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Àdáḿmá

Àdammā

WordÀdammā
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Noun

1.daughter of beauty; daughter of goodness

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Aha m bụ Adamma.

My name is Adamma.

dá

dā

Worddā
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Active verb

1.press with slight pressure; hit(slang)

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Ọ dara ya aka n'azụ.

He hit him on the back.

Ọ dara ya aka n'azụ.

He hit him on the back.

dà

Worddà
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Active verb

1.fall

2.sound

3.break out (figurative)

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Ọgụ dara na ya bụ mmemme.

A fight broke out at the party.

Ọ dara maka ị kwara ya aka.

It fell because you pushed it.

Olu ya na-ada ka ogene.

Her voice is sounding like a metal gong.

dà

Worddà
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Active verb

1.sound; produce sound

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Olu Ngọzi na-ada ka nke nne ya.

Ngozi's voice sounds like her mother's.

dà

Worddà
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Passive verb

1.fail; fall; sound

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Nwoke a ga-ada ebe a.

This man will fall here.

Achọghị m ịda.

I do not want to fall.

Nnwa ya dara n'ala.

His child fell on the ground.

Osisi a na-achọ ịda.

This tree is about to fall.

Ebe a ka ọ nọ daa.

This was were he fell.

Ha na-ada n'ala na-arịọ arịrịọ.

They were falling down and begging.

ḿmà

mmà

Wordmmà
Definitions

Noun

1.knife

2.a measure or scoop of grains using a container

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Ọ bụ sọọsọ otu mmà ka m hụrụ ọ wụnyere n'akpa.

It was just one scoop that I saw him pour into the bag.

Mmà ahụ dị nkọ.

That knife is sharp.

Mma o nyere m adịghị ka nke m nweburu.

The knife he gave me was unlike any I've ever had.

Mma anyị ji esi nri anyụsịala nkọ.

Our cooking knives have become dull.

-dà

-dà

Word-dà
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Extensional suffix

1.down

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互員土界菓見佳

Gbada ala ka anyị hụ gị.

Climb down let's see you.

浪員目営土

Leda anya n'ala.

Look down to the ground.

禁員案営土

Kwada ya n'ala.

Push it down.

激概員㚡猿資延営吸吟

O ridara nri niile dị n'efere ahụ.

He ate down all the food in that plate.

菓啓㬀員家吟営土

Anyị ga-akụda ụlọ ahụ n'ala.

We will pull down the house.

ḿmá

mmā

Wordmmā
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Noun

寐煙

1.goodness; beauty

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Adaọra mara mma.

Adaọra is beautiful.

Ịdị mma Chineke hiri nne.

God's goodness is so much.

Ihe dị mma ka anyị chọ.

We want good things.

Ihe o mere adighi mma.

What he did is not good.

O nyere anyị ndị dị mma.

He gave us the ones that are good.

ḿmēé

mmee

Wordmmee
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Noun

1.red (colour)

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Onye nwe ụgbaala mmee ahụ?

Who has that red car?

Ihe ọ bụla na-acha mmee nwere ihe ọ na-arụtụ aka.

Any red thing in colour points to something.

Ọ na-amasị Ada iyi akwa mmee.

Ada likes wearing red cloths.

Kpọọrọ m nwoke ahụ kpụ okpu mmee.

Call me that man that is wearing a red cap.

Chika nwere akpa mmee abụọ.

Chika has two red bags.

Akwa m dị mmee.

My cloth is red.

Akpụkpụukwu mmee ka m chọrọ ịzụ.

I want to buy red shoes.

Achọghị m nke mmee ahụ.

I don't want that red one.

Ọbara na-acha ezigbo mmee n'anya.

Blood is typically red at sight.

Anyị na-aga n'ụlọ mmee ahụ.

We are going to that red house.

dï ḿmá

dị̄ m̄mā

Worddị̄ m̄mā
Definitions

Passive verb

延肢

1.be good

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Mụ na ya di mma

He and I are friendly

Ọ dị mma.

It is good.

Nri a ka di mma n'agbanyeghi na ọ nọtena aka

The food is still good not withstanding that it has stayed for a while

A na-esi n'ulọ mara mma pụọ ama

Charity begins at home

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