nnù egō,,twenty pounds (= 400 shillings) +nnù kwùlu nnù,,innumerable; myriads; one million +nnụnụ,n. bird (generic), +nra,n. comb, +nrapụ,,abandonment +nri,n. used in:
ụkwalàrị nri whooping-cough (cf. ụkwalàrịrịrị), +nrà,n. fine, +nràmanya,n. equality (-rà 1. be equal), +nsulu,,"a sop; dipping into (soup, etc.)" +nsògbu,,trouble; affliction; worry +nsọ Ànì,,abomination +"nsụkpe, nsụtụ",n.,oise as of a steamboat; puffing +nsụpụ̀,,ostracism; excommunication +nsụsụ,noun,light jab (-sụ 2.) +nsụsụ ọnụ,,kiss +"nsụtụ, nsụkpe",n.,oise as of a steamboat; a puffing +nta,noun,hunting +nta egō,,striving for money +ntabè anya,,in the blink of an eyelid; in the twinkling of an eye +ntigwò,,breaking +"ntikpò, ntikpọ̀",dem.,olition; destruction (est. of building) +ntilì,,breaking into pieces +ntipu,,opening (e.g. in wall) +ntiti,noun,tool for smoothing walls and floors (see ǹti) +ntiwa,,smashing; breaking; division +ntubu 1.,n. difficulty, +ntubu 2.,n. rolling, +ntà,,used in: +ntàkịlị,v.,ery small +ntùgwa,,A. variegation
B. mixture +ntùpọ,,spot; blemish +ntùtù,"n. hair (of head, etc.; cf. ajị, body hair)", +ntùtù anyā,,eyelash +ntùtù anyā,,eyelash +ntùtù isi,,hair of head +ntị,noun,ear +ntị akwa,,hem or edge of cloth +ntị ikē,,obstinacy; perverseness +ntị òke,,wild waterleaf +ntị ākịtà,,"waterleaf (Alo Uno, Nsukka) Nwaozuzu Ph.D. 291" +ntị ịkpọ,,headstrongness +ntị ọke,,wild waterleaf; *Talinum triangulare* or *Indigofera macrophylla*; “a loose term applied to various plants” (Burkill < JMD) +ntị ọke,,edible leaf growing on waste land (*Talinum triangulare* Willd.) +ntịrịrị,n. used in:, +ntịụmoyī,,cold; cold weather +ntọ 1.,n. kidnapping; captivity, +ntọ 2.,n. used in:, +ntọ ànị,,foundation; origin: Achọlụ m ịmà ntọ ànị emume afù I want to know the origin of the custom +ntụ,n. ash; powder, +ntụ,n. deception; guile; craft; cunning, +ntụ egbè,,gunpowder +ntụ ntị,,grey; ash-coloured: Òkpu afù nà-àcha ntụ ntị The cap is ash-grey +ntụ ǫkụ,,ash +ntụ ọkụ,,ash +ntụkwàsị obi,,trust; hope:
Ntụkwàsị obi ànyị dị nà Chinèkè Our trust is in God +nu aka,,push +nu inu,,be bitter: Ọgwụ ịkaa nà-ènu inū This drug is bitter +nwa ag,v.,ery young leopard +nwa Agwù,,figure to the left of Agwù +nwa agụ,v.,ery young leopard +nwa atụrụ,,lamb +nwa atụrụ,,lamb +nwa bìàlì,,"soft, smooth quality" +nwa bí be,,child living in one's house +nwa bùù,,quietness; ease +nwa di ntà,,hunter's attendant +nwa dibìà,n.,ative doctor's attendant; native doctor +nwa dibìà,n.,ative doctor's attendant; native doctor +nwa ewu,,young goat; kid +nwa ewū,,young goat; kid +nwa mkpilikpì ogè,,"moment, minute, very short time" +nwa mkpìlìkpì,v.,"ery small, short, quality or amount (cf. mkpìlìkpì)" +nwa mkpìlìkpì ogè,,moment; minute; very short time +nwa mkpùkpù,n.,ewborn infant +nwa mkpịlịkpị,v.,ery small; short +nwa mkpịlịkpị oge,,moment; minute; very short time +nwa mmadụ̀,,freeborn person; well-behaved person +nwa m̄pe,v.,"ery short, little, smallish (of human beings in particular, and animals)" +nwa mịba,,cat +nwa nkenke,v.,ery short (cf. nkenke) +nwa nkenke,v.,ery short +nwa nnabè,,echo (cf. ọ̀kponàkpọ òkù) +nwa nnwā,,grandchild +nwa nnà,,"brother, sister (not of the same mother); relative; blood relation" +nwa nnà,,"brother, sister (not of same mother); relative; blood relation" +nwa ntịkọlọ,v.,"ery little, small amount, etc.:" +nwa nwaàyị,,female child; daughter +nwa nwokē,,male child; son +nwa nwokẹ́,,male child; son +nwa ogbènyè,,orphan; destitute child +nwa onogbò,,cat +nwa àkàkpò,,dwarf; stunted person +nwa àkàkpọ̀,,dwarf; stunted person +nwa ègwu,,doll +nwa èjìma,,a twin +nwa ǵbanje,,"child believed to belong to a group in the world of spirits to which he/she returns after dying in infancy, only to go back to his mother’s womb again. See ǵbanje" +nwa ḿmadụ̀,,freeborn person; well-behaved person +"nwa ṃpe, ṃpe",v.,"ery short, little, smallish state (of human beings in particular, and animals):" +nwa ọfụ̀,n.,ew-born child +nwa ọkolo,,lad; boy; youth +nwa ọkọlọbịà,,youth; boy +nwa ọlukpùlu,,blindman’s buff +nwa ọlụ,,apprentice +nwa ọnọgbò,,cat +nwa ọsèkà,,prodigal son +nwa ọ̀bògwụ,,ducklong +nwa ọ̀lụ̀,,apprentice +nwa ụyọ̀m,,chick +"nwa, nnwa, nwa",n. (nwa when first word in combination), +nwaadìké,,warrior; hero +nwadiànì,,"social name of a child in his mother's family, home, locality, village or birthplace: e.g. Each of the children of a woman who hails from Obi's family is known as a nwadiànì among Obi's family and kin. If a child's home town is Nneewi but his mother's birthplace is Nnoobi, that child is a nwadiànì at Nnoobi; if the mother's birthplace is the United States the child when in Nigeria is said to be nwadiànì in the United States" +nwanne afọ̄,,brother or sister of same father and mother; full brother or sister (lit. brother or sister of same womb) +nwanne àrụ,n.,ear relative +nwannē,,"brother, sister (strictly of same mother but also brother, sister of same father but not of same mother, i.e. half-brother and sister); sibling, relative; blood relation; also used as term of address to a close friend" +nwannē ārụ̄,,close relative +nwannē echị̄,,day after tomorrow +nwannē nwaàyị,,sister; female relative +nwannē nwokẹ́,,brother; male relative +nwannē nwaàyị,,sister; female relative +nwannē nwokē,,brother; male relation +nwantànta anyä,,pupil of eye +nwantịntị,,"small amount, state, etc.:" +nwanyị,,female (Nwaozuzu Ph.D 295) +nwata akwụkwọ,,school-child; student +nwatà akwụkwọ,,schoolchild; student +nwatà nwaàyị,,girl; daughter (from nwa ntà nwaàyị) +"nwatà, nwantà",,child +nwatàkịlị,,young child (from nwa ntàkịlị) +nwatà ntà,,small child +nwatà nwokē,,boy; son +Nwayọ̀,,"Gentle (advice, greeting, warning, sympathy)" +Nwayọ̣̀ bụ̀ ijè,,"The best way of doing anything is to go about it gently, carefully and confidently. (Lit. Gentleness is journey)" +Nwaàda,,A. same as àda (for petting) +nwaànyì ọgbọdọgbọ ala,,woman with abnormally large and heavy breasts +nwaànyị akpụ̀ obì,,freshwater flying fish (*Pantodon buchholzi*) (= òjì nkù) +nwaànyị imē,,pregnant woman +nwe afọ ọma,,"be generous, kind, benevolent" +nwe afọ́ ọma,,"be generous, kind, benevolent" +nwe aka ntachi,,"be stingy, miserly" +nwe anya ukwu,,covet +nwe efè,,have a chance; find it convenient; have an opportunity: +nwe isi akwụkwọ,,"be brainy, brilliant (at studies)" +nwe obī èbelè,,be kind-hearted +nwe onwe,,be free +nwe uchè,,"be wise, intelligent:" +nwe àgbà,,have a say in; have influence +nwe àkọ́,,be intelligent +nwe àkọ́,,be intelligent +nwe àtụ̀,,"have an equal, another of its kind" +nwe ībụlū,,"be intelligent, brainy, sensible, brilliant:" +nwe ọfọ,,"be innocent, in the right, just" +Nwna nà-azụ ala,,The child is sucking +"nwoke, nwokē n.",,man; male +nwosị,,pluck off +nwu gbàà,,"shine, glitter, very brightly; be very white" +nwu gbàà,,"shine, glitter, very brightly; be very white" +nwu màlàmàlà,,dazzle; be dazzling +nwu v.,,"shine; burn; be clean, pure, bright; flare; blaze" +nwuchapụ̀,,"be thoroughly clean; wash, rinse out; absolve" +nwuchita anya,,dazzle the eyes +nwugha,,change colour +nwulu ọkụ,,catch fire +nwulàpụ̀,,flash +nwulàpụ̀,,flash +nwunyè diị̀,,co-wife +nwunyè nnà,,stepmother +nwunyè nnà,,stepmother +"nwunyè, nwunyì n.",,female; wife +nwup��̣,,glitter +nwusà,,shine around; illuminate +nwà kene!,,just try! Try first! +nwà òkò,,try one’s best +nwàne,,try; tempt; attempt +nwànye,,try (to a praiseworthy extent) +nwàpụ̀,,spit out +nwò àrụ,,change bodily appearance (e.g. put mask on or off) +nwù ọnwụ,,die +nwù ọnwụ ike,,"die tragic death, or in an accident" +nwụ̀chi anya,,shut eyes +nwụ anwụrụ,,be dead +nwụ àrụ,,make ill; be ill; cause illness +nwụ ọnwụ Chiị̀,,die a natural death: +nwụchita anya,,dazzle the eyes +nwụnye ọlụ,,"be very ill, half-dead" +nya + 2.,v. listen, +nya 1.,v. singe; burn; scorch, +nya 1.,v. be in excess, +nya 2.,"v. be spoilt by exposure ;to sunlight (of yam, cassava, cocoyam, etc.)", +nya 3.,v. shake (tr.); roll (intr.), +nya bụ̀ nà,,that is to say +nya kpàtàlù,,therefore; for that reason +nya nti,,listen; heed; incline the ear; pay attention +nya n’ọkụ,,roast +nya ọkụ,,warm oneself; bask +nya ọ̀gbàdụ,,roast corn +nyàgha,,shake (a container of liquid): +nyàghali,,A. shake (a container of liquid) around: +nye 1.,v., +nye aka,,help; assist; aid (*lit.* give a hand to): Bịkọ nye akà Please help: Nyèlụ m aka Help me +nye aka,,help; assist; give a helping hand +nye ala,,breast-feed +nye ala,,breast-feed (*lit.* give breast) +nye efè,,give a chance; make way for; give room for +nye ego ǹgàlị̀,,bribe; give a bribe +nye ikwùù,enc.,amp +nye iru,,pay attention to +nye iru,,face +nye kà ụgbọ,,"(slang) be good, right, fitting, beautiful:" +Nye m̄,,Give me +nye n'aka,,commit; hand over to +nye ndụmọdụ,,"give counsel, advice" +nye nsògbu,,trouble; vex; persecute +nye nsọgbu,,trouble; vex; persecute +nye nsọpụrụ,,give respect +nye nzu,pron.,ounce judgement in favour of; justify; acquit +nye n’ànì,,"land, moor, come alongside, bring alongside (of and from a boat)" +nye ònyìnye,,"give a present; make an offering (especially in church during harvest, and periodically); make donation" +nye ǹgàlị̀,,bribe +nye ọnwò,,give some; +nye ụsaà,,offer excuse +nyechi(gha,,"give back, restore, return (something)" +nyechiata,,give back: (= -nyechigha) Ị nyechiatago ya akwụkwọ ya? Have you given him his book back? +nyedo,,"stop, park (vehicle)" +nyefè 1.,,hand over +nyefè 2.,,give to excess +nyeju,,supply +nyeju afọ,,feed well +nyerube,,give round; distribute: Nyèrube ụmụ̀ akà àchịchà Serve the biscuits round to the children +nyi v.,,get up: +nyo ụkọlọ,,be lazy +nyà +,,3. v.: +nyà isi,,boast: Ọ nà-anyàka isi He boasts too much +nyàka,,break off; pull off; sever; pluck off violently +nyàkapụ,,"pull off, pluck off, sever, break off, violently" +nyàpelụ,,break off a fragment: Nyàpelụ nwantịntị àchịchà tàa Break off a small piece of biscuit and eat +nyàwa,,"break in pieces (usu. of soft objects like bread, cake): Nyàwaa àchịchà afụ̀ uzọ̀ naàbọ̀ Break the bread into two" +nyì ànyì,,"(fig.) be very many, plentiful, more than enough:" +nyìdo,,load heavily; become too heavy for: +nyìgbu,,"overload; load to death; be overloaded, heavy-laden:" +nyò v.,,"peep; observe; stare; spy; look through (microscope, telescope, etc.)" +"nzili, nzita",,borrowing +nzu oyìbo,,chalk; lime +nzuzù,,foolishness; stupidity; folly +nzuzù,n. stupidity; foolhardiness, +"nzuzō, nzuzo",,hiding; secret (-zo 1. hide) +nzìnye,,lending +nzù,n. wit, +nzùkọ,n. meeting; council (-zùkọ), +nzọ ụkwụ,,footprint; footstep +nà 1. prep.,,"(before a vowel written as n’; tone is basically low, but assimilates to a following high tone vowel) at; in; to; from:" +nà 2.,conj. that:, +nà 3.,conj. and:, +nà nkịti,,in vain; for nothing +nà nkị́tị,,in vain; for nothing: +nà ǹtụmàdị,,suddenly; unexpectedly +nàa gboo,,farewell (to those expected to return) +nàba!,,go home! +nàchalị,,roast (for oneself):
Anà m èje ịnàchalị àbụba anị nnē nyèlụ m I am going to roast the animal fat that mother has given me +nàịrà,n. Naira, +nì,v. Take it! Here! (in offering something), +nì,v. bury, +nìine,quant. all; every, +nìje,n. mosquito larva, +"nìje, nìjem",n. journey; going (-je 1. go), +nìjènjè,"n. travelling, walking, wandering aimlessly:", +nìnye,,bury +nọ̀ n’enu mmīli,,"be in trouble, difficulty" +nọ̀ ọ̀dụ̀,,A. sit down: Nọ̀di ọ̀dụ̀ Sit down +Nọ̀dụ nwayọ̣̀,,"Sit or stay quietly or, Be quiet" +nù inu,,"propound riddle, proverb" +nīfe,n. lightness; ease, +nńukwu,,see inekwu +nńyà,,see inọgọ +ǹcha,,A. rinse (tr.): +ǹcha,,singe; burn; scorch +ǹkè fa,,their; theirs +ǹkè ụnụ,,your; yours +ǹtu ọkụkụ̀,,soft body feathers or down of fowl +n̄àlàn̄àlà (n.,,warmness; tepidness +n̄dílị,n. row; line, +n̄dịda,n. down-river; the South; low-lying country, +N̄dụbakụ,,male name (lit. life is wealth) +n̄dụgandụ,,generation +n̄e (v.,,step over +"n̄e ọfī, ọrī",,step over somebody’s outstretched legs; step over +n̄efe,,step over; trespass +n̄efega,,step over; trespass +n̄efēta,,stepping over; step; threshold (of door or house) +n̄efēta,,step over +n̄nọ̀mi,,imitation +n̄tọ̀ ànị,,foundation; origin +n̄ụ (v.,,drink +n̄ụ ala,,suck breast (of infants) +n̄ụ ịyī,,take an oath; swear +n̄ụ ọn̄ụ,,A. be glad; exult; rejoice; crow over; B. (fig.) cry as a spoilt child +n̄ụbiga mmanya okẹ,,get drunk +n̄ụlị,,receive; greet; congratulate; be fond of +n̄ụlụ,,rejoice; jubilate +n̄ụlụ,,drink from; drink a little +nṅàgbuledè n.,,wild cat +nị 1.,"v. despise, overlook, endure (e.g. insult); forgive:", +nị 2.,ext. suff.,1 describes a shrivelled or wrinkled state +nọ anya,,represent; be in place of +nọ n'ọkwa,,"be in a post, position:" +nọ n’aka ebè,,stand surety +nọ n’ùdo,,live in peace +nọ n’ịbe,,stand surety for +nọ n’ọkwa,,"be in a post, position" +nọ n’ụjọ,,be in mourning; mourn: +nọ n’ụjọ,,be in distress +nọ n’ụjọ [check],,be (in) mourning +nọ n’ụlọ,,be at home: +nọ ọdụ,,tarry; stay long; delay; remain +nọ Ụwa,,be reborn; reincarnate:
Ọkeeke nọlụ nwa mụ Ụwa Okeeke has reincarnated as my child:
Q bụ nná ányị ochie nọlụ mụ Ụwa It is our grandfather who is reincarnated in me +nọchi,,usurp someone’s place; take the place of; succeed +nọchi anya,,A. take the place of (somebody); succeed; follow:
Samsịn nā-ābịa ịnọchi anya m Samson is coming to replace me
B. block the vein:
Aga m ịnọchi i anya kà i ghàlị ifị ife a nà-eme n’ime unọ ọfụma I am going to block your view in order to prevent you from seeing what is going on in the room properly +nọchibido,,besiege; prevent; hinder:
Ndi ilọ m nā-ākwa do ịnọchibido m ibà n’òtù umụ òkolọbịa My enemies are trying to bar my entry into the young men’s association +nọdide,,"continue, remain (of person)" +nọdo,,"sit on:
Ọ gịnị kpatalụ nwa nkịta afụ jị ebe akwa? Ọ bụ Ejimā nọdolu ya n’isi, mà adọgọ m ya aka na ntị ka ọ rapụ ịnọdo nwa nkịta n’isi màkà na nwa nkịta nwèlụ ike ịta ya Why is that puppy crying? It is Ejima who is sitting on its head, but I have warned her to stop sitting on its head because it may bite her" +nọdo,,"sit on, against: Ị nọdo n’ụkwụ You are sitting on my foot" +nọdolu,,be with:
Nọdolu m nwanịntị oge Stay with me for a short while
Nọdulum Stay with me (name for an ọgbanje) +nọdu mma,,goodbye (to one going home) +nọdu ànjị,,sit; sit down:
Gwa ya kà ọ nọdu ànjị Tell him to sit down +nọdèbe,,"sit, stay near" +nọfè,,sit around +nọgboo,,greeting to a person travelling (lit. return early!) +nọkwu,,stay longer:
Bikọ nọkwue Please stay longer! +nọkọ,,sit together; assemble +nọkọ ọnụ,,"sit together, assemble:
Anyị gà-anọkọ ọnụ We shall sit together" +nọkọba ọnụ,,assemble; sit together +nọlịli,,"stay up to the present; be still waiting, staying:
Ị nọlịli? Are you still waiting, staying, here?" +nọnyelu,,dwell with; stay with; sit with
Nná ányị nọ n’ụlọ Father is in
Nọnyelūm Stay with me (name for an ọgbanje) +nọnyere,,stay with: +nọpụta,,withdraw (esp. from fire); sit away from +nọrube,,surround; sit round +nọrùka,,stay long; sit on one side; sit out of the way +nọsasi,,sit scattered apart +nọsi,,finish staying +nọte aka,,"be far away, at a distance; stay away long" +nọwanye,,sit down carelessly and uninvited among a group +nọzi,,"sit straight, properly" +nọ̀ (v.,,borrow (anything but money) (cf. -nwụ 3.) +nọ̀ ịyī,,borrow thing used by another for oath-taking +nọ̀-mi (v.,,imitate +"nọ̀tạlụ, -nọ̀tạlụ",,borrow for; help borrow +nọọfu,,"so; thus; in this manner:
Kà ọ dị nọọfu It is enough, or Stop it at that, or, Let it remain like that, in that form" +"nọọnwo, nọọnwa",,so; thus; here (cf. n'ebe à):
Q dị nọọnwo It is here +nụ 2.,,see -nwụ 3. +nụ agha,,fight war; war +nụ nwaànyị,,marry (of man) +nụ nwunyè,,marry (of man) +nụ sò agha,,fight or war against +nụ ọkụ,,be hot +nụ ọkụ n’obi,,"be zealous, enthusiastic; agitate; anger; enrage" +"nụ-nụ, -nọ-nụ",verb,mimic; copy: Q nā-aṅụnụ nnwa nā-ebe akwā He is mimicking the child’s crying +nụlịkwu,,drink more of: +Nụlịkwue mmiịli,,Drink more water +nụsò,,war against +n’,,see na 1. +n’aka ebē,,"as a pledge, surety:" +n’enū,,above; upon +n’eziē,,(shortened from n’ezi okwū) truly: +n’ibe n’ibe,,in pieces; to pieces; piece by piece +n’iru,,forward; before (of place) +n’iru ọ̀rà,,in public; publicly +n’ogè,,in time +n’ànị̣,,on the ground +n’ètìtì,,amidst; in the middle +n’ìlo,,outside; without +n’ìru ọ̀rà,,in public; publicly +n’ùfèsị,,over; on the other side +n’ùfèsị mmīli,,on the other side of the river +n’ùfèsị mmīli,,on the other side of the river +n’ụnọ,,at home; in the house; within +n’ụzọ ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,early in the morning: +n’ụ̀sọ,,beside; by the side of:
Dèbèlu m̀ itè afù n’ụ̀sọ ọkụ Help me put that pot beside the fire:
Gbà mbò dèbe anyi ndù afù n’ụ̀sọ ọkụ ka ọ ghàlị̀ ilé ulé
Try and keep that fresh meat beside the fire to prevent it from rotting +n’ụ̀zọ ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,early in the morning +o,,see ọ +o,,see -a +o 2.,emphatic,"used at end of sentence when speaking to someone at a distance; sign of affirmation, or assent to a salutation: Bịa ebe à o Come here! ""Daalụ nụ o"" ""Oo, gàba o"" ""Greetings to you all"". ""Yes, come in""" +O bèkapụ̀li aka,,He cut off (someone's) hand +O fègo,,He has passed +o mesị,,afterwards:
