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ńnà

nnà

Standard Igbo
Kinship

variations:

na

Noun

1.father

Example

Nna ya na-ere ahịa.

Nna ya na-ere ahịa.

Her father is a trader.

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ümų ńná

ụmụ̀ nna

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.(patrilineage); sublineage

2.(= ogbè) ‘village’; a constituent part of a ‘quarter’ which is itself part of a ‘town’ (òbòdò), containing a number of patrileages (ụmù nnà)

3.half-brothers and/or sisters; relatives (viewed collectively); family; extended family

4.localized patrilineage; a fluid term applied narrowly to children of the same father but different mothers and widely to the patrilineal members, real or putative, whom one cannot marry; sometimes loosely applied to all the members of the village-group as opposed to other village-groups; as a 1965 39-40) residence unit, consists of a number of compounds (Uchendu, 1965: 39-40)

5.in the Onitsha area, a unit of which several make up an ogbè ('village') and which is itself subdivided into ebo

Example

Ebo unu bu gịni?

Ebo unu bu gịni?

What is your special sublineage?

Word Stems

ñá

ṅā

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.place something in low heat, especially for preservation

Example

Ọ na-aṅa azụ n'anwụ ka o nwee ike wegara ya nwa ya nwaanyị bi na Jamịnị.

Ọ na-aṅa azụ n'anwụ ka o nwee ike wegara ya nwa ya nwaanyị bi na Jamịnị.

She is drying fish under the sun so that she can take it to her daughter in Germany.

ébé

ebe

Standard Igbo
Language

Noun

1.a particular location; place

Adverb

1.where; whereabout; situation; location; here

Example

Aga m eje ebe ọ nọ.

Aga m eje ebe ọ nọ.

I will go where he is.

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gè

Standard Igbo
Language

Active verb

1.listen; give hearing attention

Example

Emeka gere ihe m kwuru.

Emeka gere ihe m kwuru.

Emeka listened to what I said.

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ǹkè

ǹkè

Standard Igbo
Language

Noun

1.of; which; one (pronoun)

Example

Amaghị m nke m ga-eso.

Amaghị m nke m ga-eso.

I don't know which one to follow.

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ótù

otù

Standard Igbo
Mathematics

Number

1.one

2.the same; united

Example

Ndị Katọlik kwenyere n'atọnootu dị ngọzi.

Ndị Katọlik kwenyere n'atọnootu dị ngọzi.

Catholics believe in the Holy Trinity.

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wèrè

wèrè

Standard Igbo

Active verb

各r寈

1.take

Example

Achọghị m iwere nke a.

Achọghị m iwere nke a.

I don't want to take this one.

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nyá

nya

Standard Igbo
Food

Active verb

1.stay by a heat source for warmth; bask; sunbathe

Example

Ọkụkọ ahụ na-anya anwụ.

Ọkụkọ ahụ na-anya anwụ.

That chicken is basking in the sun.

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ñà

ṅà

Standard Igbo
ArtsBotany

Active verb

1.shake by staggering; destabilize a state; shift

Example

Ikuku na-aṅagharị akwụkwọ osisi.

Ikuku na-aṅagharị akwụkwọ osisi.

The wind is shaking the leaves.

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Nsịbịdị - 7 found

Pronunciation:

ńà

Definitions:

1.father

2.patriarch

Pronunciation:

ụ́mụ̀ńà

Definitions:

1.patrilineage

2.lineage

3.family line

Pronunciation:

ébé

Definitions:

1.place

2.location

3.area

4.locality

5.country

6.site

Pronunciation:

ébé

Definitions:

1.place

2.location

3.area

4.locality

5.country

6.site

Pronunciation:

ghé

Definitions:

1.listen

2.hear

Pronunciation:

ǹkè

Definitions:

1.of 依名. part

2.section

3.share 依名衣. of

4.of which

5.whose

Pronunciation:

ótù

Definitions:

1.依名. 依名衣. one

2.single

3.only

4.alone

5.same

6.unique [from ‘one rod’]

7.錦. a

8.a certain

9.one

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