4 found for 'tortoise' in Igbo
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ḿbè
mbè
Standard Igbo
Zoology
Noun
壱
1.tortoise
Example
Ahụbeghị mbe mbụ.
Ahụbeghị mbe mbụ.
I have not seen a tortoise before.
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àlïyà
àlịyà
Standard Igbo
Noun
燥
1.female tortoise, especially used in folk tales
Example
Alịya nwunye mbekwu siri akịdị nyetu mbekwu.
Alịya nwunye mbekwu siri akịdị nyetu mbekwu.
Aliya, the wife of the tortoise, cooked akidi and gave some to the tortoise.
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ḿbèkwú
mbèkwu
Standard Igbo
variations:
mbè
Noun
1.tortoise (male)
Example
Ahụtụbe m mbekwu kamgbe uwa m.
Ahụtụbe m mbekwu kamgbe uwa m.
I have not seen a tortoise all my life.
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ḿbèḿmírí
mbèmmīrī
Standard Igbo
variations:
mbe mmīrī
Noun
1.a sea animal with shape of a tortoise; a turtle
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