O mèsịàlị bịa bè m She came to my house at last +o mesịzịa,,afterwards; eventually +obele nnwà,,small child; caressing words used by mothers to their children +obelē 2.,noun,kind of bird +"obelē, ọbelē 1.",noun,small size +obi 1.,noun,heart; chest; bosom; breast; centre +obi ag,,"daring, fearless like a leopard; brave" +obi agụ,,"daring, fearless like a leopard; brave: Enwèlụ m obi agụ, ejígo m aka tigbue nkịta ala I am very brave, I once beat a mad dog to death with my hands" +obi iké,,hardheartedness; relentlessness +obi mgbalù,,melancholy; troubled mind +obi mgbawa,,great anger; broken heart: Ìlùlò bànyelụ ọnwụ ụmụ Obi naabọ n’otu mbọsjī nā-ewètalụ yā obi mgbawa Brooding on the death in one day of his two children is causing Obi heartbreak +obi mgbawa,,great anger; broken heart +obi mkpofù,,act of forgiving people; good-natured character: Ndụ nwèlụ obi ọkị mà nwekwuazị obi mkpofù Ndụ is quick-tempered but he does not bear a grudge +obi mkpū,,queen termite +obi mkpū,,queen termite +obi ndidè,n.,ausea (caused by indigestion) +obi ndidè,,A. nausea; indigestion: Nni m rìlì n’ụ̀tụ̀tù nā-edidè m obi The food I ate in the +obi èbèlè,,"mercy; kindness: Ụkọchukwu bī n’òbòdo ànyị nwèlụ obi èbèlè The priest who lives in our town is kind, merciful" +obi ụnọ,,homesickness +obi ụ̀sọ,,cheerfulness; happiness +obi) -djị n’àzụ,,be extremely wicked: Ịpịa nwatà arụ esịrị ike ịtàlị bụ obi ịdjị n’àzụ Flogging a child who is ill is extremely wicked B. be foolhardy (= nzuzù): Ịjị aka jide agwọ dị ndụ bụ obi ịdjị n’àzụ Picking up a live snake is foolhardy +obi) –didè,,feel sick; feel nausea: Obi nà-èdídè m̀ I feel nausea +obiị̀ ònyìnye,,generous mind; benevolent disposition +obodobo,n. width; breadth (cf. obosala), +obodobo irù,,broad face +obodobo irū̄,,broad face +obosala,n. width; breadth; levelness (of surface) (cf. obodobo), +obì nlò,,tenderness +"obē, ọbē",noun,ladder; cross; cross-shaped loom: Wēlu obē līgolu enu ụnọ Go up the house with a ladder +obī okwutē,,stony-hearted +obī èbelè,,kindness; mercy +oche ezè,,throne +oche ezè,,throne +"oche, ọche",n. chair; stool; bench; seat, +odogwu ọzàlà,,scorpion +ofe egwusi,,melon soup +ofe isala,,watery kind of soup +ofe ònugbù,,soup prepared with bitterleaf +ofe Òwèlè,,watery kind of soup very common among the Owere people +ofe Ịgbò,,palm oil (= mmanụ akwụ) +ofe ọnugbụ,,soup prepared with bitter leaves +ofe ọnịnọ,,soup prepared with ọgbọnọ and okro +ofe ụ̀tàzị,,ụ̀tàzị soup +ofe Ụ́tàzị,,ụ́tàzị soup +"ofe, ọfe",n. A. far side of river or road, +"ofe, ọfe 2.","n. (= anịala, anyịala) a kind of egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves", +ofili,n. used in:, +ofili,n. A. a weight for keeping a door shut, +ofili isi,,pillow +oge,noun,20 (esp. in multiples); score +oge,,(-gu l. count) used in: +oge,noun,hoe +oge,noun,fight; fighting; war +oge ise,,one hundred; five score:
Oge are ise galu aga 100 years ago +oge uno,,fighting between people of same town or village +Ogbe N̄dịda,v.,illage in Onitsha Inland Town +Ogbè ndidà,,a village in Onitsha Inland town +Ogbè Ịjọ,,Ịjọ Quarters +"ogbènyà, ogbènyè",n. poverty; poor person; pauper; orphan, +ogbènyè ọnụ ntị,v.,"ery poor, destitute, person" +ogbènyè ọnụ ntị,v.,"ery poor, destitute person" +ogbènyè ọnụ ntụ,v.,"ery poor, destitute, person" +ogbòlò,"n. traditional seat in village square, consisting of pieces of wood supported by forked sticks", +"ogbị, ogbị",n. (deaf and) dumb person; dumbness:, +oge ikpe àzụ,,the last time; at the end of the time; at the end of the world +oge ịwa ji,,annual yam festival +oghele,,opening; opportunity +oghùlù,noun,"tall tree with bole up to 3-4’ in diameter (Hannoa klaineana Pierre and Engl.). It is fast-growing; the wood is light and white and used for planks, canoes, etc. Medicinally the bark is used for curing fevers (ịbà) by soaking pieces of it in water for some days and drinking the water, and by other ways of preparation" +oghē,,opening +"oghē, oghē",noun,opening +oghēle imī,n.,ostril +"oghēle, oghēle, oyēle",noun,"opening; opportunity (cf. oghē; -ghe 1. be open): I bụ onye olu oyibo nà-àgụ m, mà àka m nwerọ oghēle m gà-èji bà ya bịa olu I have a desire to be a civil servant, but I have not got the opportunity to enter the service: Akpàtì m nwèlù oghēle n’òfu akùkù My box has an opening on one side" +oghū,noun,play; fun +ogonogo ndù,,long life +ogwu akà,,whitlow +ogwè akà,,arm +ogwè ụkwụ,,leg +ogwè ụkwụ,,leg +"ogwè, ogwè",noun,"A. trunk of tree B. tree across pathway or stream, used as a bridge C. limb (as compared with a tree-trunk)" +ogwùgwù,noun,hole +ogwùlùgwù,noun,A. plentifulness; abundance B. well-developed or -proportioned (of humans) +ogwū,noun,thorn +ogwū nà ọkịlịkà,,A. hedge B. (fig.) trouble; tribulation: Òyị m nwoke Deviìd nọ n’ogwū nà ọkịlịkà My friend David is in great trouble +Ogè efègo,,The time has long passed +ogè ikpeazụ,,the last time; at last; finally +ogè mbụ,,at first; initially +ogè ncha,,at all times; always (cf. ogè niile) +ogè niile,,always; at all times +ogè nā ogè,,from time to time; now and then +ogè ufọdu,,sometimes; from time to time +ogè à,,this time; at this time +ogè ịwà ji,,annual yam festival +ogè ọbùnà,,every time; any time +"ogè, gè","n. time, opportunity; time span (cf. mgbè)", +ogè̄ nchā,,always; at all times +ogé mbụ,,at first; initially +ogìdì,n. pillar; column, +oji,noun,iron bell-staff; ceremonial staff of dibìà which rings when struck on ground +oke anwụ́,int.,ense sunshine +oke atụrụ,,ram +oke gyà,,great sickness; leprosy +oke mmadụ̀,,a man of great reputation +oke osisi,,(fig.) great person (lit. great tree) +oke ufèlè,,great wind +oke ufèlè,,great wind +oke àmàniífe,,great wisdom +oke èkwulèkwu,,talkativeness; bragging +oke òlilo,,great pain +oke ībọ̄sị,,great day +oke ọchịchọ,,excessive desire; greed +oke ọfịa,,thick bush; jungle +oke ọnụ afịa,,(cf. oke ọnụ A. and B.): Agà m eji ife dị oke ọnụ afịa wèlù je kènee nnē m n’ogè èzùmiike m na-abịa. I am going to give my mother a precious gift during my forthcoming leave +oke ọyà,,great sickness; leprosy +oke ọ̀bụgbọ́,n. type of lily, +oke ụbọsị,,great day +okpolo ìlo,,"road, street (esp. in town)" +okpolo ụzọ,,"road-way, public path (less specific than okpolo ǐlo)" +okpotokpo,noun,"big size (of persons, fruits)" +okpotokpo mmadụ̀,,huge person; person of big build +okpotokpo mmádụ,,huge person; person of big build: +okpu ezi uzọ̀,,middle of path or road; main road; permanent path +okpulu,noun,"kind of stiff bag made by Hausas for packing clothes, etc." +okpulukpu mbè,,tortoise shell +okpètè,,see okpètè +okpì nkụ,,hard wood +okpòlokò 1.,noun,stockfish = azụ̀ nkụ́ +okpòlokò 2.,v.,"ariety of oil-palm which produces nuts of very fine appearance, but which have not much flesh, the kernel being large in proportion" +okpòlò igwè,,rod of iron +okpòlò osisi,,rod of wood; stalk of plant; stem of young tree or sapling +okpòtò,,see okpètè +"okpósi, okpési,",noun,"simple, faceless image carved (usually from ògilìsì) to represent a dead ancestor after his final funeral rites; they are usually dumb-bell shaped, except that those for married daughters are cylindrical; all the family okpósi are kept together and offered food or libations from time to time while the protection of the ancestors is solicited" +oku mm,,A. (Christian usage) hell fire +okuko àkwa,,eggshell +okwu inyo,,foolish talk +okwu wàyo,,deception +okwu ọ̀là,,"(fig.) stale, old quarrel: Rapụzịa okwu ahụ nà ọ̀ bāgọ ọ̀là Drop the quarrel (issue), for it is now stale" +okwu(chi,,see okwu(chi) +"okwuchi, okwu",,stopper; cork; cover +"okè, òkè",n. mark; boundary; line of demarcation (from -kè 1. divide), +"okèlụwà, okèlụwà",n. fate, +"okènyè, okènyà","n. full-aged, elder, principal person; senior (person)", +oli n.,,food made from maize +olighìlì,,see èlùlù +ololo n.,,"bottle (cf. onono, the typical Onitsha form)" +Olu n.,,"""people that live by the water"", term used to denote those who live by the bank of the River Niger" +olubulu n.,,"lizard, brightly coloured;? Bosc’s Monitor (but only about 1’ long without tail)" +Olumbànasā p.n.,,group of seven villages in Anambra Division which speak Igala as their first language +olòngóno n.,,A. praying mantis +Om! int.,,salutation of respect to an old woman (esp. a pagan) +ome n.,,shoot of a plant +oni,noun,bigger stake for yam +"onono, ololo",noun,bottle +onu,noun,A. neck +onu ànì,,low tone +onu ànị̀,,low tones: +onwène n.,,carpenter; craftsman; artist +onye afịa,,merchant; customer; trader: +"onye aghā, ayā",,soldier; warrior +onye aka ebē,,"a witness, surety:" +onye alā,,mad person +onye alā,,mad person +onye amụma,,prophet +onye amụma asị,,false prophet (-ma + 8. announce) +onye anịlụma,,drunkard +onye anụ,,meat-seller (-dealer) +onye anụ,,"meat seller, dealer" +onye asịlị,,gossip(er) +onye ijè,,traveller +onye ijè,,traveller +onye ikpē,,judge +onye ikpè,,backbiter +onye ikpē,,judge +onye ikọ̀lịkọ̀,,melancholy or slightly mad person +onye ilō,,enemy; person bearing malice towards one +onye ilō,,enemy; person bearing malice towards one +onye isi,,head; headman; leader; boss +onye isi ikē,,stubborn person; person who is habitually disobedient (lit. hard-headed person) +onye isi nkwọcha,,bald-headed person +onye kàsi èbelè,,the most merciful: +onye mmanụ,,oil-seller +onye mmụ̀ta,,scholar; pupil +onye mmānu,,oil-seller +onye mmānya,,A. (palm-) wine seller +onye mmụ̀ta,,scholar; pupil +onye n.,,A. person (human or superhuman; its plural is ndi) +onye ndu,,leader; guide; +onye ndìdì,,patient person:
Proverb: Onye ndìdì nà-èli azụ̄ ūkpoò The patient man eats hook-killed fish
B. personal name +onye ngàla,,proud person +onye ngàla,,proud person +onye ngā,,prisoner +onye nka,,craftsman; skilled workman; artist; sculptor; designer +onye nkuzi,,teacher; instructor +onye nkuzi,,teacher +onye nkuzi,,teacher: +onye nkuzi ụka,,church teacher; catechist; person who assists the clergyman or catechist in the Ministry +onye nkuzi ụka,,church teacher; catechist +onye nkè,,relation; supporter: +onye nkèta,,inheritor (lit. sharer) +onye nkụ,,wood-cutter or gatherer +onye nkụ,,wood-cutter or gatherer +onye nligbu,,rogue; exploiter; cheat +onye nnapụta,,Redeemer (cf. onye nzọpụta) +onye nnà,,miser +onye nnụsó ọ̀gụ̀,,an enemy +onye nsògbu,,persecutor; troubler; vexer +onye nsọgbu,,troublesome person +onye nsọkwù,,fool +onye ntà,,hunter +onye ntị ịkpọ,,a headstrong person (mainly used for children): Q bụ onye ntị ịkpọ He is a headstrong person +onye ntụkwasị obi,,person being trusted +onye ntụkwàsị obi,,person being trusted +Onye nwé,,Lord; master; mistress; owner +onye nzinye,,creditor +onye nzuzù,,"stupid, foolish person" +onye nzuzù,,fool +onye nzọpụta,,Saviour +onye nìche,,watchman; guard +onye nìdu,,leader; guide +onye nā-ebìnye egō,,money-lender +onye nā-efe ọlụ̄,,superintendent; overseer; foreman +onye nṹ,,A. liar +"onye ogbi, ogbì",,dumb person +onye orí,,thief +onye oshì,,see onye orí +onye ozi,,messenger +onye ugwọ,,debtor +onye wàyo,,fraudulent person +onye à,,this person +"onye àbọọ̄, àbụ̀ọ",,"another, a second (person)" +onye àfè ojiī,,policeman (-woman) +onye àfè ojī,,policeman (-woman) +onye àgbàtà obì,n.,eighbour: +"onye àghala, āyala",,wild person; careless person +onye àghalā,,lawless person +onye àmà,,talebearer; gossip; informer +onye àmà,,tale-bearer; gossip; informer +onye ànì,,fellow countryman +onye ànì mmàdù,,foreigner; stranger +onye ànị̀,,fellow-countryman +onye ànị mmadụ,,foreigner; stranger +onye àrụ ocha,,a leper +onye àsị,,liar +onye èbelè,,the merciful (person) +onye èkpènta,,leper +onye èkwulèkwu,,a talkative +onye ìbèriìbè,,fool; harmless idiot +onye ìche,,watchman +onye ìsì,,blind person +onye òkìkè,,creator +onye òsịlị,,the witness +onye òsịàlị,,a witness +onye òsịàlị,,witness: +onye òtù,,"companion; fellow; member (of a club, association, etc.):" +onye òtù Chukwu,,Christian +onye òtù Kraịst,,Christian +onye ńsụ,,stammerer +onye ǹga,,prisoner +onye ǹgwọ́,,debtor +onye ǹgànà,,lazy person +onye ǹjọọ,,coward; person who cannot endure pain +onye ịgana,,lazy person +onye ịkè,,relation; supporter +onye ịnà,,miser +onye ị̀tà,,witness +"onye ọbùnà, ọbùnà",,anyone; everyone; (with negative verb) no one: +onye ọcha,,white person: +onye ọcha,,a white person +onye ọji,,a black person +onye ọlụ,,workman; labourer +onye ọnụmà,,hot-tempered person +onye ọzizi,,instructor; teacher +onye ọzọ,,holder of ọzọ title +onye ọzọ,,"another person, person who is not a relative; outsider" +onye ọ̀bò,,(colloq.) lazy person; sluggard +"onye ọ̀bùnà, ọ̀bùnà",,anybody; anyone; (with negative verb) no one +onye ọ̀bịa,,(often shortened to ọ̀bịa) stranger; guest; visitor (= onye ọ̀bịa):
Abù m̀ ọ̀bịa n’ebe à I am a stranger here:
Enwèlù m̀ onye ọ̀bịa I have a visitor +onye ọ̀rà,,stranger; guest; visitor (= onye ọbịa) +onye ụjọ,,a coward +Onye Ụkà,,Christian +onye ụkọ,int.,ermediary +onye ụkọ̣,,one of retarded development +onye ụtà,,deceiver; enticer +onye ụtá,,archer +onye ụ̀lụ̀,,thief +onye ụ̀mà,,well-informed person +onye ụ̀tà,,invitee; guest +onyà igwè,,steel trap +onyā ùdudo,,spider’s web (lit. spider’s trap) +onùnù,noun,hole; pit; valley [?] +opoto ọkụ,,burning coal; ember +"opotò, obotò",n. used in:, +"opotò, obotò ọkụ̣",,burning coal; embers; heap of glowing charcoal (= òbùbò ọkụ̣) +opòpò,n. sapling (also opòpò osisi) (= ìpopo), +"opòpò, ìpopo osisi",,sapling +ori ifelē,,shameful theft +orī,n. theft, +ose ngwò,,raphia palm wine tapped from raphia palms at the river or stream bank +osiamā,noun,anvil +osisi 1.,noun,"tree, stick" +osisi 2.,noun,shea butter tree (*Vitellaria paradoxa*) +osisi anyikē,,wooden handle of axe +osisi anyịké,,wooden handle of axe +osisi ogwū,,thorny tree +"osòmà, osòmè",noun,affliction; distress; great trouble (e.g. court cases); danger; evil +otogbō,noun,"A. any long gown, robe (e.g. surplice) B. (fig.) any greatly oversized piece of clothing" +otoko,noun,thigh +otu,noun,waterside; riverbank +otu ògbọ,,age-set association +otu òkwọ̄dụ̄,,waterside of Onitsha +Otu ịkwọ,,Onitsha main market +otuto,,growing; being long; being tall +otùlù ọkàlà,,paralysis of one half of the body; hemiplegia and paraplegia +otùtù,int.,oxication +otùtù 2.,noun,conical basket for fishing +owùmaàgànà,noun,chameleon +oyìbo,noun,"white person; European; foreign (added to name of anything to denote that the thing is foreign or European in origin, or when something of a different species (usually better), but of foreign origin, exists side by side with the local species)" +oyī 1.,noun,"cold; chill; fever: Oyī nà-àtụ́ ḿ it is cold: Ọfịà dị n’azụ Ụ́lọ̀ anyị akwụkwọ̄ ayị̀ nà-àtụ oyī The bush at the back of our school is cold (causes cold): Enwèlù ḿ oyī I have fever Oyī jị m Fever has gripped me, or I am feverish (more acute than Enwèlù ḿ oyī)" +oyī 2.,noun,"ugly, nauseating appearance" +oyī ụgìlù̄,,harmattan cold +oyī) -tụ,,"feel cold, chilly: Oyī nà-àtụ ḿ I am feeling cold, chill." +ọn̄je,,stepping over +ọn̄ụn̄ụ,,drinking; drink +ọn̄ụn̄ụ ịyī,,oath-taking +pe mpe,,"be small, little" +pe m̄pe,,"be small, little" +pe-tụ,verb,reach; touch; concern: +pelu ọnụ,,"be chipped, jagged" +penị,noun,penny (less common than kopọ̀; E.) +petụ̀gbàdo,,concern all +petụgbàdo,,"reach, concern, all" +peɡụ ɡnụ̄,,"be chipped, jagged" +pia + 2.,v. gather; arrange; reckon; reckon up; make account, +pia + 3.,v.,: +pia 1.,v. A. flog; cane:, +pia apịa,,smash; be flattened: +pia apịa,,flog +pia ife,,whip; flog; punish generally; chastise +pia ife,,whip; flog; punish; chastise +pia italị,,flog with whip; whip; chastise: +pia ugbà,,take a somersault into water; dive (= -kpu ugbà) +piacha,,"flap (wing in water); shake off (dust, etc.)" +piachi,,fold +piafụsị,,flog and scatter +piakọ,,"gather, press together" +piasasị,,flog and scatter +piazi,,settle; reckon up; make account +pigbu,,kill by squeezing +pio,verb,"to force way through small doorway, small opening in wall, thicket" +piobà(nye,,"enter into by forcing way through very small doorway, opening, or inlet:" +pioghalị,,sneak about (as in thick forest): +pionye,,squeeze self into (somewhere) through small opening or doorway +pionye isi,,push in the head through small opening +piopụta,,"force way out through very small outlet, opening or doorway" +pitìì,noun,describes something which is plentiful or falls plentifully: +poni,n. cask; puncheon (of palm oil) (? from English), +poni mmanụ,,"cask, puncheon of palm oil" +poni mmāṅụ,,"cask, puncheon of palm oil" +pu 1.,v. grow; spring up; sprout, +pu 2. v.,,leak; have holes; be perforated +pu eló,,A. grow fungus +pu eló,,A. grow fungus +pu epu,,spring up; sprout; grow +pu epu,,be perforated; leak; have hole(s) +pu mkpòlògwūgwū,,take root +pu n’ànì,,"be native or home-born, indigenous (lit. grow, sprout in the soil)" +pu n’ànị,,"be native or home-born, indigenous (lit. grow, sprout in the soil)" +puku n.,,eight thousand; thousands +puku ịdi,,millions; countless number +Pòtòki,n. Portuguese person (? from English) (Potakiri L.O. Igwe), +pù ala,,become mad; be mad: +pù ala aghùghò,,pretend to be mad (in order to cheat or trick) +pù ala aghùghò,,pretend to be mad (in order to cheat or trick) +pù imē,,be able to do +pùta n’ụzọ,,move out of the way +pụ̀ ijè,,go on tour; travel +pụ̀ imē,,be able to do: +pụ̀ n’ìlo,,go outside (and stay) +pụ̀ ìlo,,go out; go for a stroll +pụ̀(lu) òkò,,be able +pị,verb,squeeze; extract by pressure; press: +pị,verb,carve; shape wood with sharp instrument +pị alụsi,,"carve, shape image" +pị alụ̄si,,"carve, shape image" +pị amù,,(cf. -gba amù) castrate: +pị egbe,,carve wooden part of gun +pịcha,,shape; sharpen; peel; carve +pịcha,,squeeze out +pịkọ,,compress; press together +pịkụ̀wu ọ̀lịlị,,go out for a stroll in direction of friend(s); go out and visit; call upon +pịnye,,squeeze into: +pịsịsị,,"press, squeeze out" +pị̣ amụ,,castrate +pọm,n. used in:, +"pọ̀tọ̀pọ̀tọ̀, ọ̀pọ̀tọ̀pọ̀tọ̀",n. wet muddy soil (e.g. after rain or in water-logged place) (?< Izon-Echerno), +pụ 1. v.,,go out (of): +pụ 2. v.,,snatch; take by force +pụ 3. v.,,"be able, sufficient:" +pụ ala,,be mad; become mad +pụ ala aghụghọ,,pretend to be mad (in order to cheat or trick) +pụ ama,,"go to toilet (lit. go out to the fore-compound, beyond the main compound door)" +pụ ilo,,go out; take stroll +pụ n’orù,,"gain freedom from slavery, servitude" +pụ n’ìlo,,go outside +pụ ịje,,go on tour; travel +pụ ọlịị,,go out for a stroll; go out to another house to stay and play with friends there (usually of children) +pụcha,,go away +pụkwu ọlịị,,go out for a stroll in direction of friend(s); go out and visit; call upon +pụlụ,,snatch from; wrench from; take from by force +pụmalụ,,"snatch, wrench from; take by force:" +pụnalụ,,snatch +pụrị,,rise up +pụta,,come out +pụta ife,,"come out into the open; appear; be evident, visible:" +pụta ife,,"come out into the open; be made manifest, not secret:" +pụta n’uzo,,move out of the way: +pụ̀ ọ̀lịlị,,go out for a stroll; go out to another house to stay and play with friends there (usu. of children) +Q chọ̀lụ̀ egó,,"He wants money. With alternating stative verbs, its absence denotes present time and its presence past time:" +Q gbàwààlù̀ qso,,He ran away (in the midst of the battle) (-lụ 5. + -lụ 7.) +Q gbàwààlù̀ qso,,He ran away (at the first sight of danger): +Q na-ayi alà,,He is mad +Q nà-àkwa alịị,,He resents his misfortune +Q nà-àsụ̀ alàkùba,,He is talking double Dutch +Q rìjì/rìjì enì,,"He climbed up. When followed by another suffix of the same shape (i.e. -lụ 6 or -lụ 7.), the first one is dropped entirely if the sentence is unemphatic and reduced to -V if the sentence is emphatic:" +ra + 3.,v., +ra + 7.,v., +ra 1.,v., +ra 2.,v., +ra 6. v.,,sound +ra alò,,"consider; take counsel, consult together; advise" +ra anwụ̄,,A. take honey from the comb (after driving away the bees) +ra anwụ́,,take honey from the comb (after driving away the bees) +ra ara,,"sound; make a stir, be a success:" +"ra hramanya, nhrāmanya",,"be equal, level, square:" +ra ifulū,,blossom; flower +ra isi,,comb (hair of head) +ra isi,,comb the hair:
