16 found for 'whose' in Igbo
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ǫháḿmírí
ọ̀ham̄mīrī
Noun
1.someone whose job is to make or stop rain to fall; rainmaker
Example
Nna ha bụ ọhammiri.
Nna ha bụ ọhammiri.
Their father is a rainmaker.
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ṃbènūúkwù
m̀bènuukwù
Noun
1.a skirt whose length does not go beyond the thighs; mini skirt or dress
Example
Mbenuukwu na-egosi ọtọ mmadụ.
Mbenuukwu na-egosi ọtọ mmadụ.
Mini dress exposes one's nakedness.
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òdébēégó
òdebeego
variations:
oche ego
Noun
1.a person whose duty is to keep money or valuables
2.a treasurer
Example
E mere Uche odebeego ndị otu ha.
E mere Uche odebeego ndị otu ha.
Uche was made the treasurer of his their association.
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òtúńzúzó
òtunzuzo
Noun
1.secret cult with tendency to harm
2.a group of people whose activities are not open to the public
Example
Otu mmọnwụ so n'otu nzuzo e nwere n'ala Igbo.
Otu mmọnwụ so n'otu nzuzo e nwere n'ala Igbo.
The masquerade group is one of the secret cults in Igboland
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ògbó
ògbo
Noun
1.sponge; rolled fibre used in sponging the body during bath
2.loofah; a creeper whose fibre is used for scouring
Example
Ebitu ejighị ogbo saa ahụ.
Ebitu ejighị ogbo saa ahụ.
Ebitu did not bathe with a sponge.
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énwēńnēénwēńnà
enwēnneenwēnnà
variations:
enwēnne enwēnnà
Noun
1.an orphan
2.a person whose father and mother are deceased or unknown
Example
Nwata a bụ enwēnneenwēnnà.
Nwata a bụ enwēnneenwēnnà.
This child is an orphan.
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nwúnyèédí
nwunyèedī
Noun
1.co-wife; wives married to one man
2.women married into the same family; women whose husbands are brothers
Example
Anyị nwere nzukọ ndị nwunyeedi.
Anyị nwere nzukọ ndị nwunyeedi.
We have co-wives meeting.
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ǹgwürö
ǹgwụrọ̄
Noun
腺
1.inability of the legs to function; paralysis
2.a person whose legs are unable to function; a cripple; lame person
Example
Agha a kara aka anaghị eri ngwọrọ.
Agha a kara aka anaghị eri ngwọrọ.
A planned battle does not engulf the lame.
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ųdàúmé
ụ̀dàume
Noun
1.a vowel sound
2.A type of speech sound whose production does not obstruct the flow of air from the lungs
Example
Ụdaume nwere ike ịrụ ọrụ dịka nnochiaha ma e wepụ ụdaume 'ụ' na 'u'.
Ụdaume nwere ike ịrụ ọrụ dịka nnochiaha ma e wepụ ụdaume 'ụ' na 'u'.
Vowels can function as pronouns, except for the vowels 'ụ' and 'u'.
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bü
bụ
Passive verb
1.be (who, what, whose something or someone is); is; am; are
Example
Ada bụ nwaanyị.
Ada bụ nwaanyị.
Ada is a girl.
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