Anà m àchọ ịrà isi m I want to comb my hair +ra kā,,amount to; be equal to; be as big or small as: +ra mmilī,,"make, produce rain" +ra mmīli,,"make, produce rain" +ra nni,,"knead pounded food in plate or mortar, etc." +ra nra,,comb (with comb) +ra nra,,pay a fine; levy a fine +ra nrā,,"pay levy, fine" +ra ozi,,send on errand +ra àrà,,bore +ra ịra,,comb with comb +ra ịrā,,be equal +ra ọnụ,,sound: +ra ọnụ,,sound +ra ọṅụ,,be equal +ra ụkọ,,"send representative, ambassador, special messenger, middleman" +ra ụkọ,,"send representative, ambassador, special messenger, middleman" +ralụ alò,,consider; take counsel; counsel; consult together; advise +ranye,,"take, with hands, a few from among many (e.g. grains in a basket) and give" +ranye alò,adv.,ise; give advice +ranye alò,adv.,ise; give advice: +ranye ijè,,pick one's way; move on slowly; step; toddle (as child) +ranyè ijè,,pick one’s way; move on slowly; step; toddle +rapụ okwā,,abdicate +repù n’ọ̀lụ̀,,"leave, abandon work stealthily or unnoticed, unannounced" +ri mmīli,,leak +ro,verb,root; uproot +ro obi,,migrate; go and live elsewhere +ro obi,,migrate; go and dwell elsewhere +rogha,,move; transplant +rogo(lu,,ascend; go up; climb: +roni,,move; root up +ropụ,,move; root up; cast out; root out +ropụ,,lift down (e.g. pot from tripod): +ropụta,,lift down and out (e.g. pot from the cooking tripod) +Rose mà akwụkwọ,,Rose is brilliant (in studies) +ru 1.,v. pour; cast metal, +ru 2.,v. A. bend down; turn; change (for worse); stoop; influence; respect; venerate, +ru 3.,v. rub on, +ru 4.,"v. grow (of tubers, e.g. yam):
Ji m kòlị n’ọnwa gàlụ aga èbidogo irù The yam I planted last month has started to grow a new tuber", +ru ajā,,pour away sand +ru alụsị,v.,enerate divinities +ru mbì,,lie in wait; set an ambush +ru mbì,,lie in wait; set an ambush +ru mmilī,,pour out water +ru nne,,grow (of tuber); grow to more than average size (of tuber) +ru nwa mmīli,,urinate +ru nwamīlī,,urinate: +ru ufie,,rub camwood on body +ru ufie,,rub camwood on body +ru uru,,"mourn; be sorrowful, downcast; grieve" +ru ụjọ,,be mourning: +ru ụjụ,,mourn:
Ibè nà-èru ụjụ Ibe is mourning +ru-be,ext. suff.,1. around:
A chọ m kà ụnụ garube m òkìlìkili I want you (pl.) to form a circle round me. (In imperative can sometimes be used without -be:
Tùru yà òkìlìkili Plant (things) around it) +ru-ka,,see -ru-ka +rube,,bow; submit +rube isi,,"incline the head; obey; submit, be loyal to; give respect to:" +rubà,,pour in +ruchanye,,pour into (the object is assumed small and all is intended to be poured into it at once) +rudo,,persuade; urge; compel +rufèga,,pour over +rufù,,"pour away, spill (of water):" +rughalị,,"turn, bend round; change" +rugò,,bend; stoop +rukpùdo,,turn upside down: +rukpọ,,gouge out (eye) +rukwàsị,,pour upon +rulu,,stoop; remain stooped +rulu ànì,,stoop down +rulu ànì,,stoop down +runata,,stoop down a bit +runata ànì,,stoop down a bit +runata ànì,,stoop down a bit +runye,,pour into +rupù,,pour out; flow or flow out +rurùpù,,draw away +rò 1.,verb,"tell (story, usu. featuring songs)" +rò 1.,verb,choose; pick +rò 2.,verb,hang; be strangled +rò irò,,"tell story; tell story in which song features; tell tale, fable" +rò òtù,,"discriminate; choose group, society, club" +ròta,,choose; choose and take; succeed in choosing the right one; make the right choice: +ròtù,,lift down +rù,v. flow (like a river), +rù alụ̄si,,worship a spirit +rù lìlìlì,,shiver; quiver +rù-be,ext. suff.,1. (move about) thoroughly; vigorously +rùbà,,flow into:
Ọsìmìrì Nàjjà nà-èrùbà n’ime mmìli nnù à nà-àkpọ Àtlantìk The Niger River flows into an ocean called the Atlantic +rùchibido,,flood:
Mmìli èrùchìbìdogo ogbè ǹfọdụ Some districts are flooded +rùdà,,run down (of water); flow down +rùfèga,,flow over +rùfù,,"flow, run away" +rùghalị,,flow; float; drift to and fro:
Mmìli nà-èrùghalị n’ebe niile na Mbà Mmìli Water flows everywhere in the Rivers +rùnye,,flow into +rụ̀ agbọ̀,,retch; make to feel nausea; cause nausea +rā ọnụ,,be equal +rādà,,pull down; let down from a height; lower +rāfù,,"abandon; neglect; let go astray; allow too much liberty to (e.g. a child, which leads it to be a trifle spoilt or wild)" +rāluṣị(ị,,leave altogether (to) +rānye,,A. lower into +rāpu,,bore hole (with red-hot instrument): +rāpusị,,bore many holes through: +rị + 6.,v.,; +rị 4.,verb,"hurt internally, like pain from septic sore or rheumatic joint" +rị 5.,verb,heal; granulate (of wound) +rị mkpu,,cry out in horror +rị àrị,,ferment (e.g. beans for making àkàlà) +rị-gọ,v. twist; twist and bend:, +rị-gọba,,coil +rị-gọta,,climb up towards (the speaker) +rịnyị,,hurt +rọ 1.,verb,"lift down (e.g. pot from the cooking tripod, after the food has been cooked)" +rọ 2.,verb,"pinch (e.g. with nail, claw)" +rọ 2.,verb,bruise; squeeze; mash: +rọ 3.,n.,ot (-rọ) when in final position after non-low tone): +rọ alụ,,pain severely; throb +rọ mbo,,"pinch, scratch with nails" +rọ mbọ,,"pinch, scratch with nails" +rọ-go,verb,go up +rọpụta,,"choose, pick out; ordain:" +rụ,v. roast, +rụ 1.,"v. ""price""; bargain:
Achọlụ m ịrụ akwa à ọrị I want to price this cloth", +rụ 2.,v. shake; shiver, +rụ àgbọọ,,retch; make feel nausea; cause nausea:
Ọnya dị n’isi Áda nà-àrụ m àgbọọ The sore on Ada’s head is causing me nausea +rụ àrụ,,shake; shiver; shiver with cold +rụ ọkụ,,broil; roast; scald; burn (of live things) +rụ ọkụ̀,,broil; roast; scald; burn (of live things) +rụ ọnụ,,price; name a price for +rụ ọnụ,,chatter with cold (of teeth) +rụ ụma,,"charge, price more than right price" +rụ ụ̀mà,,"charge, price more than right price" +rụdà,,lower the price; price down +rụdà,,burn up (through roasting):
Gịnị kà ị nà-àrụ? Anà m àrụ ji What are you roasting? I am roasting a yam +rụ̀ Ànì,,sacrifice to Ànì +s akwkwkw,,open leaves of a book (looking for a particular page or chapter) +ska akwkwkw,,dismiss a case (lit. tear papers) +sa ala,,"A. wash breasts, especially of a newly delivered mother, to induce breast milk" +sa m̀balā,,be wide +sa obodobo,,be flat +sa ụla,,go and sleep with a friend or relative away from one’s home +sa- 2. v.,,lap water (as dog) +sachata,,wash and bring +sala mmīli,,lap water (as dog) +sala mmịli,,lap water (as dog) +sambà,noun,"frame-drum, flat square drum (cf. Yoruba)" +sannò,n.,ine (arch. cf. ìtènaànì): Madụ̀ nọ̀ n'ime ụ̀nụ̀ akwụkwọ dị sannò The people in the school are nine +sapụ,,wash out; (fig.) die out (of a family) +se 1.,verb,"float, surface" +se ese,,float +se n'enū,,float: A fùlù ozu nwoké a nà-àchọ̀ èri ụ́kà gàlị̀ aga kà o sè n'enu mmīli n'ị̀tụ̀tù ǎ The corpse of the man who had been missing since last week was seen floating on the river this morning +se n’enū,,float; (fig.) be ignorant of what is happening +se-kpù,v. crouch; kneel down, +secha,,"skim (oil, etc.)" +sekpùlu ànì,,"worship; bow, kneel down; give honour to" +sekpùlu ànị,,"worship; bow, kneel down; give honour to" +sepànịpà,n. a weak person who struggles in vain to beat a stronger opponent, +Setịpụ aka gị,,Stretch out your hand +shọ +,v. (dialectal form of -fịọ):, +shọ̀ọ̀shọ̀,,see fịọfịọ +si 1.,v. cook; boil:, +si 2.,v., +si 2. v.,,weigh +si 6. v.,,hurt; pain; scorch; wither +si anya,,"be bold, capable of withstanding hardship, courageous" +si anya,,"be bold, capable of withstanding hardship, courageous" +si bịa,,come from; come by way of: +si ike,,"be strong, firm, difficult, hard" +si isi,,smell; stink; give scent: +si ngọ,,doubt; doubt obstinately +si nà,,"A. go, come, from (nà sometimes omitted):" +si nà,,come from +si onyà,,set trap +si àrụ,,"be very tough (of person) (i.e. have very tough constitution or body that withstands great hardship, sometimes naturally or through repeated hard experience)" +si àrụ,,be very tough (of person) +si ìtè,,cook; boil +si ọ̀bọ̀,,"be lazy, idle" +si ọnwụ,,persist; be obstinate in desperation or in last desperate effort (by sufferer) before or to prevent death +si ọnwụ,,persist; be obstinate in desperation or in last desperate effort (by sufferer) before or to prevent death +si ọnỳà,,set trap +si ụkwụ,,mark a footprint +si ụkwụ,,mark a footprint +si ụ̀mà,,seek out information: Anà m èsi ụ̀mà I am trying to ferret out information +sibịa,,come from; come (by way of) +sifìè,,"pass the wrong way; miss road, way" +sifìè Ụzọ,,"miss road, way" +siga,n. cigarette (E.), +sighè,,cook properly +sika ike,,"be very, too, strong, difficult:" +sikwụ,,compare; contrast; think about; consider; criticise: +sinwụ,,scorch; wither; have pins and needles; be numb; be half-dead: +sinwụba,,look dejected; scowl: +sisi n.,,five kobo; sixpence ( Ọ nà-èso mma She is sharpening a knife, +so esuso,,"form boil, abscess" +so esuso,,form boil abscess +so mma,,"sharpen knife, matchet" +so mmà,,"sharpen knife, matchet" +so ogonogo,,"be tall, long:
Nwoke ahụ èsòka ogonogo The man is very tall" +so ùso,,"grow; be long, tall (of living thing)" +sonarị,,surpass in growth: +sonita,,grow up +sopụta,,grow up; be of age +sowanye,,"increase in length, height, growth, age (of growing thing or youth)" +su 1.,"v.
A. pound (dry object
thresh (e.g. rice)
B. box, beat, strike, hit (hard)", +su ekwe,,beat wooden drum +su ekwe,,beat the gong +su imi,,"wrinkle nose in direction of person in disdain or to show snobbery (usually not allowing the victim to know, but allowing others around to know):
Aga m ama onye ọbụrụ̀ gà-esu nwa nne m imi ọla màkà nà o mèrò alụ I would slap anyone who wrinkled his nose at my brother because he did not commit an abomination" +su ọkpọ,,box; strike with fist +su ọkụ,,set on fire; burn; set alight: Ị nà-àchọ isi ụlọ ọkụ? Do you want to set the house on fire? +su ọkụ̀,,burn; set alight; set on fire +su ọsụsọ,,sweat; perspire; cause perspiration: Àfé à m yi nà-èsu m ọsụsọ This shirt I’m wearing is making me sweat +su ọ̀kpọ,,box; strike with fist +Suffix/Verb,,Meaning/Example +sukpọ,,burn up +sule,,burn +suli,,dip food in soup or stew and eat +sulu,,"take piece of yam, etc., from among many and eat; take stew or soup with morsel or piece of food" +susu ọnụ,,kiss:
Ọjị̀ nà-èsusù nwunye ya ọnụ Ọjị is kissing his wife +"susu, suso",,see èsusu +susụ ọnụ,,kiss +sutụ ọnụ,,touch with mouth +sà 1. v.,,"A. open (hand, book, cloth, but not door)" +sà 2. v.,,answer; reply; excuse; retort; make one’s defence +sà aka,,open the hand: Sàa akà gị Open your hand(s) +sà aka,,open the hand +sà akwụkwọ,,open leaves of a book (looking for a particular page or chapter): Ọ nà-asà akwụkwọ He is opening the pages of a book +sà asìsà,,confess evil while delirious or semi-insane (cf. -sà n’ọnụ̄) +sà ifì,,"This is a form of confession very similar to isà n’ọnụ̄, but" +sà ụsà,,"pinch (bits of food, meat, etc., usually by children)" +sà ụsà,,"make excuse: Gịnị bụ ụsà ọ sàlụ̀? What was his excuse? or, What excuse did he give?" +sà ụ̀sà,,make excuse +sàchi,,"shut, close (usu. book)" +sàchi akwụkwọ,,"shut, close book: Sàchizịa akwụkwọ afụ̀ nọọfụ̀ It is high time you closed that book!" +sàgbàpụ̀,,"open wide (usu. book, cloth, etc.)" +sàghe,,"open; open wide (e.g. hand, mouth, book, but not door)" +sàghepụ̀,,open wide +sànye,,open and show another something; reveal to; initiate +sàta,,"open page of book: Sàta Abụ̀ Ọma isi n̄ke Ịsiì Ọma Open at the Book of Psalms, chapter six" +sè 1.,verb,A. draw; pull; stretch +sè anwùlị (ụtabà,,smoke tobacco +sè nni,,stir food (like preparation of pap) +sè okwu,,quarrel (lit. draw words): Mụ̀ nà Èjìọ̀fọ̀ nà-esè okwu Èjìọ̀fọ̀ and myself are quarrelling +sè siga,,smoke cigarette: +sè siga,,smoke cigarette +sè àmùmà,,show lightning; flash; lighten +sè èsè,,pull; draw +sè ògbàdụ,prep.,"are corn meal, i.e. pap, which begins as white watery fluid, then thickens gradually as it becomes more heated, becoming very thick towards the end of the cooking. The cook keeps on stirring it throughout the cooking" +sè ọkụ̀,,smoke pipe +sè ọ̀kụ̀,,smoke pipe +sè ụ́tị́ị́,,stretch oneself (as sometimes done when yawning or during exhaustion or idleness) +sè2.,v., +sèchìgha,,draw back; withdraw +sègba,,form a train; go on; go forward; push along; extend to: Achọ̀lị̀ m kà i sègbaa ǵwụwa ànyị afụ̀ i nà-àwa kà o rute n'ìrù ụ̀nụ̀ ànyị I want you to extend the trench you are digging to reach the front of our house +sèka,,pull asunder; tear: Ị nà-àchọ̀ isèka akwụkwọ m? Are you going to tear my book? +sèka,,tear by pulling +sèka akwụkwọ,,dismiss a case (lit. tear papers) +sèkapụ̀,,break off by pulling: +sèkasị,,tear off into pieces +sèkpunye,,pull together; pull together to the centre +sèkpùni,,lift up; drag up: Ọ chọ̀lị̀ isèkpùni nwata dālu adā She wants to pull up the child who has fallen down +sèkpùnye,,drag into; drag to: Sèkpùnye ín nwa m Give me my child (i.e. Pull my child by the hand and hand her over to me) +sèkpùpụ̀,,draw away forcibly; drag away: Sèkpùpụ̀ nwata afụ̀ nà-atàtọọ̀ ǵụ̀nị̀ ilo Drag that jabbering boy out +sèkpọnata,,contract in size +sèkpụ,,"carry in hand by handle (e.g. bag, bucket)" +sèli,,"pull, draw to oneself" +sèli ọkụkụ̀,,"steal fowls (habitually, mainly for eating) (lit. draw and eat)" +sèli ọ̀kụ̀kụ̀,,"steal fowls (habitually, mainly for eating) (lit. draw and eat)" +sènita,,"draw up, lift up" +sèpùta,,draw out (as bucket from well): Isèpùtà ite n'ime ǵụ̀mị adịrọ̀ ǫlị To pull a pot out from the well is not difficult +sèsà,,draw apart; scatter; spread about; litter; tear by pulling: Jèe sesaa ụmụ aka nà-anụ ǵụ̀ụ Go and separate (or pull apart) the children who are fighting +sèti,,stretch +sètù,,drag down; pull down: +sètịpụ̀ ijè,,embark or continue on a journey +sètịpụ ịjè,,"embark, continue, on a journey" +sètịpụ̀,,stretch out: +sètịwanye,,widen by stretching; stretch further +sètọ,,tear by pulling: +sèwa,,tear; pull asunder; tear apart: +sì 1. v.,,smell; stink; give scent: +sì 3. v.,,be tough in constitution; hard +sìne,,compare; weigh a word +sò,v. A. follow; accompany; go with:
Achọghị m isò gị na I want to go (home) with you, +sò n'òfu,,be of the same age +sò nàdụmọdụ,,"follow advice:
Bikọ, sòlu nàdụmọdụ m Please, follow my advice" +sò n’òfu,,be of the same age +sò oyī,,disgust; be ugly to; be ugly (e.g. faeces or jagged ulcer) +sò òfu,,only one; one only +sò òfu akpó,,once only; once for all +sò òfu ìje,,only once +sò òfu ùgbòlò,,only once +sò ụkpulụ,,"take after, resemble ancestor (in behaviour)" +sòchi ibè n'àzụ,,walk in single file; follow immediately behind each other or behind companions +sòchi ibè n’àzụ,,A. walk in single file
B. follow immediately behind or after companions +sòchi n'àzụ,,follow immediately after +sòchi n’àzụ,,follow immediately after:
Sòchie m n’àzụ Follow immediately behind me +sòchì ibè n’àzụ,,walk in single file; follow immediately behind each other; follow immediately behind or after companions +sògbu,,trouble; vex; persecute +sògwa,,mix with (e.g. in a walk):
Atụlụ adị̀ esògwala efi Sheep never move about with cattle +sòni,,"following (e.g. day, etc.):
Àda gà-àbịa ụbọ̀sị ụka mà mụ nwa gà-àna ụbọ̀sị nà-esòni" +sònyelu,,accompany +sònyè,,join in (e.g. a stroll or walk) +sù isi n’ànì,,fall headlong; throw oneself headlong +sù mmà,,stab +sù n’ànì,,thump on the ground; set down heavily +sùnye,,thrust into; plunge into +sụ̀ 3. v.,,compress; shorten; be short +sụ̀ 4. v.,,wear (clothes) +sụ̀ afịa,,"flood the market (of excess commodity); (fig.) of a person, be useless" +sụ̀ egbè,,load gun: +sụ̀ isi n’ànị,,fall headlong; throw oneself headlong: +sụ̀ iwe,,sulk +sụ̀ iwe,,sulk +sụ̀ mbịmbị akwā,,sob +sụ̀ mma,,stab +sụ̀ nsọ,,lift a taboo +sụ̀ n’ànị,,thump on the ground; set down heavily +sụ̀ ubè,,"thrust, stab with the spear:" +sụ̀ ubè,,"thrust, stab with spear" +sụ̀ udè,,"make low groan; grunt (e.g. as seriously ill person, animals)" +sụ̀ àkàkpọ̀,,be stunted in growth (= -dà àkàkpọ̀) +sụ̀ àsụ̀,,shrink back +sụ̀ ùdù,,beat ùdù (for music) +sụ̀ ùdù,,beat ùdù pot (for music) +sụ̀ ọfọ,,knock the stick representing the god of justice (ọfọ) on the ground +sụ̀ ọ̀sụ̀sụ̀,,"A. make grunts or sounds like lorry or powered machines, automobiles" +sụ̀gbu,,stab to death +sị 1. v.,,say; tell: +sị 3.,ext. suff.,1. about (restricted to verbs ending in -sà 1. B.) +sị asị,,lie; tell lies: +sị asịlị,,gossip +sị òsịlị,,bear witness +sịfù ụzọ,,"miss road, way" +sịsi,ext. suff.,1. continually:
Mkpụrụ akwụ̀ nà-adàsịsi Palm nuts keep on falling:
Mmìlì nà-ātụsịsi Water is dripping (continuously) +sịsọ,,see sịọ +sịọ,"int. exclamation of anger, disgust:
Sịọ! Ifelè mèe gị Fie! Shame on you!
Sịọ! Ọ sọọ ụjọ! Ooh! It is ugly!", +sọ 5. (ọsụsọsọ,,see -su + 4. +sọ amụ,,make laugh; please; amuse; delight; be funny (< -mụ amụ laugh) +sọ amụ,,make laugh; please; amuse; delight; be funny +sọ anya,,refrain from doing something because of respect for someone present +sọ mpi,,butt with the horns; compete:
Anỳị jèkò isọ mpi na Ọka We are going to compete (for a competition) at Ọka +sọ ngọngọ,,"stagger; stumble:
Q bulu na ofu mkpịsi aka gi gà-akpatali gị isọ ngọngọ bep��� ya If one of your fingers causes you to stumble, cut it off" +sọ nsọ,,forbid; prohibit; taboo: +sọ ofu,,only one; one only +sọ ofu nje,,only once +sọ ofu ụgbòlò,,only once +sọ Ụsọ,,"be pleasant, sweet; please" +sọ ụ̀sọ,,"be sweet, pleasant; please" +sọ!,"int.
A. exclamation adding emphasis:
Daalụ sọ! Oh, thank you!:
Wèta ya n'ebe à sọ! Bring it here, please!:
Nọdụnụ anị sọ! Do sit down (addressing more than one person):
Nọdụ anị sọ! Do sit down (to one person)
Q bụ ezi okwu sọ! It is true, really!
B. exclamation of anger, used when someone has been worried by someone else to the point of exhaustion and now asks to be left in peace
Rapụ m sọ!, jèbe sọ! Please leave me alone, you are free to go", +"sọ, sọọsọ, sịsọ",,only:
Q bụ sọ mị nọ n'ebe à I am the only one here:
Kpọta sọ ya Bring him alone:
Q bụ sọọsọ ofu oche dị n'ebe a gà-anọ me nzukọ There is only one chair in the place where the meeting is going to take place:
Sọọsọ Chineke Nna pụọ ịzọpụtà anyị n'aka ndi ilo Only God the Father can save us from the hands of the enemy +sọpi,,be tapering +sọsọ ya,,"only him, her, it" +sọta,,push down (e.g. with hoofs) +sọ̀ m̄pì,,butt with the horns; compete +sọọsọ,,see sọ +sọọsọ ya,,only him/her/it +sụ 1. v.,,"pound (soft objects, e.g. fufu, pounded yam; cf. -su 1.)" +sụ 1. v.,,"grunt; make sound like lorry, automobile or other powered vehicle, machine, etc." +sụ 3. v.,,boil; begin to boil; sing (of kettle on cooker): Ejì m aka nà nni āfụ̀ gà-àsụ tupu elekele isii I am sure the food will boil before six o’clock +sụ 4. v.,,"cut, clear (bush, forest); weed" +sụ 6. (ǹgọngọ,,see -sụ 4. +sụ akwà,,wash clothes: Anà m asụ akwà I am washing some clothes +sụ akwà,,wash clothes +sụ asụ,,make sound like vehicle or machine +sụ asụsụ,,"speak language, tongue, dialect" +sụ ji,,pound yam +sụ n̄sụ,,stammer; stutter: Ọ nà-asụ n̄sụ He stammers +sụ pùm,,"bubble (of boiling thick liquids like hot pap, thick soup, and cornflour. The force of rising steam leaves holes which quickly close up, making sounds *pùm pùm pùm*)" +sụ ugbo,,weed farm +sụ ńsụ,,stammer; stutter +sụ ọfịa,,cut bush +sụ ọfịa,,cut bush +sụ ụfụfụ,,froth; foam +sụ ụzọ,,cut road +sụ ụzọ,,"cut road, path, way" +sụcha,,clear away weeds or bush; weed; deforest +sụghali asụsụ,int.,erpret language (lit. change language) +sụkpọ,,destroy; beat to powder +sụpụ̀,,unload (a gun) +sụpụ̀,,ostracize; excommunicate +sụtụ ọnụ,,touch slightly with mouth; kiss +sụ̀ àkàkpọ̀,,be stunted in growth +sụ̀lù jchàfù n'isi,,put on headtie +t ụ èbìlì,,be agitated; swell (as river or sea in gale) +ta 2. v.,,"dry, dry up (of stream, etc.)" +ta akụ,,"be dried, without juice, non-succulent (of fruits or tubers)" +ta alụ,,bite +ta amōosu,,be a witch; practise witchcraft +ta ikekele ezē,,grind teeth. This is habitual with some old men who at leisure or while lonely grind their teeth - the molars producing a characteristic sound: +ta kwọzè,,eat such snacks +ta nchāla,,be rusty: +ta nchāla,,be rusty +ta nni,,graze (of animals) +ta obi mmīli,,"be callous, wicked, determined" +ta obì mmīli,,"be callous, wicked, determined" +ta ujalà,,A. chirp; cry as a child; utter a peculiar call B. make a loud outcry +ta ujālā,,A. chirp; cry as a child; utter a peculiar call B. make a loud outcry +ta uza,,chew the cud +ta uza,,chew the cud +ta à nị,,today +ta à tà,,(usually written taatà) today: +ta àḳụ,,"be dried, without juice, as of some fruits and tubers; non-succulent, succulent" +ta àrụ,,get thin; be emaciated +ta ìkekele ezē,,grind teeth +ta ịta,,win stakes in a game +ta ọjị,,eat kolanut: +ta ụta,,blame: +ta ụ̀ta,,"lay blame; blame; reprimand:
A gà-àta Ikè ụ̀ta màkà ego nà-efù ēfù màkà nà ọ kpachàpùrù̄ anya idèbè ego afù ebe ndi orī àmà enwe ike ịfị̀ ya
Ike will be blamed for the loss of the money, because he was not careful to keep the money where the thieves could not find it" +tabè anya,,wink +tachapụ̀ ezē,,grin; (coll.) smile; laugh +tachi,,dry up (of water) +tado,,grip with teeth: Arụ̄rū̀ tàdò gị na ntị̀ An ant has got its pincers into your ear +tadà,,"subside (of flood, etc.)" +tagwu,,eat away +taka,,spoil by biting (as of ants or termites destroying articles of clothing): +takasị,,"gnaw, eat up (clothing, paper, etc., as of rats, ants, etc.):" +takwo,,bite off prematurely eat or chew unripe fruit; bite off: +takwoṣị,,eat something unripe +takọ(lụ,,dry up +takụ,,stick to (of sticky substance) +tamù,,mutter; murmur; grumble +tamù,,bite into small pieces +tanjele,,see ǃtanjẹle +taà!,,exclamation of anger; shut up! +"taà(tà), ta à(tà",,see tà 1. +te 1.,v. rub; smear; paint; anoint; coat, +te ajā,,"rub, smoothe wet wall; paint wall" +te egwu,,dance in a peculiar way +te imi,,"rub, coat, coat with mucus" +te mmanụ,,"anoint with oil; paint, coat, smear with oil" +te nkwụ,,tap oil palm for wine +te ofe,,"make soup, broth, stew, palmoil chop" +te ule,,disgrace; put to shame; abase +te ụkwụ,,limp +te ụnọ,,"plaster a house; rub, smooth, wet walls of a mud house" +teghalị ofe,,stir soup +tekpù,,paint over; distemper +telà,,rub flat +teta n’ụ̀là,,wake from sleep +ti 2.,v. A. shout; yell; utter cry; howl, +ti aka,,"strike, beat, with hand" +ti akwalị,,construct an akwalị to increase fruitfulness +ti akụ,,crack kernel +"ti ekpè, egwè",,"make low mud wall, usually in the farm, to mark boundary and/or check erosion" +ti isi,,"butt, knock with head (like fighting ram)" +ti iwu,,"B. make, proclaim (law, decree) make, proclaim law:" +ti mkpu,,(cf. -kpọ mkpùkpù) shout; call; exclaim in wonder or alarm: Onye nà-èti mkpù? Who is shouting? +ti mkpu,,"shout, call for help; raise the alarm" +ti mkpùkpù,,cry out; shout; sound alarm (cf. -kpọ mkpùkpù) +ti mkpụkpọ,,"A. praise someone and remind him of what his forefathers did, sometimes to encourage him to undertake new enterprises; chant praise-poetry" +ti mmanwụ,,bring out spirits in the form of masquerades +ti nkù,,flap wings: +ti nkụ,,flap wings +ti obi,,"embrace (lit. knock chests) (cf. -bi, -dà ọmà): Bikó tie m obi Please embrace me" +ti ìkpa,,box; strike with fist +ti ìwu,,"make, enact law" +ti ùbu,,compete (lit. strike shoulders) +ti ùbu,,compete (lit. strike shoulders) +ti ùfe,,beat metal out thin +ti ịkpà,,"box, strike with fist" +ti ọkpụ,,"box, strike with fist: Tie ya ọkpụ Give him a blow with your fist" +ti ọkịlịkà,,"chisel, sharpen teeth cosmetically (esp. by Ànam people)" +ti ọ̀kpọ,,box; strike with fist +ti Ụfe,,beat out metal thin +ti ụnọ,,build a (good) house +tibo,,"break off with blow; remove part of with blow (walls, and similar objects like ant-hill, mud pillar, mud seat, etc.)" +tibo ajā,,remove part of wall with blow: Akwụ ̣ e gbulu n’àzù ̣ ụnọ ̣ n’ụtụtụ ā tìbòlù ̣ aja āzù ̣ ụnọ ̣ The palm-fruit that was cut at the back of the house this morning broke off part of the wall at the back of the compound +ticha,,cry out; exclaim +tichapụ̀,,"shake off, beat off, entirely (e.g. dust or sand with palm of the hand): Tichàpụ̀ aja dị̄ n’enu oche nnī Brush off the sand which is on the table" +tidà,,knock down +tigbu,,"strike, beat, to death; smite down to death; beat excessively: E tìgbugo nkịta alā The mad dog has been beaten to death: Nwannē m gà-ètigbu m taàtà My brother will beat me hard today" +tigwa,,"revenge; avenge beating (lit. beat back): Ọ bulụ̀ nà o tie gị ife, tigwàlụ yà If he beats you, beat him back" +tigwa,,mix; mix with +tigwalụ,,strike in return: Tìgwalụ yā Beat him back +tigwò,,break into pieces (e.g. iron pot) +tigwò,,break (e.g. plate) +tigò,,bend by beating: Uzu na-etigo mkpisi The blacksmith is beating the spike to +tiji,,"break, snap, by falling (of long objects with some weight, e.g. yam)" +tijisị,,"break, snap into several pieces by falling (of long objects with some weight, e.g. yam, pole)" +tika,,"burst open, break (of durable material) by repeated knocking against hard objects over a long time; become old by knocking against hard objects: Etìkasịgo m igwe m zụ̀lụ̀ n’ọnwa gàlu aga I have broken to pieces the bicycle I bought last month" +"tikpò, -tikpọ̀",dem.,olish; break up; break down +tikwopụ̀,,"knock, beat out (teeth or anything so fixed): knocking against hard objects: Ị gà-ètikwòpụ̀ m ezē You are going to knock out my teeth" +tikù,,shout to; call upon (for help); cry to (cf. -kpokù): Anyí jị aka nà Chinèkè gà-ànụ onu anyí ogè anyí tikùlù Ya We are confident that God will hear us when we cry to Him +tikọ(lị,,"hit, knock, together (of opposing forces)" +tikọlịta,,collide: Èbùnù ìbụ̀ọ nà-ètikọlịta isī Two rams are butting their heads together +tilì,,"break (e.g. china, tilley-lamp)" +tilì,,break into pieces +tilì àrụ,,bruise: Etìlì m àrụ̣ I bruised myself +tilò anya,,tame; beat very severely (lit. beat till the eyes become soft) +tilọ̀ anya,,subdue; beat very severely (lit. beat till the eyes become soft) +tilụ̀ àrụ̣,,bruise +tinye,,put into: +tinye,,put; put in; add +tinye nnu n’okwu,,exaggerate (lit. put salt in a speech): +tinye n’aka,,entrust with: +tinyecha,,put in all +tinyechi,,put in place of +tinyekwu,,"add; add (in addition, besides)" +tinyekọ ọnụ n'òfu,,speak the same thing; be unanimous +tinyekọ ọnụ n’ọ́fụ,,speak the same thing; be unanimous +tinyụ,,extinguish by beating: Ọkụkọ ejigo nkụ tinyụa ọkụ n’panaka dị n’enu oche The fowl has extinguished the lamp on the chair with the blows of its wings +tipe,,break off +tipu,,"blow, beat open; beat out; tear a sack-like object by beating (e.g. drum); burst; break through: Ị ga-ètipu ịgba afụ You are going to break that drum" +tipu akwa,,burst out crying +tipìà,,smash +tipù ọ̀sọ,,"take to one’s heels; rush away, off:" +tipụ,,stretch out +tipụ ọsọ,,"take to one’s heels; rush away, off: Ogè ndi orí na-atọ jị n’ọba fịlụ anyí fa tipụ ọsọ When the thieves who were removing yams from the barn saw us, they took to their heels" +tisi ike,,beat hard: +tisà,,"beat out, forge (metal); splinter, scatter by beating or striking: Ụzụ na-ètisa igwe The blacksmith flattens the iron by beating; M gà-èji osisi tisà mkpụrụ akwọj dị n’ime nkàtà I shall scatter the palmnuts in the basket with a stick" +titù,,"strike, smite, beat, down: Anyí gà-ètitù onye orí abịànà ebe à We shall beat down any thief that ventures here" +tiwa,,break (esp. accidentally) +tiwa,,"break, smash (like plate or pot)" +tiwa etiwo,,be broken +tiwanye,,"put more; raise (wages, etc.)" +to 1.,verb,"grow; be long, tall" +to 2. v.,,"be worthy, fitting:" +to afọ,,have great swollen belly; develop ascites: +to akpịlị,,delight; appeal to; also specifically used to refer to practice by some children who gaze steadily at person eating or holding eatable which greatly appeals to them: +to akpịlị,,delight; appeal to; also specifically used to refer to practice by some children who gaze steadily at person eating or holding eatable thing which greatly appeals to them +to eto,,be worthy; be fitting:
O tòlù eto ka ànyị jee kènee Ọnwụjụka nne ya nwụlị̀ inyàafụ We ought to go and console Ọnwụjụka whose mother died yesterday +to ogonogo,,"be long, tall" +togbọ nkịti,,"be empty, desolate, neglected" +toghàlụ,,outgrow +tonite,,grow up +topụ,,be well-grown; have more than average height +topụ,,"release; untie; loose; absolve; release from bondage, fetters:
Jee topụ ewu e kèdolu n’ọgbụ tree
Go and untie the goat tied to the ọgbụ tree" +tosopụ,,protrude +tosị,,untie +tosị,,fit +tosịsi,,untie (many things tied together) +tosịsi unọ,,unroof house +tu 3. v.,,A. stick in; plant: +tu afà,,"extol; salute by title, nickname" +tu afà,,"extol, salute by title: e.g. Ikè enyí Elephant’s buttocks" +tu n̄tutu,,differentiate; make distinction +tu n̄tutu,,"search for; look for, follow after in direction of thing being followed" +tu pọm,,drip (= -tu pọm) +"tu ùbu, ibu",,be stout +tu ụkpọ,,blister +tu ụ̀kpọ̀,,blister +tu ụ̀kpụrụ̄,,"follow footprints, example" +tudo,,stick (something) +tufị,,be entangled (also -tuṣi) +tunye alò,adv.,ise; counsel; suggest; give opinion (-lò think) +"tunye alò, elò",,B. deceive; poke fun at; play joke upon
advise; counsel; suggest; give opinion:
Anà m àchọ onye gā-ātùnye m alò bānyelu nwunyè m mmadị kpụlù gbafèlụ ọsọ I am looking for someone to advise me on what to do concerning my wife whom somebody has run away with:
Ànyị nā-ātù alò etu ànyị gā-èsi sō ife ndapùta ā dịpùtàlị n’ụ̀tụ̀tù à We are deliberating on how to tackle this emergency that occurred this morning +tunye ndù,,refresh; revive +tunye nnu,,"season with salt; (fig.) exaggerate, make more interesting (of story); embellish" +tunye n’ùkwụ,,"be at hand, imminent; come unexpectedly:
""Chèghalịa nụ n’ịrị nà Anị Ezè Enu igwè ātùnyego n’ùkwụ"" Repent ye, for the Kingdom of God is at hand""" +turu(be,,plant around +turà,,"throw down, away:
Ndi orí aturàgo ego fa bù The thieves have dropped the money they were carrying" +tute (ndù,,wake up; make alive; revive; refresh; resuscitate:
Anà m èje ịkpò onye dibìà kà ọ bịa tutee nwa nne m dālù enū I am going to call the doctor to come and revive my brother who has fallen from a height +tuṣì,,be entangled +tà + 2.,v. narrate; explain; report; interpret (e.g. a vision), +"tà 1., ta","n. (to)day. Basic tone appears to be low, being raised to high (a) after a low-tone verb form, (b) when said alone as answer to a question:", +tà ịtà,n.,arrate a fable +tè aka,,"be distant, far, remote; be long (in time)" +tì,verb,crack (nuts) +tì + 6.,v.,: +tì 3.,verb,put +tì 5.,verb,build; establish +tìtì,noun,state of being noised about: +tò anya n’ànì,,"be observant, watchful, careful; take notice of; watch (lit. lay the eye to the ground)" +tò ntì n’ànì,,hearken; pay attention (lit. lay the ear to the ground) +tò v.,,praise; hail; glorify:
Mmadụ niile na-etò Ibè màkà olu dike ọ lụlị n’Ọka
Everybody is praising Ibe for his heroic work at Ọka:
Ọ̀rà ga-etò afà Jisọs All shall hail the name of Jesus:
Ndị Mọg Ọzi nà-adà n’ànị kwa ụbọsị na-etò afà Onye Kàsi Almighty
The Angels fall down every day glorifying the name of the Almighty +tò ìtò ànì,,lay foundation +tòdo,,seize by the throat; choke; throttle +tòlòtòlò n.,,turkey (H. tòlòtòlò) +tọ̀ 2. v.,,take by the throat; kidnap +tọ̀ anya n’ànị,,"be observant, watchful, careful; take notice of; watch (lit. lay the eyes on the ground)" +tọ̀ n̄tị̣,,kidnap +tọ̀ àtọ̀,,last; remain; live long; continue; be durable +tọ̀ ụ̀kpụrụ̄,,set an example (to be followed by younger generations) +tọ̀gbu,,strangle +tù (unọ̀) àkìjìka,,build grass-roofed house +tù + 10.,v.,: +tù + 11.,v.,: +tù + 9.,v.,: +tù 1. v.,,"insert something into covering or mass (e.g. sword passed through belt, feather in hat or hair)" +tù 1. v.,,"break the surface of a hard object (e.g. break with tips of nails, usually of both hands, small seeds like melon seeds to remove the covering)" +tù 2.,v. build, +tù 4. v.,,measure (length); point at +tù 8.,v. appear (of new moon):
Qnwa àtùgo/ịtùa/ātùg The new moon has appeared (contrast Qnwa àpùtàgo The moon (not new) has appeared), +tù afịa,,request someone going to a market to help buy something +tù ajà,,build up a wall (by throwing mud) +tù akịlịka,,build a grass roof; build grass-roofed house +tù anya,,expect +tù atu,,order; indent for +tù atùtù,,"be spotted, piebald" +tù hǫ̀nǫ̀gǫ̀,,rejoice (usu. of women) +tù ji,,dig up yams for storing +tù kpom,,"breathe one’s last, faintly" +tù mbọ,,pinch with fingernails +tù mbọ,,pinch with fingernails +tù mkpùlù,,make raised beds for planting +tù ndù,,"breathe slowly, faintly, with difficulty (as one dying)" +tù ndù,,"breathe slowly, faintly, with difficulty (as one dying)" +tù nki,,cut face or body mark; tattoo +tù nzú,,sprinkle with chalk +tù n’anya,,surprise; astonish +tù n’anya,,cause wonder; astonish; surprise; surpass:
Etu ndi orí sịlì bāta ụnọ á n’anyàsị̀ tụọ̀ m n’anya How the thieves entered this house last night surprises me +tù n’ume,,"breathe shallowly or faintly (like patient nearing death or person who is extremely exhausted from running); pant:
Elòlù m nā ezi i gbàlù egbe gà-ànwù ọsọ ọsọ mākà nà ọ dā èmeghalịàjị àrụ, ọ nā-ātù sọ n’ume I think that the pig you shot will die quickly because it can no longer stir, it only breathes very faintly" +tù ubè,,throw spear +tù ume,,breathe faintly +tù unọ̀ àkanya,,build thatch-roofed house +tù àgwà,,"be spotted, variegated in colour: Akwụkwọ nìkaa tìlì àgwà ọcha nà èdò This leaf is coloured white and yellow: Nkítá m̄ tìlì àgwà kà agụ́ My dog is spotted like a leopard" +tù àgwà,,"be variegated in colour, mottled, striped, spotted:
Nkịta m tụrụ àgwà kà agụ My dog is spotted like a leopard:
Èbùnu à tụrụ àgwà ojị nà ọcha This ram is spotted black and white" +tù àkanya,,build thatch roof; build thatch-roofed house +tù àkanya,,thatch roof; build thatch-roofed house +tù àkìkà,,be spotted +tù àkịkà,,cause (pattern on) +tù àsi,,tell lies:
Q nā-ātù àsi He is telling lies +tù òòbò,,pile; heap up +tù ǹghǹghǹ,,(Nnoobi) rejoice (usu. of women who combine their rejoicing with hopping) +tù ọnụ,,burrow +tù ọnụ,,burrow:
Òke nà-atù ọnụ n’ànì ụlọ A rat is burrowing in the floor of the house +tù ọ̀nụ̀,,"boast; ""bluff""" +tù Ụnọ akịlịka,,build grass-roofed house +tù Ụnọ àkanya,,build thatch-roofed house +tù ụ̀là,,tease; disappoint (after arousing expectation) +tù ụ̀là,,entice on false pretences; tease (cf. -là ụ̀là):
Bīkò esòkwòna Ibè je afịa màkà nà ọ nā-ātù gị ụ̀là. Ọ chọlù ịkpò gị je be ndi orí Please do not accompany Ibe to the market because he is only enticing you. He wants to take you to the thieves’ house +tù- 7.,v. breathe, +tùbi,,stop breathing (suddenly):
Nwatà dālù enū n’ụ̀tụ̀tù àtùbìgo The child who fell from a height has stopped breathing +tùbi,,break (something tiny) +tùcha,,peel:
Ànyị nà-atùcha ọkụkọ We are plucking the fowl:
Ànyị nà-atùcha arụrụ We are picking off the ants:
Ada nà-atùcha ntị ya Ada is picking her ear +tùchanye,,"pick off and give; give very little, trifling part:
Ọ bụrịrị nwantịntị àchịchà à kà ị gà-atùchanye m? Is it this very little piece of bread that you would give me?" +tùchapụ,,"pick out, off (things which stick, e.g. fleas on dog):
Bikọ tụchapụrị m arụrụ tádọlụ m n’azụ Please pick off the ant which is biting me on the back" +tùchapụta,,pick off (and out) +tùchasị,,pick off (objects sticking) +tùchi,,bolt +tùgwa,,"be striped, spotted, variegated" +tùkpo anya,,damage eye by hitting it with something +tùkpọ̀ àsị,,tell a lie against +tùkọ,,"throw, heap together" +tùkọnata,,build up +tùkọnata,,"throw, heap together in one place" +tùkọnyesi,,gather together and throw in +tùlù ndù,,revive; refresh +"tùlù, -tùnye ndù",,revive; refresh +tùna enú,,bounce; rebound +tùne,,examine; consider; compare; look into:
Anà m àtùne okwu o kwùlu I am considering what he said +tùni,,throw up; rock (e.g. baby) +tùnjìdo,,entangle; be entangled +tùnjù,,be entangled +tùnjùdo,,entangle; be entangled +tùnye,,"A. throw in, into
B. make collection; put money or gifts in kind to common purpose" +tùnye nnu,,A. season with salt
B. (fig.) exaggerate; make more interesting (of story); embellish +tùnye n’ụkwụ,,"be at hand, imminent; come unexpectedly" +tùpu,,trickle out; perforate with nails:
Ọ tụpụọ àkpà m He has pinched open my bag:
Ànyị nà-atù egusi We are breaking open melon seeds +tùpọ,,"have spot, blemish" +tùsà,,splash; strew +tùsịsi,,pick off one by one:
Chelụ ka m tụsịsia gị arụrụ dị gị n’akwà Wait and let me pick off the ants on your dress +tị,verb,stretch +tị +,v.,: +tị aka,,"stretch hands, fingers; crack the knuckles" +tị aka,,"stretch hands, fingers; crack the knuckles" +tị atị,,stretch +tị atị,,"be firm, strong, hard, tenacious" +tịtan̄gwèlè,noun,"pins-and-needles; cramp (= mkpà nsịkọ, ụtanwàngwèlè):" +tọ 1. v.,,lay; place +tọ akwà,,strip body; make nude by stripping +tọ anya n’ànị,,"be observant, watchful, careful; take notice of; watch (lit. lay the eye on the ground)" +tọ ntị n’ànị,,hearken; pay attention (lit. lay the ear on the ground) +tọ ntị n’ànị,,"hearken; pay attention (lit. lay the ear on the ground):
Nna ànyị nà-achọ ikwú okwu, madụ niile tọ ntị n’ànị
Father is going to speak, would you all be attentive" +tọ ntọ,,kidnap +tọ ntọ ànị,,lay foundation; start from the beginning +tọ ntọ ànị,,lay foundation +tọ ute,,"A. spread mat (meant to be slept on after spreading)
B. (fig.) be easy, easier, lighter" +tọfụ,,lose; mislay +tọgbo,,"put, lay, lie, drop down:
Tọgbo ya ebe afụ Leave it there:
Tọgbo egbe gị n’ànị Lay down your gun" +tọgbo duu,,"lie still; lie down softly (cf. -gba duu, be silent, still):
Afụlị̀ n’ịkịta ị nà-achọ kọ q tọgbo duu n’azụ uzọ
I saw the dog you are searching for lying quietly behind the door" +tọgbo nkịti,,"be empty, desolate, neglected:
Ugbọ m dị n’ụzọ Nnoòbi tọgbo nkịti, enwerọ m ego m ji akọ ya mni
My farm on the Nnoobi road is empty; I have no money to cultivate some crops on it" +tọgbolu,,lie abandoned:
Afụlị̀ n’ egbe m kà ọ tọgbolu n’etiti ugbo
I saw my gun lying abandoned in the middle of the farm +tọọ akwa,,strip body; make naked by stripping +tọọ v.,,unwrap; denude; untie +tọọsi ụnọ,,unroofed house +tụ akwà,,"roll, fold cloth" +tụ alò,adv.,ise; counsel; deliberate on and give advice or offer suggestion +tụ anya,,expect:
Anà m àtù anya ị I am expecting you:
Oke ịtụ anya abàrò onye ènwerọ ego urù Great expectations are not helpful to a poor person +tụ egwù,,fear; respect; be afraid of +tụ gwègèlègwègèlè,,"move in a weak, flabby way" +tụ inu,,"speak proverb, parable" +tụ mkpòlọ̀,,imprison: +tụ mkpùlù,,make raised beds for planting +tụ nnu,,season with salt +tụ nnu,,season with salt +tụ ntụ,,tell a lie: +tụ nzū,,sprinkle with chalk +tụ ubè,,throw spear +tụ uchè,,"be worried, anxious:
Atịnaḷu m uchè Do not worry about me
C. fall in drops; sprinkle" +tụ òmìmì,,dive +tụ òmìmì,,dive:
Àmarọ m etu esi àtù òmìmì I don’t know how to dive +tụ òwu,,spin; make thread +tụ òwu,,spin; make thread:
! gà-ènyelụ m aka ịtụ òwu taa You will help spin cotton today +tụ ùkpolo,,throw missile +tụ ḍọ̀,,braid rope +tụ ịkị,,"cut face, body marks; tattoo" +tụ ụnọ,,build house +tụ ụnọ àkanya,,build thatch-roofed house +"tụ ụtụ, tụtụ",,"pay tax, tribute, collection (much used for payment of church levies)" +tụ ụzù,,"quarrel noisily; make noise (in quarrel (= -fịọ ụzù))
B. drop, place, upon" +tụ ụzọ,,quarrel noisily; make noise: +tụ ụ̀tụ,,"pay tax, tribute, collection (much used for payment of church levies)" +tụfèga ụkwụ,,"throw across feet, legs" +tụgbà ụkwụ,,cross the feet or legs +tụkpò aka,,clasp +tụkwàsa,,drop upon; place upon +tụkwàsị,,throw again +tụkwàsị obi,,trust; count on; hope on:
Tụkwàsị Ya obi Trust in Him +tụlìpù,,fall down; roll down (like a baby); fall and mix:
Nwa a mịlù ọfụfụ atulìpùgọ n’enu àkwà The new-born baby has rolled off the bed +tụlù,,roll on ground (of animate creature (cf. -kpòlè)) +tụpụ̀ta,,A. throw out
B. rise to surface (as corpse in water):
Tụpụ̀talụ m bọ̀lụ Throw out the ball for me +tụtụ aka (n̄tụtụ,,pilfer; pick and steal +ubi,noun,farm +ubom,,see ibome +ubè 1.,noun,"A. spear, divided into" +ubè 2.,noun,stroke (of cane): +ubè ìhè,,"ceremonial spear for ọẓọ̄ ceremonies (= alọ̀), and fighting or hunting spears, see asùduù and àgànà" +ubòm,noun,A. sandbank +uchè,noun,A. mind; sense; thought; wisdom; intelligence: +ufie,noun,A. camwood (dye-wood from the tree *Baphia nitida* Lodd. or *B. pubescens* Hook.f.); red dye from it +ufulī,noun,used in: +ufèlè,noun,wind; breeze +"uf��lì, ufùlù",noun,"mark; track; footprint; trail (e.g. of snake); sunbeam: Nkaa bụ́ ufìlì agwọ̄, ọ bụ́rọ̀ ufìlì igwe This is the trail of a snake, not the track of a bicycle" +ufù,noun,a faint +ufùlù 1.,noun,breath; air +ufùlù 2.,,see ufìlì +ugègbè anya,,(eye) glasses +ugilī,noun,"wild mango tree (*Irvingia gabonensis* (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill.), and its fruit (cf. ọ̀gbọ̀nọ̀) used for soup: Ugilī teghete nìbù egò abụ̀rọ̀ ulù Nine ugilī fruits for one cowry is no gain (i.e. anything too cheap should be suspected of inferiority)" +ugwo ọnwa,,(monthly) salary +ugwo ọ̀lụ̀,,wages; salary; payment for work done +ugwo ụnọ,,rent (for house) +ugwùlùgwù anụ,,breast (of meat) +ugwọ,n. debt; wages; salary:, +ugwọ olu,,wages; salary payment for work done +ugwọ uno,,rent (for house) +"ugwọ, ngwọ",n. kind of skin disease, +ujalà,n. used in:, +uka,"n. sourness (e.g. of overnight soup, food, not yet warmed)", +uka 1.,n. conversation; talk; disputation; argument; backbiting; gossip:, +uka 2.,n. church service; class meeting; church:, +Uka CMS,,"(Anglican), Salvation Army, etc. C.M.S. (Anglican) Church, Salvation Army, etc." +Uka Fada,,Roman Catholic Church Mission +uka gàlu aga,,last week +uka iche,,"watchnight service (e.g. that held on Christmas, New Year’s Eve)" +ukwu,noun,large; big +ukwù,noun,waist; loins; stump (of tree); base: +ukwù isò,,base of pillar of house; pillar of house +ukwù osisi,,stump of tree +ukwù osisi,,stump of tree +ulù 1.,noun,gain; profit; benefit +unọ gbamgbam,,"building with corrugated iron roofing, 'zinc house'" +unọ̀ àkù,,bank; departmental store; trading post +uwa ndi mm,,the world of spirits +uza,noun,used in: +uzịza,noun,"West African Black Pepper (*Piper guineense* Schum. and Thonn.); a climber, about 40’ long, whose fruits are used fresh or dried as spices in food and in medicine" +uzọ̀ ezi amā,,main entrance to a compound +ùwà anya ọkụ,,"envious, jealous world" +v.,,"suffer blindness (as a result of the destruction of an eye or both eyes); destruction of an eye or both eyes due to injury, disease, etc.:" +v.,,expose; display +v.,,"buy, purchase (clothes, pottery)" +v.,,strike; knock; drive nail or stake in +vikaṣi,,cut oneself open +vitọ,,cut free; cut +wa 1.,verb,cut; split; divide; space +wa 2.,verb,A. come out; break through; burst out (on); force one’s way in +wa ezē,,file teeth +wa ezē,,file teeth +wa ibe,,"break, smash, into pieces" +wa ji,,A. divide or split yam: +wa okè,,make a boundary; put a mark; demarcate +wa okè,,make a boundary; put a mark; demarcate +wa ànì,,break up land by digging; divide land for planting; dig ground +wa ànị,,break up land by digging; divide land for planting; dig ground +wa ọfịa,,"wander in, explore, the forest" +wa ọjị,,break kola +wabà,,rush in; invade +wabàta,,rush inside +waghalị n’ụnọ,,wander about lazily in the house +we,"v. be angry, annoyed", +we iwe,,"be angry, annoyed" +we iwe,,"be annoyed, angry" +wedàta ànì,,bring down; humble; humiliate +wenità àrụ,,get better (lit. raise body) +wewusa iwe,,"be annoyed, angry, with; vent anger upon" +wewụsa iwe,,"be annoyed, angry against" +wèpù anya,,ignore; overlook; connive at +wo n’anya,,"be plain, clear, obvious; stare one in the face; leap to the eye" +wopụ̀ àfè,,put off clothes +Word,,Meaning +wu + 2.,v. establish; build, +wu 1.,"v. boil, seethe (corn, palm kernels)", +wu iwu,,make law +wu ìwu,,make law +wu ụnọ,,build a house +wu-ta,v. grieve; hurt; trouble; distress: Ọnwụ enyị m nwoke nà-èwuta m ri nnē The death of my friend is hurting me greatly, +wughe,,"open; make, declare open" +wughepụ̀,,give permission for any kind of gathering; declare open; open +wulu,,"be firm, established" +wulu ewulu,,"be firm, established: Oche afụ̀ àmaka, o wùùlụ̀ èwulu That chair is magnificent, it is very firm" +wunye,,pour into +wunye,,pour into (esp. liquids) +wà akwà,,wear loincloth +wà ụnọ,,repair thatch of a house +wè,v. take, +wèbìpù,,take out some +wèdàta,,bring down +wèdàta ànị,,bring down; humble; abase; humiliate: +wèe,,used in many common phrases +wèe lue nà,,until; as far as to +wèe pù,,until +wèfie ugwọ,,seize for debt; seize wrongly for debt +wèfìè ugwọ,,seize for debt; seize wrongly for debt +wèghalị,,"move, move (something) about; remove; change the position (of something)" +wèju aka,,have enough +wèlu,,take: +Wèlu nke ị,,Take yours +Wèlụ nwayọ̀,,"Be gentle, careful" +Wèlụ nwayọ̣̀ na-èje,,"Be walking, going, gently" +Wèlụ ọche,,Take a seat +wèlụ ọche,,take a seat: +wèlụ ọ̀sọ,,hurry; hasten; run +wèni aka,,take hand from; raise hand; abandon; leave alone +wèni aka enū,,raise hand +wèni aka enū,,raise hand up +wèni enū,,raise up +wènita enū,,lift up; take up +wèpù aka,,take hands off (e.g. a matter) +wèrụ̀ka n’ụ̀sọ,,put aside; take out of the way +wèta,,bring: +Wèta jī,,Bring yams +wètakwu,,bring more (of): +wò 2.,,see -nwò +wò ��chụ̀ mmadụ̀,,become man +wọ̀,v. deny (a share; implies object has no legal claim to a share), +wọ̀ nni,,deny (share of) food +wọ̣́,,see nwọ̣́ +wù,verb,jump (cf. -kwù 5.) +wù,"v. become known, popular; spread: Ife o mèlụ̀ nà-ewù What he has done is fast becoming known to everyone", +wù 4.,verb,excise; pluck out +wù akpù,,"cut, excise a tumour, growth" +wù ntụ,,buy gunpowder +wù èwù,,spread; be noised abroad; be famed: Akụkọ afụ̣̀ nà-ewụ̀ èwù The news is spreading +wù ịkpòtọ,,"skip, gambol (as a young animal)" +wù ọsọ,,race +wù ọ̀sọ,,race +wùbe,,begin to spread (of news) +wùbà,,jump into +wùdà,,jump down +wùfè,,jump over +wùni enú,,jump up +wụ̀nị enū,,jump up +wụ 1.,v. wash (body), +wụ 2.,v. pour; spread; put; place, +wụ 3.,"v. buy (palm kernels, gunpowder) (originally derived from -wụ 2., since kernels and gunpowder must be poured into container in order to buy them)", +wụ ntụ,,buy gunpowder +wụ àrụ,,wash the body +wụbà,,pour into +wụcha àrụ,,wash the body clean; cleanse the body +wụchapụ̀ àrụ,,wash the body thoroughly +wụchapụ̀ta,,wash away; clear away +wụchi,,fill (e.g. hole with debris) +wụfù,,pour away +wụpụ̀,,pour out; throw out (esp. liquids) +wụrà,,spread out and divide +wụsa,,"A. pour into a particular place (liquids, kernels)
B. place, put down upon (cloth or many objects)" +wụsi,,"throw away, pour away, spill (liquids)" +wụta,,to buy (kernels): Anà m èje ịwụta akụ n’Àfọ̀-Nnoòbì I am going to buy some kernels at Àfọ̀-Nnoòbì market +ya nwà,,he himself; she herself +ya n’ọkụ,,roast +"ya, nya",pronoun,"independent, object and possessive, 3rd pers. sg. For some speakers, nya is the usual subject form while ya is the object and possessive form, except that nya occurs after a nasal) he; him; his; she; her; it; its:" +yi akpukpọ ụkwụ,,wear shoes +yi akpùkpò ụkwụ,,wear shoes +yi akwa,,lay eggs: +yi akwa,,wear cloth +yi akwà,,wear cloth +yi atụtọ,,tickle +yi egwù,,frighten +yi egwù,,frighten +yi oyī,,"be ugly, nauseating: Abụ̀ afụ̀ tị̀asụ̀ n’ànị̀ anyị̀ nà-èyi ḿ oyī The pus which has poured on the floor is ugly to me" +yi àfè,,wear cloth +yi àfè,,wear cloth +yi àkwa,,lay eggs +yi àwòlọ,,wear mask +yi ụ̀gbà,,to dive: +"yi ǹtàtàlabù, ǹtàtàbùlabù",,tickle in armpit +yi ǹtàtàlabụ̀,,tickle (to make laugh) +yi ụgbọ,,paddle canoe +yi ụgbọ,,paddle canoe +yi ụgbọ,,dive +yibe,,put clothes on someone (cf. –yi 1. wear clothes) +yibe,,clothe; put clothes on someone (e.g. a child) +yido,,put ashore +yifè,,"paddle, ferry across" +yigbu,,turn upon and kill +yikpò,,"clothe, put clothing on so as to cover up something:" +yikpò,,cover the body with clothes +yikwàsị,,"put on (clothing, mask, etc.)" +yili àfè,,put on clothes: Yili àfè gị kà ànyị je Ụ̀kà Put on your clothes and let us go to Church +yilị,,wear +yilị àfè,,put on clothes: +yipù,,"take off (clothing, mask, etc.)" +yipù àwòlọ,,take off mask; unmask: +yiwa,,"cut open, across, into two" +yiwa òlòma,,cut orange into half +yà ọyà,,suffer illness; be sick; suffer from disease +yàtọọ ọnụ,,open mouth forcibly +yị ọ̀yị̀,,"A. be friends, lovers" +yọ ṃgba,,challenge to a wrestling contest +za afà,,bear a name; answer to one’s name +za azịza,,answer query (< -za 1. answer) +za letà,,reply to letter +ze + 2.,v.,: +ze + 3.,v.,: +ze 1.,verb,"collapse; slip down; fall down (of wall, house, etc.); sink (of raised path); cave in" +ze ume,,sigh; snort +ze uzelē,,sneeze +ze ọ̀dụ̀,,make a palm branch booth on a farm +zekpùdo,,sink over; collapse over +zi 1. v.,,teach; instruct; show +zi 3. v.,,lower (e.g. load) +zi 4. v.,,borrow: +zi ezi n’iwu,,"be legal, lawful:" +zi ibu,,put down load from head +zi n’anya,,convince; please (employer) with work +zi n’anya,,convince +zi àzụ akā,,be insincere (lit. show the back of the hand) +zi ụzọ,,show the way: +zido,,help put down load; put down load from the head +zidà,,descend; get down from vehicle; put down a load; lower bucket into well +zisà,,disseminate: Ànyị nà èje izisà Ozi Ọma We are going to spread the Gospel +zita,,borrow: +zitù,,put down load from the head +zo aka,,point at; point with the hand +zu-zò +,v., +zu-zù,"v. be foolish, stupid", +zuchapù,,buy all +zugbu,,cheat in marketing or in bargaining for commodity +zunye,,buy and give or present to another:
Zụnye m àkpà Buy me a bag +zupụta,,train; see through: +zuzò èzuzò,,mimic +zuzù aka,,stroke with hand +zuzù èzuzù,,"act foolishly, stupidly" +zà 1.,verb,sweep +zà 2.,verb,A. filter; skim (off) +zà àzà,,sweep: +zàchapụ̀,,sweep out +zàkpò,,sweep upon +zàkpò,,sweep something over something (e.g. vomit) so as to cover it completely +zànye,,sweep into +zè 1.,verb,dodge; shrink from; beware of; avoid; prevent: +zè izìzè,,loathe; abhor +zè ndò,,take shelter from sun +zè ndù,,be afraid of; avoid (from fear); shun; beware of; fear for one’s life: +zè(lụ) anwụ́,,shelter from sun +zè(lụ) mmīli,,shelter from rain +zè(lụ̀) anwụ̀,,shelter from sun +zè(lụ̀) mmilī,,shelter from rain +zèdo,,"take shelter, protect oneself" +zì 1. v.,,send; send on errand; assign work to; deliver message: +zìdàta,,send down: +zìfìè,,deliver wrong message; mislead (by message): +zìnye,,lend: +zìpù letà,,"post, mail, dispatch, send out letter:" +zòlì,,reduce to powder or splinters by stepping on:
Ị nà-àzòlì m ụkwụ You are stepping on my foot +zù + 2.,"v. play game involving board, cards, etc.", +zù 1.,v. buy; purchase, +zù 1.,v. feed; nurse; nourish; train; train up; tend, +zù ahịa,,trade; hold market; buy and sell in market +zù akù,,A. play the game akù or òkwè (Yoruba ayò) +zù mọ̀ (mụ̀,,look after deities +zù òkwè,,A. play òkwè
B. play board or card games in general +"zù òkè, okè",,"be correct; suffice; be complete, perfect, sufficient" +zù ọnụ,,"be complete, enough, to go round" +zù-na,v. consume:
Ìmìlìkiti ife nwoke afọ zùtùlà n’Aba n’ọnwa gàlị̀ àga azùlìnagọ n’ime ọkụ́ Many of the goods bought by the man at Aba last month have perished in the fire, +zù-zù,v. massage; caress; stroke, +zùba,,"continue to feed, nurse, train, train up, tend; be in the habit of feeding, nursing, etc.:
Ànyị chọ̀lị̀ kà ị zùba Ndù We want you to be training (or to begin to train) Ndù" +zùbi,,spoil; train badly +zùnita,,rear; bring up; educate; train up:
Ndù azùnitago Ụgonnwà Ndù has trained Ugonnwà up +zùpùta,,train by putting through:
Ànyị azùpùtagọ Ndù na nnukwu ụnọ̀ akwụkwọ a nà-àkpa University We have trained Ndù by putting him through the University +zùsi,,"finish training, tending" +zùta,,buy (and bring) +zùto,,"train, rear up" +zùtò,,train up badly; spoil +zọ ezè,,contest for chieftancy title +zọ osisi,,transplant tree; plant tree cuttings +zọ ọkwa,,contest for a post +zọ ọnọ̀dụ̀,,"contest for a seat, position, post" +à,dem.,this +àa,"int. answer to a call, e.g. yes; a low murmuring or exclamation over tragic news or surprise", +àba,"n. iron hook for fastening windows or doors or joining a canoe, or used by medicine men, usu. forced into ground", +àba 2.,n. flatness; lying flat on the back: Ọ tọgbọlụ àba He lay flat, +àbalà,"n. fruit of iroko (used for feeding goats, sheep, etc.): also àbalà oji", +àbàchà,n. cassava (especially boiled and sliced) (cf. okili 2.), +àbàda,"n. cloth used mostly by women (Dutch print), also akwà àbàda", +àbànà,n. water yam (Dioscorea alata Linn.) (also ji àbànà), +àbànì 1.,n. midnight; night, +àbànì 2.,"n. royal sword, double-edged and made of brass, with which the king touches the ozi gong to direct the sounding of the war-drums and leads his soldiers to war (also mmà àbànì)", +àbànị̀ dị̀ egwù,,bandit +àbù,noun,"A. plant resembling anā, used for its fibres" +àbùbà,noun,fat +àbùbù 1.,noun,patches of grass brought down and abandoned by the flood +àbùbù 2.,,used in: àbùbù jị cooked yam mashed to feed child or for sacrifice +àbùà,numeral,"two (= ìbùa, ìbùọ)" +"àbị̀, àbị̄ị",noun,yam cv. (sausage-shaped) +àbọ̀ṣị,noun,shrub whose twigs are used for chewing-sticks and for àkàlọ̀ọ̀gòlì figures +àbọọ,noun,plantation +àchàlà,noun,"generic name for coarse grass or straw, including bamboo (Oxytenanthera sp.), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and spear-grass (Imperata cylindrica)." +àchịchà,noun,A. biscuit; cake; +àda,noun,eldest daughter; chief woman of family; loosely used for all daughters +àda mmā,,fine daughter (used to praise a small girl); also female name +àda mmā,,A. fine daughter (used to praise a small girl) +àda nne nne,,maternal aunt +àda nne nnà,,paternal aunt +àda nne nnà,,paternal aunt +àda nne nnà,,paternal aunt +àda nne nnē,,maternal aunt +àda èzè,,princess +àda èzè,,princess +àda ìbà,,daughter of the family; female name +àda ọ̀rà,,daughter of all; female name +àda Ǹrì,,female palace dwarf associated with Ezè Ǹrì +àda ọ̀rà,,A. daughter of all +àdakā 1.,noun,baboon (also used to abuse someone) +àdakā 2.,noun,(also egbḕ àdakā) type of locally-made gun +Àdo,proper name,an old name for Onitsha people +àdù,noun,bitter kola (Garcinia kola Heckel) +àfaà,noun,title given to chiefs +àfè,noun,dress; clothes; sewn garment; mask +àfè mmīli,,rain-coat +àfè mmọ̣,,mask of the masquerader; masquerader’s cloth +àfè ọnụ,,see àfụ̀ ọnụ +àfè ụla,n.,ight-gown +àfè ụ̀kà,,"cloth, garment, robe set aside and devoted to wearing to service; Sunday clothes" +àfè ụ̀là,n.,ight-gown +àgbogbọ̀,,see àgbọ̀gọ̀ +àgbò 3.,noun,descent; family; lineage; inheritable characteristic of a family: Àgbò Ngọzi bụ̀ àgbọ̀ nā-adị nkenke Ngọzi’s lineage is one of short people +àgbòn̄ọ̀,,see àgbòn̄ọ̀ +"àgbọ̀ọ̀, àgbogbọ̀",noun,girl of marriageable age; young girl: +àgbọ̀ọ̀bịa,,girl of marriageable age Roseline bụ nwa àgbọ̀ọ̀ Roseline is a young girl +àgbụ,noun,A. bonds; a binding +"àghalā, àyalā",noun,lawlessness; confusion: Ọjị nā-ābịa ebe à ịkpà àghalā Ọjị is coming here to cause confusion +àgwà 1.,noun,beans; Lima bean (*Phaseolus lunatus* Linn.) +àgwà 2.,noun,colour +àgwà 3.,noun,manners; behaviour: Àgwà ya adịsiọ mma His manners leave something to be desired +àgwà ochìe,,old custom +àgwà ọcha,,cowpea (*Vigna unguiculata* Walp.) +àhaà!,interjection,aha! (surprise) +àjàdù nwaànyị,,widow +àjụ Ụ̀tabà,,roll of tobacco +àka Nri,,male palace dwarf associated with Ezè Nri +àkanwù,noun,potash (< H. kanwaa) +"àkanya, àkànyị",noun,thatching mats made of ngwò leaves +àkpa nkwụ,,"A. grub found on palm tree and in decaying palm trunk B. palm fronds; long broom prepared from palm fronds, used for sweeping outside" +àkpa àḳụ,,quiver +àkpaka ụzọ,,log of wood on which blacksmith’s anvil is set (see àkpaka) +àkpà afā,,diviner's bag +àkpà anwụ́,,beehive +àkpà nnwā,,womb; uterus +àkpà nwaammīli,,bladder +àkpà nwaàmịmili,,bladder +àkpà uchè,,mind; memory +àkpà àgbugbọ̀,,grub usually found in a decaying compost heap +àkpà ụkwalà,,asthma +àkpịlị) -gù,,lose voice (as a result of excessive straining of the voice resulting from long speech or cold) +àkpịlị) -kụp nkụ,,be intensely thirsty +àkwa n.,,egg +àkwa ọ̀gàzị,,egg of guineafowl +àkwamozu n.,,funeral ceremony +àkwà edinà,,bed +àkwà edinà,,bed +àkwà n.,,bed; bridge +àkà 1.,noun,dwarf; midget (cf. àkàkpọ) +"àkà 2., ọ̀ka",noun,jigger; animal tick +àkà 3.,noun,year +àkà nwa ntùgbu,,insect seen on unscrubbed mud floors +àkàbọ̀,noun,"pangolin, whose skin is used for medicine" +àkàjè,noun,mockery; humiliation +àkàkpọ̀,,derogatory term depicting the extreme shortness of a dwarf (Nwaozuzu Ph.D. 290) +àkàkpọ̀,noun,person (usu. child) of stunted growth; underdeveloped person (usu. child or young person); dwarf (cf. àkà 1.) +àkàloògòlì,noun,"A. spirits of the dead of worthless people (see ǹmúọ́): Ndí àkàloògòlì jì yà aka He is possessed by the spirits of worthless people B. unambitious, easy-going, prodigal person" +àkàlà,noun,sign; mark; cut; footprint +àkàlà akà,,lines on the hand; destiny +àkàlà ọ̀kwà,,insignia of office +"àkàlà, àkàrà",noun,cake made of beans (Y. àkàrà) +àkàmù,noun,guinea corn gruel; hot pap (< H. L.O. Igwe) +àkàrà,,see àkàlà +àkàsjì,noun,common type of cocoyam (cf. edè) +àkàtaàkà,noun,masquerade with a large head +àkàtàkpo,noun,great person (used as a praise-name): Q bụ̀ àkàtàkpo mmadụ He is a great person +àkèle,noun,frog whose cry is a sign of the annual flood of the Niger +àkìjìka,noun,dry grass; grass for thatching; dry palm fronds +àkìjìkọ̀,noun,"A. peeling or scraping of roasted yam; food burnt in cooking B. dry yam plant (external stem which looks like rope and which when twined into a bundle resembles a sponge," +àkìkà 1.,noun,termite +àkìkà 2.,noun,pattern of spots +àkọ̀ nà uchè,int.,elligence; mind +àkọ́ 1.,noun,sense (sometimes used for hard scrubbing) +àkọ́ 2.,noun,food prepared from ground maize for feasts +àkọ́ nà uche,int.,elligence; mind +àkọ́lọ,noun,dry (land) +àkọ́lọ,,see àkọ́lọ +"àkọ́ṃ, àḳụṃ",noun,fever; malaria; jaundice (cf. ìbà) +àkọ́ṃọṇǵụ,noun,abuse; vituperation +àkù 1.,noun,wealth; riches +àkù 2.,noun,winged termite (edible) +àkùkù,noun,side; part; locality +àkùkù,noun,slang +àkùkù ọhụrụ,n.,ew piece of slang +àkùkọ irò,,fable; myth +"àkùkọ, àkịkọ",noun,A. story (in general) +"àkùlọ, àkọ́lọ",noun,plant (*Selaginella*) +àkùpè,noun,fan +àkụ̀ nnà,,patrimony +àḳụ,noun,arrow +àḳụ 1.,noun,palm kernel +àḳụ 2.,noun,pubic hair +àḳụ mmili igwe,,hail +àḳụ oyìbo,,coconut +àḳụ ụ́tụ́lọ́,,kernels of unripe palm fruits (usually white) +àḱùlu,noun,"plant with tiny thorns which yields strings, used to tie up seed-yams or to make àkwalị B. [check]" +àkịkọ,,see àkụkọ +àkụ̀ n.,,bird’s nest (= anị̀) +Àlàhambrà n.,n.,"ame of a particular small market in Onitsha, now replaced by Qchàhàjà" +àlòmùmùọ n.,,feast for sacrificing to the ancestors +àlùlùú n.,,mist; cloud; vapour +àlụlụ 1. n.,,yamsticks +àlụlụ 2. n.,,used in: +àma ụghā,,false witness: +àme,n. black plaited necklace, +Àmà-àma-amạ̄sị-amaṣị,,A. one known but never fully (praise-name of God) +àmàlà 1.,n. favour, +àmàlà 2.,n. paddle (for canoe), +àmàmị̀kpe,,"condemnation, conviction (in case)" +àmàniífe,,knowledge; wisdom +àmànị,n. point of time; hour, +àmàị̀kpe,,"condemnation, conviction (in case)" +àmùmà,n. lightning, +ànunuū,n. plant yielding black dye, +ànwàlì,noun,(also ipo ànwàlì) a fish (*Alestes leuciscus*); *ipo* is regarded as +ànwànsì,conj.,"uring, magic, jugglery, by dibìà" +"ànyasị, anyasị",n. evening; night (cf. ùchịchị), +ànyaā,int. how? what? (used in addressing persons), +ànyị nwà,,we here; we ourselves +"ànyị, àyị","pron. (independent, 1st pers. pl.) we; us; our: Ànyị nọ ebe à We are here: Wètalụ àyị ego àyị Bring us our money: Ònye nà-àkpọ àyị? Who is calling us?", +ànyịnyà ibù,,donkey; mule; ass; beast of burden +ànyịnyà igwe,,bicycle (old term) +"ànyịnyà, ịnyịnyà",n. horse, +ànà,,see anị +Ànàndichè,"n. god of family, represented by a tree", +ànàsị,n. chief or favourite wife (usually first) of a king, +ànì ezè,,kingdom +Ànì ézi,,"the shrine of Ànì owned by the head of a compound, kept in front of his house" +Ànì Ọ̀nịchà,,secret place worshipped by Onitsha people +"Ànì, Ànà",,"the Earth Spirit, regarded as the mother of all men, the queen of the underworld, and the custodian of public morality" +Ànìegbòka,,person’s name +Ànìèmeka,,person’s name (lit. The land has done very well) +ànị̀ ogwē akà,,forearm +ànị àpìtì,,swamp +ànị ọcha,,"A. dry land, not overflowed in wet season" +ànị ụkwụ,,heel of the foot +ànị ụ̀lọ̄,,clay soil +"ànịni, ànịnị̀",n. tenth of a penny ( B. metal cooking tripod +òsikapa,noun,rice (< H.) cf. Skinner 1981. +òsu,noun,"person dedicated as slave to service of a deity, or whose ancestors were so dedicated; thus the son of an òsu is an òsu. Moreover anyone who is proved to have had contact with an òsu also becomes an òsu" +"òsìmìlì, òsìmìrì",noun,river (usually refers to Niger) +òsìsi,,weighing +òsìsè,,convulsions +òti,noun,knocker; beater (-ti 1. beat) +òti isi,,headache (lit. head-knocker) +òtitè,noun,"the greatest feast, held at the end of the harvesting of 'tuber' yams" +òtèlè,noun,arms (southern form?) +òtì isi,,headache: Òtì isi nà-èti m I have a headache +òtìmkpọkọ,noun,"old, worn vehicle, etc.; beat-up object (-ti kpụkọ beat noisily)" +òtòbò,noun,hippopotamus +òtòlò,noun,"dysentery; diarrhoea (òtòlò) -gbagbu die of dysentery, diarrhoea: Òtòlò gbàbue gị May you be killed by dysentery" +òtòtò,noun,flower +òtù egwū,,dancing club +òtù ụmụ́ òkòlòbịa,,young men's society +òtùtò,,praise; praising; hailing; glorifying +òtị̀tọ̀,,endurance; durability +òwu akpụ̄,,kapok from akpụ tree +òwu isí,,black cotton thread used by women for plaiting the hair +òwu ìdùù,,"physic nut (*Jatropha curcas* Linn.) used for hedging; the sap stains indelibly, seeds are purgative" +"òwu ọkū, ukpē",,wick +"òwu, òwulù",noun,"cotton wool, plant, thread; cf. Sugia 9 for Songhai origin" +"òwèlè, òwèlè",noun,A. outskirts of a town; bush around a town B. backyard immediately beyond the compound wall +"Òwèlè, Òwèrè",noun,Owerri: Achọ̄lị̀ m ịje Òwèrè I want to go to Owerri +òwùwè,,taking +òwùwù,,spreading; being popular +òwụwa,,cutting; splitting; dividing +òwụwa jī,,feast of new yams +òwụwụ,,washing +òze,,see òze +òzizi,,lowering +òòbo ọkụ,,"furnace; heap of coal, charcoal; fire" +òòbò,n. heap (shortened form of òbùbò), +òòbò ifē,,heap of something +ọ̀bùbà,,"entrance, entry; initiation" +ọ̀bùbà afà,,giving a name +ọ̀bịbìà,,squeezing; compressing +ọ̀bịbịa,,coming; advent +Ọ̀bịbịa Kraịst,,Advent +ọ̀ḍiniiru,,that which is to come +ọ̀dọ mmīli,,pond +ọ̀gba egwu,,dancer +ọ̀ghùgha,,scattering: +ọ̀ghùghà,,"passing, etc." +ọ̀ghùghọ,,mistaking +ọ̀gụ egwū,,singer; minstrel +ọ̀ka ìlòlò,adv.,iser; counsellor +ọ̀kọ isi,,barber +ọ̀lịla,,a drinking +ọ̀mùlù nwa,int.,erest (on capital) +ọ̀mùmù,,learning +ọ̀mùmù,,shining; brightness +ọ̀mùmù,,sharpening +ọ̀mụgwọ̀,,"birth feast; period from immediately after a woman’s safe delivery to about 3 months later, during which she is confined to home and does not go to market" +ọ̀mụmụ,,birth +ọ̀nịna,,going home; leaving +ọ̀sìsà,,answering; replying; retorting; making one’s defence +ọ̀sụ̀kwụ̀,v.,ariety of oilpalm which yields oil well +ọ̀sụ̀sọ́ọ̀,noun,sweat; perspiration +ọ̀sụ̀sọ́ọ̀) -su,,"perspire; sweat: Ọ̀sụ̀sọ́ọ̀ nà-èsu m̄ I am perspiring, sweating" +ùbe 1.,n.,"ative pear; ""pear"" (Pachylobus edulis Don), baked in hot ashes" +ùbe 2.,noun,end; limit +ùbe oyìbo,,avocado pear (Persea gratissima) +ùbe òkpoko,,bush-candle tree (Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.). The fruits are cooked by being put in hot water. See also ùbe ọ̀sà. +ùbe ọ̀sà,,Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. See also ùbe òkpoko. +ùbi,noun,black cobra (Naja melanoleuca Hall.) +ùbu 1.,noun,shoulder +ùbu 2.,noun,small fishing net +ùbà,noun,drum beaten for deities at second burial +ùbù,noun,staleness: +ùbụ̀lụ̀ àkwa,,eggshell +ùde àḳụ,,palm kernel oil +ùdudō,noun,spider +ùdènè Agwù,v.,"ulture associated with Agwù, an image of which is made" +ùdù,noun,earthenware pot used for storing water; musical pot playing by slapping a hole in the side-wall with the flat of the hand +ùfe,noun,flight (-fe 1. fly) +ùfo,noun,used in: +ùfochi,,dawn; dayspring; next day +"ùfochī, ùfochì",,dawn; dayspring; next day +ùfolō,n.,othing; uselessness; vanity +ùfèsi mmīli,,"across the stream, river, etc.; the other side of the river, stream, etc." +"ùfèsi, ùfèsị",noun,the other side; abroad; overseas +ùfèsị mmīli,,"across the stream, river, etc.; other side of the river, stream, etc." +ùfìè 1.,noun,width; across; crosswise +"ùfìè 2., ùfìò",noun,"royal drums; pair of very large cylindrical slit-gongs, held only by kings, the beating of which arouses the king from slumber and thus defines the beginning of a new day" +ùfìè 3.,noun,used in: +ùfìè ji ọkụ̄,,"sacrifice, feast before eating new yams" +ùfù,noun,mongoose +ùgbòlò naàbò,,twice; two times +ùgbòlò òne?,,how often? how many times?: +ùgègbè anyā,,(eye) glasses +"ùgègbè, ùgògbè",noun,"mirror; glass (= ènyò, ènyìnyò)" +ùgò,noun,"""eagle"", bird valued for its rarity and beauty. Its white feather" +ùjà,"n. bark, roar (of animal):", +ùkwe 1.,noun,song; hymn +ùkwe 2.,noun,assent (= òkwukwe) (-kwe 1. agree) +ùkwù 1.,noun,bundle +ùkwù 2.,noun,"(also ùkwù egō) unit in cowrie counting system, consisting of ten èkpète (of six cowries each), thus sixty cowries" +ùkwù azịzà,,broom (considered as a whole bundle of prepared palm fronds) +ùkwù naatọ̀,,180 cowries +ùkwù naàbọ̀,,120 cowries +ùkwù nkụ̄,,bundle of firewood +ùle,noun,corruption; decomposition; rot (exam?) +ùlì,noun,"indigo; plant (Randia malleifera Benth. and Hook.f. and/or R. maculata DC) whose juice, obtained on grinding the fruit, turns black on drying. Used traditionally by women for body designs to enhance their beauty. Also marked on the lower eye-lid of patient attacked by measles, influenza, smallpox, as prevention and/or cure" +ùlì abụ̀bà,v.,ariety of ùlì +ùlì ede èji,v.,ariety of ùlì +ùlì mkpọ̀,v.,ariety of ùlì +ùlì nkịlịsị,v.,"ariety of ùlì, whose seeds are very small in size" +ùlì àrụ,,indigo body designs +"ùlìlì, ùlulù",noun,Giant Forest Squirrel (Protoxerus strangeri) +ùlòdì,noun,type of white lily +ùlòlo,noun,"hole for exit of water from house, compound" +ùme nnwà,,frequent loss of children soon after birth (by death) +ùwà anya ọkụ,,"envious, jealous world" +ụ̀mì osisi,,(sweet) juice of fruit +ụ̀tụ̀ osisi,,"sawdust, powder from dry wood as a result of grub activity; inside the wood" +ụ̀wà ebè èbè,,everlasting; for ever and ever +ībọ,noun,musical instrument with either strings or plucked tongues; (cf. ogumogwū) +ībọ akwālā,,pluriarc +ībọ ọṅū,,mouth-organ; wind-instrument in general +ībọ̄sị,noun,day +ībọ̄sị daa,,everyday; daily; day by day (cf. kwà daa) +ībọ̄sị ikpe āzū,,the day of judgement; the last day +ībọ̄sị mbu,,the first day +ībọ̄sị ụka,,Sunday +ībụ,noun,scramble; scrambling +ībụlū,noun,brain +ībụlū 1.,noun,young chick +ībụlū 2.,noun,"fruit with sweet smell, sucked raw (? from Borassus aethiopum Mart.):" +ībụlū akwa,,eggshell (of fowl) +ībụlū inū,v.,ariety of ībụlū whose leaves are used to cure malaria Sarcocephalus latifolius (Rubiaceae) +ībụlū mgbaka,,brain fatigue +ībụlū ọcha,,wild custard apple (Annona senegalensis Pers.) +ībụrù,noun,common bush by roadside Nauclea latifolia (Rubiaceae); ībụrù Echie; [ùvùrò Azbari?] +ńdele igwè,,iron rod used for fighting +ńkù anyā,,eyebrow +ńsụ,noun,stammering +ūkā ìche,,"watchnight service (e.g. that held on eve of Christmas, New Year, etc.)" +Ǫfụfụ,,seeing +ǫfụma,,well +ǫghughǫ,,catching: +ǫghǫghǫ,,changing +ǫghǫm̄,,mistake; mishap +ǫgàniiru,,progress +ǫlịị,,"a creeping, stroll" +ǫmụma,,wrapping +ǫmụma ụnọ̄ ịkwuù,enc.,ampment +"ǵedelegwu, ǵedegwū n.",,"xylophone (basket-work over pot, with two bars)" +ǵèdènè n.,,water welling from a spring +ǵìgè n.,,fence; hedge; rope marking off or enclosing a place +ǹda òbùlùbù,,falling upon in a mass: Fâ bìàkwùtèlù yà nà ǹda òbùlùbù They came falling upon him in a mass +ǹga mkpụrụ ọkà,,life imprisonment +ǹga n.,,imprisonment +ǹga olū iké,,imprisonment with hard labour: +ǹga Àràbà,,(fig.) heavy punishment (from the first prison yard at Asaba): +ǹgwe,,"grinder; apparatus, machine for grinding" +ǹgwó nnù oyà,,panacea; medicine capable of curing all diseases (lit. curer of 400 diseases) +ǹgwù ànì,,tool for digging; digger +ǹgwọ nụ̀ ọrịa,,panacea; medicine capable of curing all diseases (lit. ‘curer of +ǹgàjì n.,,spoon +ǹgàlị n.,,bribe +ǹgàmàsù n.,n.,ative court +ǹgàngà n.,,arrogance; rudeness; insolence; pride +ǹgànà n.,,laziness +ǹgā v.,,have it; take: +ǹla,noun,children's ailment (rash); tinea carcinata (cf. ọkpụ isi tinea capitis) +ǹpanaaka,n. small native hand-lamp, +ǹtabà mmụ̀ọ́,,kind of non-edible shrub resembling tobacco plant in appearance and smell +"ǹte, ǹtē",noun,small cricket +ǹti,noun,beater (shortened form of ntiti) (-ti 1. beat) +ǹti,noun,cheek +ǹti akwa,,club-like wooden instrument shaped like a short pestle and used by native washermen in place of an iron in smoothing thick heavy native clothes (lit. beater of clothes) +ǹti āja,,"instrument for smoothing wet wall, especially of a new building (lit. beater of walls)" +ǹti ọnụ,,wooden tool for smoothing house walls and floor +ǹtànta,noun,bogeyman (used to frighten children) (= m̀bùmbu) +ǹtànta,noun,meat +"ǹtàtàlabụ̀, ǹtàtàbụ̀labụ̀",noun,used in: +ȟne anyā,,"a glance, look:" +̣ṭabà ufulī,,dry raw tobacco leaves not yet chemically prepared +ṃgba,n. wrestling (-gba 1.E. wrestle), +ṃgbà + 1.,n. used in:, +ṃgbà 2.,,see mgba +ṅụ ọṅụ,,A. be glad; exult; rejoice; crow over +Ị na-apụ alà?,,Are you mad? +Ị na-azụ ntụ,,You are telling a lie +Ị na-àsị asị,,You are lying +Ị nà-àkakwù akakwù,,You are being stupid +ịchịchā,noun,cockroach +ịdịmmà,,goodness +ịdịọcha,,purity; cleanness +ịgàniiru,,progress +ịgùgù 2,noun,"spoke, metal skewer" +ịju aka,,handful +ịkpata,noun,used in: +ịkpata ụkwụ,,hoof +ịkpàkpaà,noun,a food produced from maize +ịkpọsi igwe,,spoke (e.g. of bicycle) +ịkè mbù,,(the) first +ịkè unụ,,your (pl.); yours +ịkè òbùnà,,whichever; either +ịkè òne ndị,,whose? (pl.) +ịkè ònye,,whose? +ịkè òzọ,,the other +ịkị,n. face or body mark; tattoo, +ịkụ́wọ́ ọma,,arriving and meeting with luck; encountering luck at arrival (e.g. meeting a friend at table on arrival at his house) +ịnyànga,noun,parade; bluff; showing-off +ịnyịnyà ibù,,ass +"ịnyịnyà, ànyịnyà",noun,horse +ịnàrịị,noun,millet: Ịnàrịị bụ nwanne mkpụrụ ajà Millet grains are as small as a grain of sand +Ịnọ kà atọ,,Four is more than three: +"ịnọ, ànọ",numeral,"(counting form); naanọ, naanọ (qualifying form) four" +"ịsaà, àsaà",numeral,seven (counting form); naasaà (qualifying form): Chịtàlu m òlòma naasaà Bring me seven oranges +ịsha,noun,shrimp; crayfish +"ịsàtọ, àsàtọ",numeral,"eight, eighth (counting form); naasàtọ (qualifying form): Q dị ji naasàtọ n’ime nkàtà There are eight yams in the basket" +ịta,noun,used in: -ta ịta: win stakes in a game +ịta,noun,act of pointing out guilty person by native doctor -tà ịta: bear witness (usu. of native doctor pointing out guilty person) onye ịta: someone who gives evidence of harm done by sorcery +ịtàlị,noun,cane (for thrashing) -pịa ịtàlị: flog with whip; whip; chastise +ịtọ,numeral,three (counting form) naatọ: (normal qualifying form) ndịdịgàndị nke ịtọ: third generation +ịwàlàgàdà,noun,used in: ịwàlàgàdà ụkwụ: disease around groin +ị̀,pron. (emphatic; 2nd pers. sg.) you (singular); thou; thee:
(Q) ị̀ gị kà mụ nà-àgwa It is you I am talking to, +ị̀ gị nwà,,you yourself +ị̀bà mmanụ,,"jaundice accompanied by pronounced coloration of the eyeballs, fingernails and sometimes skin" +ị̀gbè̄ nchā,,always; at all times +ị̀gị nwà,,you; yourself; thou; thyself (emphatic) +ị̀ra,,comb +ọ bụlùgòdụ,,if; even if; though: +ọ bụlùzịa,,if it happens; if it later happens: +Ọ djìbu àdjìbu,,It has been existing +Ọ dị egwu,,"It is tragic, wonderful, marvellous:" +Ọ dị ifelè,,It is shameful: +ọ dị kà,,"probably; it looks as though, if" +Ọ dị n’iwu,,It is illegal +ọbele nnwā,,small child; caressing words used by mothers to their children +ọbọ̀ mmà,,sheath of knife +ọbù akà,,palm of hand +ọbù ụkwụ,,sole of foot +ọcha n.,,white; clean; pure; undefiled +ọcha n.,,whiteness; cleanliness; purity: +ọche,,see oche +ọchi agha,,"A. military officer, leader; commanding officer" +ọchà n.,,"wild animal whose horn is made into an òpì, a transversely blown signal horn" +ọchànjà n.,,A. small oil-lamp with cloth wick +ọchì agha,,A. military officer; commanding officer; military leader +ọchị n.,,laughter; mockery (-chị make sound with effort) +ọchịchì,,grunt; sound made with effort +ọchịchì akwā,,hard sobbing +ọchịchì nîsi,,defecation with grunts: +ọchịchị,,rule; government; ruling: +ọchịchị aka ike,,tyranny +ọchịchị n.,,"rule; government; ruling (-chị 1. C. rule, govern)" +Ọchịchị Nàijirìà,,the Government of Nigeria +ọchịchọ,,seeking; desire; wish +ọchụchụ,,driving; pursuing +ọdinàànị,,custom +ọdu Ụ́na,,charm which makes someone invisible (used by drivers to escape from an accident) (cf. ndè) +ọdịgọ n’agha,,captivity; state of being a prisoner of war +ọdụ akà,,little finger +ọdụ ụkwụ,,anklet of ivory (or copper) +ọdụ ụkwụ,,little toe +"ọfe, etc.",,"see ofe, etc." +"ọfe, ọfe",n. free gift (Y. ọ́fe), +"ọfegà, ọfega",,N. used in: +ọfufo,,mentioning +ọfufo chi,,dawn +"ọfèkè, ọfèkè",n. a rascal, +ọfịa,noun,bush; uninhabited country; forest; jungle +ọfịfị,,twisting +ọfọ,noun,"A. symbol of justice, righteousness, and the authority which descends from the ancestors, represented by small piece of wood; right; guarantee of truth; (sometimes) part of the regalia of the umù alùsi" +"ọfọ, ọfufo",,breaking (of day): +Ọfọ̀ nà-adà akwụkwọ,,Ọfọ has epilepsy +ọfụfụ anya uzọ,,sight +ọgba mgba,,wrestler +ọgbanije,,see main entry ọgbanije +ọgbugbà,,maturity +ọgbàà nīta,,"hunter (iv) snap (with sharp sound); spring up (as corn) with a popping sound, as when roasting" +ọgbàà tụm̀tum̀,,see separate entry +ọgbè akwụ̀,,head of palmnuts +ọgbọdọgbọ ala,,"abnormally heavy, large and long breasts" +ọgbụgba akwụkwọ,,legal prosecution +ọgbụgbọ,,foaming +ọgwe akà,,arm +ọgwù akà,,whitlow (on the finger or hand) +ọgwùgwù,,swimming +ọgwọ̀ nńụ́ ọyà,,panacea; medicine capable of curing all diseases (lit. curer of 400 diseases) +ọgwụgwọ,,scraping; scooping out +ọgwụgwụ,,ending (cf. ngwụsị) +ọgwụgwụ,,digging +ọgwụ̀) -lè,,(of medicine or sorcery) be efficacious +ọgàniiru,,progress +ọgọ nwaàyị,,mother-in-law; female relative-in-law; +ọgọ ịnọ,,eighty +ọgọ̄ nwokē,,father-in-law; male relative-in-law +ọgụ akwụkwọ,,reader; scholar +"ọgụ ịbụọ, àbịa",,forty +ọgụgụ,,figures; number(s); counting; reading; recitation +ọjị anwụ́,,false iroko (*Antiaris africana* Engl.) +ọkazị,noun,a wild creeping plant used in soup (*Gnetum buchholzianum* or *G. africanum*) +ọke ọfịa,,bush rat +ọkpa 1. n.,,stake; stick +ọkpa 2. n.,,used in: +ọkpa ikele,,groundnut +ọkpala n.,,A. first-born son (also di ọkpala): +ọkpukpọ,,drying +ọkpà 1. n.,,"leg, shin (cf. ụkwụ)" +ọkpà 1. n.,,"cock; also di ọkpà, oke ọkpà" +ọkpà 2. n.,,groundnut (*Arachis hypogaea* Linn.) +ọkpà 2. n.,,shuttle +ọkpọ na-àkpọ òkụ,,echo +ọkpọnkụ,,dryness +ọkpụ,"n. A. piles (on human anus); callosity (on buttocks of baboons, etc.)", +ọkpụ ezi ụzọ,,middle of path or road; main road; permanent path +ọkpụ isi,,barber; shaver +ọkpụ isi,,shaver; barber +ọkpụ itè,,potter +ọkpụkpụ,,barbing; shaving +ọkpụkpụ,n. bed of raised earth (= ikpò), +ọkpụkpụ,,moulding; making; manufacturing +ọkpụkpụ,n. bone; ivory wristlet, +ọkpụkpụ azụ,,backbone +ọkpụkpụ nkịta,,tree species (Cnestis ferruginea DC) +ọkpụlịkụpụ anụ,,piece of meat +ọkpụlụkpụ,n. round-shaped mass (of mud); cassava balls (from -kpụ 2. mould), +ọkpụlụkpụ,n. piece; lump (e.g. of meat), +ọkpụlụkpụ anụ,,piece of meat +ọkpụlụkpụ okwu,v.,ery important discussion +ọkpụrụkpụ àzụ,,backbone +ọkshọm,n. auction (E.), +ọku ọwa,,torch +ọkwa,n. announcement; notice; advance information [festival? warning?], +ọkwa +,"n. (-kwà 4. blow (pipe), sing)", +ọkwa 1.,"n. wooden bowl, tray; wooden platter for cutting up meat", +ọkwa 2.,n. state; condition; post; position, +ọkwa abụ̀,,soloist +ọkwa akwà,,tailor +ọkwa àbù,,soloist +ọkwa ọjà,,whistle-player +ọkwà,n. francolin; bushfowl, +ọkwàtịkịtịkịkọ,n. whooping cough, +ọkwè,,see ọkwè +ọkwùlù,n. okra; okro (Abelmoschus esculentus Linn.), +ọkwùlù ezi,,pawpaw; papaya +ọkwùlụ̀ ezi,,pawpaw; papaya +ọkwụ,n. friend (good or bad sense), +ọkwụkwa,n. funeral (from -kwa 2. B. keep funeral), +ọkwụkwà,,pushing +ọkà,noun,corn; maize (*Zea mays* Linn.) (= ọ̀gbàdụ) +ọkà 1.,noun,mightiest; greatest; expert; specialist; used in: +ọkà 2.,,see àkà 3. +ọkà ekwukwū,,chatterbox +ọkà malaàjụ,,"person who is fond of asking questions, inquisitive person" +ọkà okwū,,orator; eloquence +ọkà àkà,,A. the mightiest; greatest +"ọkà ịjārị, ịjārị",,millet +ọkà ụtà,,archer +ọkàlà,noun,A. half; part; portion +ọkàlà arọ,,mid-year +ọkàlà arọ,,mid-year +ọkàlà naàbò,,two halves: Kèe yā ọkàlà naàbò Divide it into two equal parts +ọkàlà ọnwa,,half-month +ọkàlà ọnwà,,half-month +"ọkàngà, ọkàngà",noun,"A. type of music; set of three ceremonial drums, used with ọ̀jà during the Ọfàla feast" +"ọkè, òkè",,"see *okè, òkè*" +ọkịka,noun,tattoo (cf. *nki*) +ọkịkà,,ceremony +ọkịkà manya,,ceremonial drinking +ọkịlị,noun,Common Bulbul (*Pycnonotus barbatus*) +ọkịlị mgbawa isi,,"constant severe head-ache, believed to be caused by medicine involving *ọkịlị*" +ọkịlịkà 1.,noun,thorny climbing plant +ọkịlịkà 2.,noun,used in: +ọkịlịkà 3.,noun,second-hand clothing +ọkọ,noun,crawcraw; itch; rashes (of body) +ọkọ isi,,barbar +ọkọchi [ọkọchi?],noun,dry season: +Ọkọlọkọlọ,n. round shape, +ọkọlọtọ 1.,"n. flag, banner", +ọkọlọtọ 2.,n. chewing-stick, +ọkọto,v.,ery many; very much; many +ọkụ,n. A. fire; heat, +ọkụ ḿmọọ,,hell: Ndi njọ ga-abà n’ọkụ ḿmọọ Sinners shall enter hell +ọkụ) -le,,be hurt or touched (by fire or hot object) +ọkụ) -le,,be hurt or touched (by fire or hot object): +ọkụkụwọ,,grinding; grating; sawing: +ọkụkụ̀ abùke,,kind of fowl which never grows to a large size but is tough (usually used for sacrifice) +ọkụkụ̀ ikikè,,small fowl; pullet +"ọkụkụ̀, ọkụkụ̀",n. fowl, +ọkụ̀ 1. n.,,pipe (for tobacco); snuff-box +ọkụ̀ 1. n.,,A. wealth; riches; possession; inheritance (from -kụ̀ bring into use) +ọkụ̀ 2. n.,,fishing (from -kụ�� 1. hook) +ọkụ̀ azụ,,fishing: +ọkụ̀ gwà,,torch +ọkụ̀ ukpè,,lamp +ọkụ̀ ụtabà,,tobacco pipe; snuff-box +ọlụ,,work; labour; profession; task +ọlụ anụ,,leg (of meat) +ọlụ anụ,,leg (of meat) +ọlụlụ,,A. working; constructing; making +ọlụ́sjì,n. deformity; crippled or maimed state:, +ọm!,int. salutation of respect to an old man (especially a pagan), +ọma,n. good; fine; pleasing; nice; beautiful, +ọmalịcha,,beautiful; fine; admirable; pleasing; nice: +ọmà 1.,n. embrace, +ọmà 2.,n. deity worshipped by all members of a community together, +ọmà afịa,,centre of market +"ọmịkọ̀, ọmịkọ̀",n. lowliness; sweetness; mercy; pity; compassion:, +ọmụ,n. used in:, +ọmụ anụ,,bottom +ọmụ́,n. cave in rock, +ọna ọkụ,,brass +ọnu ụgbọ,,bows of a boat +"ọnwa asatọ, asatọ",,eighth month +ọnwa gàlụ aga,,last month: Q bịālụ ebe à n’ọnwa gàlụ aga He came here last month +ọnwa isàa,,seven months; seventh month +ọnwa kwùlu ọnwā,,month after month +ọnwa n.,,moon; month +ọnwa ndozù,,full month +Ọnwa Uzo Alụ̄si,,"twelfth month of the traditional Nri calendar, devoted to rituals and offerings to the alụ̄si and to wrestling matches and dances before the temples" +ọnwa àsàtọ,,eighth month: Q nwùlị n’ọnwa àsàtọ He died in the eighth month +Ọnwa Òkìkè,,"tenth traditional month in the Nri calendar, in which the ọzọ men of each lineage gather their òkìkè in the lineage’s temple and offer a bloody sacrifice" +ọnwa ịsaà,,seven months; seventh month (July): Ọ ga-ábịa n’ọnwa ịsaà He will come in the seventh month +ọnwunwe,,having +ọnwunwu,,shining; burning; being clean +"ọnwà, ọnwà n.",,A. some +ọnwùnwà,,temptation; trial; proof +ọnwụ,n. dysentery (cf. òtòlò), +ọnwụ n.,,death (from -nwù 1. die) +ọnwụ ọjọọ́,,"bad death, i.e. a premature death by accident, suicide, certain diseases or childbirth, which causes one to become ekwēnụ" +ọnwụ) -gu,,want to die +ọnwụ) -gu,,want to die: +ọnwụnwa n.,,"temptation; trial; proof (-nwà 1. tempt, try):" +ọnwụnwụ,,dying +ọnya,n. sore; ulcer, +ọnà ọcha,,silver +ọnọkọ nkụ,,half-burnt piece of wood +ọnọngọ,n. fish (*Gymnarchus niloticus*) (= *asa*), +ọnọngọ̀,"n. tree with edible brown fruits, used to sweeten wine", +ọnọ̀dụ̀,,instead of; in place of; in the position of +ọnọ̀kọ̀,n. torch; firebrand; ember; half-burnt piece of wood, +ọnọ̀kọ̀ nkụ́,,half-burnt piece of wood +ọnọ̀kọ̀ ọkụ́,,half-burnt piece of wood +ọnụ 1.,n. A. mouth, +ọnụ 2. n.,,(cf. ọnụnụ) edge +ọnụ 3. n.,,togetherness +ọnụ afịa,,(also shortened to *ọnụ*) price; market price; cost; +ọnụ egbè,,opening of gun-barrel +ọnụ ilòlò,,gutter; drain +ọnụ mma,,edge of sword +ọnụ mmili,,edge of water +ọnụ mmà,,edge of a sword +ọnụ mịli,,spittle; saliva (cf. asọ) +ọnụ n.,,African mahogany (Khaya grandifolia DC and/or K. senegalensis A. Juss.?) +"ọnụ uzọ́, ílo",,doorway; door; gate; gateway; main compound door +ọnụ ūtọ,,having a sweet tooth +ọnụ ụgbọ,,bows of a boat +ọnụgụgụ,n.,umbering; the Book of Numbers (Bible) +ọnụkụ́ n.,,"(extended) family, on both male and female side" +ọnụma n.,,family +ọnụmà n.,,severe displeasure; wrath; fury; stronger than iwe (cf. -nụ 1. fight) +ọnụnụ 1. n.,,gall; bile; bitterness (lit. and fig.); great anger +ọnụnụ 2. n.,,small bottle-shaped calabash used as powder flask +ọnụnụ alā,n.,ipple +ọnụnụ n.,,(cf. ọnụ 2.) tip; point; edge +ọnụọ,,staying; dwelling +ọnỳà,n. spring trap; snare, +ọnỳà dūdudo,,spider’s web +ọnỳà igwè,,steel trap +ọnỳà mkpàkànà,,steel trap +ọnỳà)-ma,,"trap, catch (of trap):" +ọnỳìnyò,,shadow; reflection; picture +ọpi ụgbọgụlị,,pumpkin leaf stalk (lit. pumpkin tube) +ọpupu,,growing; springing up; sprouting +ọpàpa,n. groundnut (cf. ọkpà), +ọpìà,n. matchet; sword; large knife, +ọpịpị,,carving +ọpịpị,,wringing; pressing; squeezing +ọpịpịa,,smashing +ọpịpịa,,flogging; caning +ọpịrịma,n. plantain (cf. ojokó), +ọpụ akpịlị,,goitre +ọra 1.,n. physical health, +ọra 2.,"n. tree whose leaves are used for soup, sometimes sacred in some places; one of the trees planted to represent one’s Chi; *Pterocarpus* spp.", +ọrù ọkụ,,fever +ọsụsụ,,"cutting; clearing (bush, forest); weeding" +ọsụsụ,,boiling; fermentation +ọsụsụ,,pounding +ọsụsụ anụ,,"cutting, clearing bush preparatory to farming" +ọta,noun,shield: Kraìst bụ́ Ọta m̄ Christ is my shield +ọtakwụ,noun,deserted house +ọtite,,rubbing; smearing; painting; anointing; coating +ọtọ,noun,A. nakedness; nudity; bareness +ọtọ,noun,uprightness; straightness; right; verticality +ọtụ ụzọ,,key +"ọwa, ọwala",noun,torch; tinder (often of palm-branch beaten to fibre) +ọwu ọkụ,,wick +ọwèlè,,see òwèlè +ọyà,noun,sickness; illness (from -yà 2. be sick) +ọyà isi,,sickness characterized by constant severe headache; sufferer often shaves his hair to apply medicine (= okịlị ịgba isi) +ọyà ọcha,,leprosy +ọyà ọmịmị,,rickets +ọza 1.,noun,"filter (of fibre-sponge, ògbo); tow-like filter (cf. nzà, gauze filter) (from -zà 2. filter)" +"ọza 2., ọzọ̀",noun,"mane (of animal); chest-hair, fleece (of ram, etc.) (cf. nzàli)" +ọzuzù,,buying; purchasing +ọzàlà 1.,noun,scorpion +ọzàlà 2.,noun,spear-grass sp. +ọzùzù,n.,ursing; nourishing; training; tending +ọzùzù nkuzi,,teacher training:
Adâ nò ọzùzù nkuzi Ada is doing teacher training:
Ọ bụ́ m̀ nà-azù Ike I am the one who is training Ike +"ọzịza, ịzịza",noun,swelling; lump +ọzọ̀,noun,"title entitling holder to be called nzè; title of high degree, and much coveted, conferring on the owner privileges and honour as a sacrosanct being" +Ọ̀ nà-àlụ ọlụ,,He is working +Ọ̀bàlà ọ̀bàlà,,"red, reddish:" +ọ̀bàlàkèèt,n. blanket (E.), +ọ̀bàńté,n. pants; underwear cf. Skinner 81, +"ọ̀bè, ọ̀belè",,"see ọ̀bè, ọ̀belè" +ọ̀bò 1.,"n. laziness; idleness:
Achọrọ̀ m̀ ịje ahịa, mà ọ̀bò ekwérọ m I want to go to market, but I feel too lazy:
Ọ̀bò nà-èsi m̀ ịje sụ akwà I am too lazy to wash my clothes", +"ọ̀bògwù, ọ̀bàgwù, ọ̀bògwụ",n. (cf. ọ̀dọ̀gwùmà) duck, +"ọ̀bùnà, ọ̀bùnà",,any; every: +"ọ̀bùnà, ọ̀bùnà",,any; every +ọ̀bịa,n. entertainment:
Kà m̀ nue yà ọ̀bịa Let me entertain him, +ọ̀bọ,"n. sheath (of knife, sword, etc.)", +ọ̀bọ 1.,n. vengeance; revenge, +ọ̀bọ 2.,,"see ọ̀bọ 1., 2." +ọ̀bọ 2.,n. general name for fish in the Mormyridae family; elephant-snout fish
ọ̀bọ asà Mormyrops deliciosus
ọ̀bọ ọ̀dàa Mormyrus rume
ọ̀bọ ọnụ ogonogo Gnathonemus tamandua, +ọ̀bọ mmà,,"sheath of knife, sword, etc:
Tinye mmà n’ọ̀bọ Sheathe the knife, sword" +ọ̀bụ,,see ọ̀bụ +ọ̀bụ,,see ọ̀bụ +ọ̀bụ 2. ọ̀bò,n. used in:
ọ̀bụ akà palm of hand
ọ̀bụ ụkwụ sole of foot, +"ọ̀bụ, ọ̀bò 1.",n. pit-trap; pit for snaring animals, +ọ̀bụbụ,n. caterpillar (= ègu), +ọ̀bụ̀bụ̀,,becoming +ọ̀bụ̀bụ̀ àkwa,,contents of egg +ọ̀chịchịjị,noun,darkness +ọ̀chọ̀gọ̀gù,noun,praying mantis (lit. looking for a fight) +ọ̀chụ̀,noun,homicide; murder; manslaughter +ọ̀dà,noun,basket +ọ̀dà,noun,permit; permission +ọ̀dàchi,noun,"stumbling block; obstacle; hindrance; tragic event (from -dàchi hinder, fall across): Nyè efè màkà ọ̀dàchi You must allow for delays" +ọ̀dìmmá,,A. well-being; prosperity +ọ̀dìnjo,,calamity; adverse circumstances; misfortune +ọ̀dìnàànì,,custom +ọ̀dìnị̀rụ̀,,future +ọ̀dìnọọ̀bi,,sweetheart; favourite +ọ̀dí-,,being; state; condition; used as first element of nouns formed for phrases with -di be +ọ̀díbédi,,custom (from -di be ndi be in the home of people; cf. òmenàànì) +ọ̀díegwù,,the tragic; the wonderful +ọ̀díkọ̀ọ̀dírọ̀ ya,,"hypocrisy; pretence; uncertain state, character (cf. iru naàbò)" +ọ̀díọ̀fụ̀,,the new +ọ̀dùdù,noun,"plant for hedging, with edible leaves" +ọ̀dùdù okè,,plant planted along boundaries +ọ̀dùdù okè,,a kind of plant used for fences and for marking land boundaries +ọ̀dịdị,,"A. appearance; likeness; being; form; shape B. taking one's part, siding with:" +ọ̀dị̀bu àdjìbu,,"something (e.g. habit, custom) that has been existing for a long time" +ọ̀dị̀da anyaanwụ,,sunset; West +ọ̀dọ̀,noun,area where a particular thing is plentiful +ọ̀dọ̀,,pull(ing) +ọ̀dọ̀,noun,"obstacle under water, such as tree-trunk or stone" +ọ̀dọ̀ akpū̀,,area full of cassava-farms +ọ̀dọ̀ mmíli,,"pool, pit where rainwater collects; reservoir" +ọ̀dọ̀gwùmà,noun,(cf. ọ̀bọọ̀gwù) duck +ọ̀dọ̀lùkọ̀ọ̀dọ̀,noun,title-name taken by or given to a wealthy person; inexhaustible wealth +ọ̀dụ enyī,,elephant’s tusk +ọ̀dụ̀,adv.,ice; exhortation; warning +ọ̀dụ̀ 1.,noun,pestle +ọ̀dụ̀ 1.,noun,A. seat +ọ̀dụ̀ 2.,noun,elephant tusk +"ọ̀dụ̀ 2., ọ̀dụ̀",noun,A. tail: Ọ̀dụ̀ nkịta ịkàá ètoka The tail of this dog is very long +ọ̀dụ̀ akà,,little finger +ọ̀dụ̀ aká,,ivory bracelet +ọ̀dụ̀ anyà,,corner of the eye +ọ̀dụ̀ anyā,,corner of the eye +ọ̀dụ̀ enyí,,elephant tusk +ọ̀dụ̀ jị,,tail-end of yam +ọ̀dụ̀ ụ́kwụ́,,little toe +ọ̀dụ̀ Ụ́kụ́,,anklet of ivory (or copper) +ọ̀dụ̀m,noun,A. lion +ọ̀fàlà,noun,"festival marked by ritual public appearance of kings (esp. of Ọ̀nịchà, Ògìdì, Nnoòbì, etc.)" +ọ̀gbòdọ̀gbọ̀,noun,thigh +ọ̀gbòdọ̀gbọ̀ alà,,"abnormally heavy, large and long breasts" +ọ̀gbọ̀,noun,place farmed at least once before +ọ̀gbị̀lị̀gbà,noun,chain: Ndị orị bìalụ n'ebe a n'anyāsi ji ọ̀gbị̀lị̀gbà kụ̀do onye iche n'osisi The thieves who came here last night used a chain to chain the watchman to the tree +"ọ̀gbọ̀nọ̀, àgbọ̀nọ̀",noun,seed of tree ugili (Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill.); the pulpy yellowish fruit resembles a small mango. The seeds are widely used in making soup +ọ̀gbụ chí,,fig-tree planted to represent one’s Chi +"ọ̀gbụ, ọ̀bụ",noun,fig tree (Ficus eriobotryoides Kunth. and Bouche; Ficus natalensis Hochst; Moraceae) planted in the compound and used for feeding livestock and in many cases for shade. It represents Ànị and is planted at her shrines. The sap is pure white and can serve as rubber +"ọ̀gbụ, ọ̀bụ",noun,"rope, tether for animals" +ọ̀gbụgba,noun,gourd prepared for fetching water +ọ̀ghà,noun,abomination; forbidden thing +ọ̀ghèle,,see ọ̀ghèle +ọ̀ghịlịghọ̀,noun,cluster of empty palmnuts +ọ̀ghọ̀nị,noun,mistake; mishap; loss: Ife kpatàlụ nà ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ mmàdụ̀ adị̀ agba mgbèlee bụ̀ màkà nà fa nà-àtụ egwù ọ̀ghọ̀nị The reason why many people do not trade is because of their fear of loss +ọ̀gụ̀ mmadụ̀,,"A. ""man-killer""; a much-coveted honour in the olden days conferred on anyone who possessed a human head B. murderer" +ọ̀gụ̀gụ̀ mmadụ̀,,manslaughter; murder +ọ̀ka,noun,used in: +ọ̀ka ụ̀ta,,archer +ọ̀kpu,noun,(-kpu 3. shave) used in: +ọ̀kpu 1.,noun,long; lasting; for ever; long-continued; long-standing +ọ̀kpu 2.,noun,used in: +ọ̀kpu ezi uzọ,,middle of path or road; main road; permanent path +ọ̀kpu tọọ ụ̀kpụ,,for ever and ever +ọ̀kpu ànị,,ancient; long-established +ọ̀kpukpọ,,calling; vocation +ọ̀kpàǹga,noun,mourning dance for a man +"ọ̀kpìjì, ọ̀kpì",noun,A. puffer-fish with very poisonous gall (*Tetraodon fahaka*) +ọ̀kpù ànì,,ancient; long-established +ọ̀kpùkpà ànì,,making of boundary +ọ̀kpọ 1.,noun,"general name for fish in the Bagridae, Aridae and Mochokidae families" +ọ̀kpọ 2.,noun,fist; blow with fist; boxing +ọ̀kpọ mmànụ,,"*S. clarias, S. sorex, S. eupterus, S. ocellifer, S. gobroni, S. nigrita*" +ọ̀kpọ àba,,*Synodontis membranaceus* +ọ̀kpọ ọcha,,*Clarotes laticeps* and *Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus* +ọ̀kpọ ọfị,,*Bagrus bayad* (= *ụ̀gọn̄mịn̄*) +ọ̀kpọkọ,noun,pipe (for smoking) (word used mostly by old people) (cf. ọ̀kụ ụ̀tabà) +ọ̀kpọkọlọ,noun,dryness: +ọ̀kpọkọrọ,noun,old and broken thing; worn-out thing +ọ̀kpọlè,noun,A. frame with wooden wheels used to teach child to walk +ọ̀kpọrị,noun,dryness (cf. ọ̀kpọkọlọ): +"ọ̀kpọrọ, ụ̀kpọrọ",noun,for nothing; in vain (cf. nā nkị̀tị): +ọ̀kpọ̀shi,noun,"staff; walkingstick (cf. nkpà n’aka, mkpọ)" +ọ̀kpụ ìtè,,potter +"ọ̀kịtipkpa, ọ̀kịtipkpakpa",,see *kịtipkpa* +ọ̀kụ̀kwụ̀,,jumping +ọ̀kụ̀kụ̀ ìkìkè,,small fowl; pullet +ọ̀la njùnà,"n. herb, *Aspilia africana* (Pers. C.D. Adams), used to treat slight bruises or injuries", +"ọ̀la, ụ̀la",n. slap on the face, +ọ̀laka,n. used in:, +ọ̀laka ịmanya,,drunkard +ọ̀là,"n. staleness, as of food left overnight", +ọ̀lọ́gbà,n. used in:, +"ọ̀lịlị, ọ̀lịjị",n. stroll, +ọ̀lụ̀ 1.,"n. A. work; task; something difficult, tiring, tiresome (from -lụ̀ 1. work):", +ọ̀lụ̀ 2.,n. fault; weakness (of behaviour in human beings) (from -lụ̀ 2. defile):, +ọ̀lụ̀ 3.,"n. limb of humans or leg of animals, including hip:", +ọ̀me,,see ọ̀me +ọ̀mù ànì,,bottom +ọ̀mị,,see ụ̀mị +ọ̀mọdị,n. title; respectful form of address to men in general, +ọ̀njịnya,,scorching +ọ̀njịnya,,being in excess: +ọ̀nọ̀dị̀ ọma,,good condition +Ọ̀nọ̀kọ̀ ọkụ̀,,half-burnt piece of wood +ọ̀pòtòpòtò,,see pòtòpòtò +ọ̀ra bìalụ ijè,,"the guests, visitors (who have travelled a long distance):" +ọ̀ra mmadụ̀,,the public; the people +ọ̀ra mmilī,,rain-maker: +ọ̀ra mmàdụ̀,,"the populace, public" +ọ̀ra òkwùtè,,"secret inner council of the incarnate dead, of Igala origin" +ọ̀rachi,n. sasswood tree (very poisonous) (Erythrophleum guineense G. Don), +ọ̀rà,n. everybody; the public; force of public opinion, +Ọ̀rànàànìche,,male name (lit. All at watch) +ọ̀rù ànì,,dregs (of wine) +ọ̀rịra,,combing +ọ̀rịra,,sounding +ọ̀rọ̀wù,n. fish spp. (Labeo coubie and Barbus occidentalis), +ọ̀rụ,"n. vulva; vagina (cf. ọ̀tụ̀); may sometimes loosely include the anus, when it may be called ọ̀rụ̀ ị̀sị̀, but strictly the former", +ọ̀rụ̀ ànyị̀,,dregs (of wine) +ọ̀sa,n. small squirrel (Yoruba ọ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀); cf. uzè, +ọ̀sè kpaàkpaà,,see ọ̀sè kpaàkpaà +ọ̀sèkè,,see ọ̀sèkè +ọ̀sùsù ànì,,"cutting, clearing of bush preparatory to farming" +ọ̀sị̀sị̀,"n. long, elaborately carved rod used by chiefs in title-taking", +ọ̀sọ,n. running; race; haste; speed:, +ọ̀sọ̀,n. runaway; wanderer; fugitive, +ọ̀sọ̀ 1.,"n. ""hiss""; sound (of contempt) made by sucking teeth", +ọ̀sọ̀ 2.,n. kind of children’s sickness causing distension of abdomen, +ọ̀sọ̀kụ̀wuùkụ̀wuù,n. awkwardness; uncouthness (as result of shyness or inexperience) (-sọ̀kụ̀wuùkụ̀wuù behave stupidly):, +"ọ̀sọ́sọ, ọ̀sị̀sị̀",,quickly: +ọ̀sụ̀sụ̀,,compressing; reduction +ọ̀ta,n.,ative cloth type +ọ̀ta kpoo,noun,bulldozer (Nwaozuzu Ph.D 217) +"ọ̀tanjele, tanjele",noun,"galena; bright blue glittering imported hard stone, stocked by merchants originally but retailed by petty women traders or men retailers in small bits, size depending on the worth, used as cosmetic. The chip is crushed on a clean hard surface, usually a stone kept specially for it, and ground to fine powder, and kept in special small containers with a narrow neck, with a stick left inside the container allowing the tip to show over the brim of the container. The woman shakes the container to have the stick properly stained by the powder, then applies a narrow strip of the dark green powder to each of the lower eyelids (< Hausa)" +ọ̀taịke,noun,spy; scout; private detective (from -ta nke eavesdrop) +ọ̀tùkpà,noun,grass ridging on a house +ọ̀tùlù,noun,used in: ọ̀tùlù ọkàlà paralysis of one half of the body; hemiplegia and paraplegia +ọ̀tùlùkpokpo,noun,woodpecker (-tù peck + kpokpo the characteristic sound) +ọ̀tị,noun,"fat white caterpillar, grub" +ọ̀tịshi,noun,bamboo (cf. àchàlà) +ọ̀tịtị,,stretching +ọ̀tọ,noun,trodden mud for building +ọ̀tụ,v.,ulva; vagina (cf. ọru) +ọ̀tụ̀tù,,measurement (of length) +ọ̀tụ̀tù aká,,arm’s length:
Ife ofu onye kètàlù n’ànị e kèlù nnyàafù bụ òfu ọ̀tụ̀tù aká +ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀,noun,many; various: Ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ ị́e dị n’ime Ụ́là Many things are in the bedroom: Mmadụ̀ dị ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ nà mbàlà There are many people outside +ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ akà,,arm’s length +ọ̀wì 1.,noun,friend (cf. enyi and òyi) +"ọ̀wì 2., ọ̀wù",noun,field-mouse +ọ̀wùwù,,jumping +ọ̀wọ̀lị̀,noun,open space beside a stream or river +ọ̀wụwa anyaanwụ,,sunrise; East +ọ̀wụ̀,,see ọ̀wụ̀ 2. +ọ̀yị̀,noun,friend; lover; mistress; adultery (more common than enyi and ọwi) +ọ̀yọ̀,noun,ivory bracelet worn by titled man +ọ̀yọ̀,noun,"basket-rattles, usually played in pairs" +ọ̀zizà,,sweeping +ọ̀zizà,,filtering +ọ̀zizè,,dodging; shrinking from; avoiding +"ọ́felè, ọ́felè",n. ease:, +ọ́fì 1.,n. yaws (cf. ákwụ́mà), +ọ́fì 2.,n. see -nge ọ́fì, +ọ́fìfi,n. boil (-fi 3. develop a boil), +ọ́fụ mkpụrụ,,only one +ọ́kụ Ụ̀tabà,,tobacco pipe; snuff-box +ọ́kụ̀lụ̀ oyibo,,pawpaw; papaya +ọ́kụ́lị́ mgbawa isi,v.,ery severe headache +ọ̄nụ ǵèdènè,,(place of a) spring of water +ọ̄nụ̄ mmīli,,spittle; saliva +ọ̣ra mmīli,,rain-maker +ọṅụ,n. exultation; joy; rejoicing over, +ọṅụṅụ,n. A. drinking; drink, +"ọọ, ọọ",,"short form of ọ bụ, it is:" +"ọọ, ọọ?",,short form of ọ bụ? is he? is it?: +ụba,,A. plentifulness; increase +ụḅa,,breaking +ụbọsị ikpe àzụ,,the day of judgement; the last day +ụbọ̀si mbụ,,the first day: +ụbụrụ mgbaka,,brain fatigue +ụdalà,noun,African Star-apple (Chrysophyllum delevoyi De Wild.) and White Star-apple (C. albidum G. Don) +ụdà,noun,"pepper-tree (Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.) with strong-smelling fruit in small curled pod, used as an ingredient in the preparation of various medicines and in certain foods, whose bark can be used as rope" +ụdà,noun,sound; report +ụdà ọfịa,,wild species (Xylopia quintasii) +ụfìè ji ọkụ̀,,"sacrifice, feast before eating new yams" +ụgbu,n. clap net, +ụgbọ,n. A. canoe; boat; ship, +ụgbọ aja,,basket containing offering to deity or sacrifice on a forked stick +ụgbọ enu,,aeroplane +ụgbọ mmiri,,ship; boat; canoe +ụgbọ mmīli,,ship; boat; canoe +ụgbọ na-efe efe,,aeroplane +ụgbọ ojọ,,small canoe +ụgbọ oyibo,,steamer +ụgbọ àmàlà,,canoe +ụgbọ àmàlà,,canoe +ụgbọ ànyị,,lorry; car +Ụgbọ ànì,,lorry; car +ụgbọgụlị,n. pumpkin (*Cucurbita pepo* Linn. and *C. maxima* Duchesne), +ụgbụgba,"n. shallow pot; the large size used for cooking, the medium size for soup, and the small size for making sacrifices", +ụgbụgba okụ,,cooking pot +ụgha,n. falsehood, +ụjọ,n. mourning, +ụjọ,n. fear; cowardice; inability to bear pain long before crying or, +ụjụjụ,n. tree sp. (Myrianthus arboreus) its leaf, +Ụka Fada,,Roman Catholic Church +Ụkata,noun,general name for fish of the Polypterus and Calamoichthys genera (cf. ọkwo) +ụkā gàlụ aga,,last week +ụkpa 1.,noun,"large oblong market basket, made from anà" +ụkpa 2.,noun,A. a walk +ụkpa jị,,basketful of yam +ụkpaka,noun,oil-bean tree or seed (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.) +ụkpanà,noun,grasshopper +ụkpulụ,noun,"footprint; thing to be followed, e.g. example, precept, statute" +ụkpà,noun,rope for climbing +ụkpà,noun,"""walnut"" (Tetracarpidium conophorum (Mull Arg.) Hutch. and J.M. Dalz.) (Yoruba aṣàla or awusa)" +ụkpọ,noun,used in: +ụkpụrụ,,see ọkpụrụ +ụkwalà,noun,cough +ụkwalà jị m,,"I have a cough or, I have a coughing fit" +ụkwalà nrị,,whooping-cough +ụkwalà ntrịjịrị,,whooping-cough +Ụkwalà ntà,,tuberculosis +ụkwalà ntà,,tuberculosis +ụkwalà ntịrịrị,,whooping-cough (cf. ụkwalàrịrị) +ụkwalà)-kwa,,have a cough: +ụkwà,noun,African Breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne.) +ụkwù nkụ,,bundle of firewood +ụkwụ enū,,"by land, overland" +ụkwụ n.,,foot; leg; footstep +ụkwụ ọlọ́gbà,,"crooked leg; ""K-leg""" +ụkwụ ọma,,arriving and meeting with luck; encountering luck at arrival (e.g. meeting friend at table on arrival at his house) +Ụkàwù,noun,tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus lineatus) +ụkọ,noun,messenger +ụkọ,noun,scarcity (cf. nkpa) +ụkọ Chukwu,,"Minister in holy orders; pastor; deacon; priest, etc. (lit. messenger of God)" +Ụkọ Chukwu,,(Christian usage) minister; pastor; deacon; priest +ụkọlọ,noun,laziness; inability; incapability; weakness +ụkọlọ,noun,hollow +ụla n.,,sleep +Ụlà ọkụkụ̀,,fowl-house +ụlọ akwụkwọ,,school; place of learning +ụlọ ọ̀lụ̀,,office; department; workshop +ụlọ̄ alụ̄si,,shrine; building consecrated to a deity +ụlọ̄ alụ̄si,,shrine; building consecrated to a deity +ụmi ọkpụkpụ,,marrow (of bone) +ụmà arọ,,young children +ụmù nnà,,half-brothers and/or sisters; relatives (viewed collectively); family; extended family +ụmù nwokē,,men (as opposed to women) +ụmū̀ àda,,"group of married women who originate from a particular town and, even though they are usually married outside it, influence the affairs, of their home town and particularly the women who marry into it." +ụmụ akwụkwọ,,school-children; student +ụmụ akà,,(young) children; babes in arms +ụmụ nnà,,(patrilineage); sublineage: +ụmụ̀ nwaànyị,,women +ụmụ̀ nwokẹ́,,men (as opposed to women) +ụmụ́ akwụkwọ,,school children +ụmụ́ arọ̀,,children; young children +ụmụ́ azị,,(young) children +ụmụ́ azụ,,disciples; followers +ụmụ́ dei,,freeborn children; children of a king or chief +ụmụ́ ejìma,,twins +ụmụ́ naàbò,,twins (cf. ụmụ́ ejìma) +ụmụ́ nkịta,,puppies +ụmụ́ nkịta,,dogs +ụmụ́ nnē,,full brothers or sisters +ụmụ́ nwaànyì,,girls +ụmụ́ nwoké,,men +ụmụ́ nwoké,,boys +ụmụ́ okpū,,married daughters +ụmụ́ àzụ,,disciples; followers +ụmụ́ ìgòsì,,children; young children +ụmụ́ ụyọ́m,,chicks +ụnò anwụ́,,mosquito-net +ụnọ anwụ̄,,mosquito-net +ụnọ gbamgbam,,building with corrugated iron roof +ụnọ ikpe,,court of law +ụnọ ikpē,,court of law +ụnọ ime ụnọ,,small private room where family head holds private discussions (= ụnọ ọbà) +ụnọ mkpòlọ̀,,prison +ụnọ mkpọlọ,,prison +ụnọ ṃga,,prison (cf. ụnọ mkpọlọ): +ụnọ ṃmọọ,,shrine (cf. ụnọ alụsị) +ụnọ ịkwuù,,moveable house; tent; booth +ụnọ ọbà,,small private room (= ụnọ ime ụnọ) +ụnọ ọgwū̀,,"hospital (of all types, i.e. including dispensary, etc.):" +ụnọ ọlị,,office; department; workshop: +ụnọ ụkà,,church: +ụnọ̄ ǹga,,prison-yard +ụnụ,"pron. (independent, 3rd pers. plural) you, your (plural):", +ụnụ ncha,,all of you; you all +ụnụ niile,,all of you: +Ụsọ ànì,,A. boundary (of farmland) +Ụwa anụmanụ,,the animal world +ụwa mmadụ,,the human world +Ụwa mmadụ̀,,the world of men +ụwa ndi mmụọ,,world of the spirits +ụwa ndi oyibo,,(lit. the world of the white people) luxurious pleasure-loving way of life or living; extravagant life: +ụwa niile,,all over the world +ụwa onye ọzọ,,another person’s business +ụwa tụ ụwa,,for ever and ever; for ever; everlasting: +ụwa ọfụ́,,modern world; nowadays +ụwa ọjọọ nkaa,,this sinful world to come: +ụwa) -tọ ute,,(fig.) have an easy life +ụwà) -tọ ute,,(fig.) have an easy life: +Ụyòm ọkụkụ̀,,chicks +ụyụ,noun,"rattle, used with ụfị (= ụsākā B.)" +ụzọ,noun,A. way; road; path; door(way) +ụzọ,noun,dawn; daybreak; early morning; early +ụzọ,noun,blacksmith; blacksmithing +ụzọ,n.,oise; uproar; quarrel +ụzọ idè,,trench; channel; gutter +ụzọ mbànyè,,crossroads; street corner +ụzọ àwàra àwàrà,,expressway (id.) (Nwaozuzu PhD 138) +ụzọ ézi amá,,main entrance to a compound +"ụzọ òwèlè, òwèlè",,path to the back of the compound or outskirts of town +ụzọ ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,early morning; dawn +Ụz���̀ ghè oghē,,The door is open +ụzọ̀ òwèlè,,path to the back of the compound or outskirts of town +ụ̀bọ̀sì daa,,every day; daily; day by day +Ụ̀bọ akwalà,,stringed instrument resembling guitar +ụ̀gbọ enū,,aeroplane +ụ̀kwụ enū,,by land; overland +ụ̀kụ̀wụ ọ̀lọ́gbà,,"crooked, knock-kneed legs; ""K-legs""" +ụ̀là,n. enticement; seduction; drawing away, +ụ̀là 1.,n. (for some speakers ụ̀nọ̄ ụ̀là) (sleeping) room; inner room; bedroom; foodstuff store - a room in the house, +ụ̀là 2.,,see ọ̀là +ụ̀là ọ̀kụ̀kọ̀,,hen-house +"ụ̀làgà, ụ̀làgù",n. Christmas masquerade, +ụ̀lọ̄,n. grey clay found in flood-plain (cf. ụ̀pà), +ụ̀lụ̀,n. mud; mire (cf. ụ̀lù), +ụ̀lụ̀,n. second daughter [check], +ụ̀lụ̀,n. umbrella tree (Musanga cecropioides), +ụ̀lụ̀,n. theft; deception, +ụ̀ma,n. used in:, +ụ̀ma 1.,n. used in:, +ụ̀ma 2.,n. used in:, +ụ̀ma afọ,,enlarged spleen (see afọ) +ụ̀mà,"n. information, esp. that which is not commonly known", +ụ̀mà,n. used in:, +ụ̀mù naàbò,,twins +ụ̀mị,n. marrow, +ụ̀mị osisi,,(sweet) juice of fruit +ụ̀mị ọ̀kpụ̀kpụ̀,,marrow of bone +"Ụ̀mị, Ǫmị","n. shallow well; pit, well for collecting rain-water (Ǫmị more common in Onitsha Town)", +ụ̀mụ̀,n. A. children (plural of nnwa); sons and daughters; offspring; members of a common descent group, +ụ̀mụ̀ akà,,(young) children +Ụ̀nànwùledè,,see nànwùledè +Ụ̀nànwùlụ,,see nànwùledè +Ụ̀nọ,n. house; household; building, +ụ̀nọ̀ kalụ̀ nka,,thatched house which is leaking as a result of the mats being spoilt: +Ụ̀nọ́ ahịa,,market stall: +Ụ̀nọ́ akwụkwọ,,"school (of all types, including primary schools, grammar schools, colleges, and universities; cf. Ụ̀nọ́ mmụta):" +Ụ̀nọ́ àkù,,bank; department store; trading factory: +Ụ̀nọ́ àlị̀ṣi,,shrine +ụ̀nụ̀ nìine,,all of you +ụ̀nụ̄ nchā,,all of you; you all +ụ̀pà n.,,sudden sound or movement breaking the silence +ụ̀pà n.,,A. red clay soil (also aja ụ̀pà; cf. ulọ̄)
B. wet mud; wet mud for building +ụ̀shàkà,,see ụ̀shàkà +ụ̀shàkà n.,,"A. a calabash, netted with strings of cowries, which is shaken as a musical instrument (= Y. ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀)
B. rattle (= ụ̀yọ̄)" +ụ̀sà 1. n.,,"pinching (bits of food, meat, etc., usually by children (-sà 3. pinch):
Ọ̀ nà-asà ụ̀sà He is gazing longingly at the food (of child), or He insists on the lion’s share of food (of husband)" +ụ̀sọ 1. n.,,pleasure; sweetness +ụ̀sọ 2. n.,v.,icinity; proximity; near neighbourhood +ụ̀sọ ànị,,"border; place of no consequence; the country, countryside" +ụ̀sụ 2. n.,,a fungus Lentinus tuber-regium (Cryptogams: Fungi) [check] +ụ̀sụ gù,,fruit bat +ụ̀sụ kà ńgwụ,,bat sp. (very small and not eaten) +ụ̀ta 1. n.,,bow +ụ̀ta 2. n.,,blame; reprimand +ụ̀tabà n.,,A. tobacco (Nicotiana rustica Linn.) +Ụ̀tabà èkèlèke,,"rolled tobacco leaves, in small bits for retail" +ụ̀tanwàngwèlè,n. cramp; numbness of part of body (cf. tịtan̄gwèlè), +ụ̀tà n.,,invitation to a feast:
Chọ̀ọ̀ yà ụ̀tà Give him an invitation +ụ̀tàlà,"n. any pounded food taken with soup, e.g. fufu, pounded yam", +ụ̀tàzị,n. bitter leaf for soup (Gongronema latifolia), +ụ̀tù,"n. rubber fruit (thick bush, sweet flesh, orange) (Saba florida (Benth.) Bullock)", +ụ̀tụ 1.,"n. money or kind paid as tax, collection, rent, fare", +ụ̀tụ 2.,"n. powder, dust (e.g. of wood)", +ụ̀tụ osisi,,sawdust; powder from dry wood as a result of grub activity inside the wood +ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,n. morning; morning of life, +ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀ echí,,tomorrow morning: +ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀ ọma,,fine morning +ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀ ọ́ma,,fine morning +Ụ̀wà,"n. the world, earth, universe; (in Nri philosophy the visible world, contrasted with Mmụọ (ancestors), Alụsị (spirits), and Ọkịkè (the creator), consisting of igwè na ànị (the firmament and the earth), and occupied by mmadụ̀ (human beings), agụ́ (forests), anụmanụ̀ (animals), etc.", +Ụ̀wà afụ́fụ́,,world of suffering: +Ụ̀wà aja àja,,"troublesome world; world of trials and tribulations (lit. world of sands - any food or beautiful thing, once sand is spilt into it, is fouled)" +Ụ̀wà anya ọ́kụ́,,"envious, jealous world" +Ụ̀wà anụmanụ̀,,the animal world +Ụ̀wà ebè èbè,,everlasting; for ever and ever: +Ụ̀wà ndi mmụọ,,world of spirits +Ụ̀wà ndi oyìbo,,luxurious pleasure-loving way of life or living; extravagant life (lit. the world of the white people) +Ụ̀wà nìine,,all over the world +ụ̀zọ̀ mbànye,,crossroads; street corner +ụ̀zọ ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀,,early morning +Ụ́na,n. departure; going,