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élé

ele

Wordele
Definitions

Noun

1.harnessed bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus Pallas); deer

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Word Stem

No word stems

Examples

Dinta gbara ele egbe.

Dinta gbara ele egbe.

The hunter shot the bushbuck.

ébé

ebe

Wordebe
Definitions

Noun

1.a particular location; place

Adverb

1.where; whereabout; situation; location; here

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Word Stems

No word stems

Examples

Aga m eje ebe ọ nọ.

Aga m eje ebe ọ nọ.

I will go where he is.

Chọọ ebe ọzọ.

Chọọ ebe ọzọ.

Look for another place.

E jidere ya ebe ọ na-ezu ohi.

E jidere ya ebe ọ na-ezu ohi.

He was caught at the place he was stealing.

Ebe o bi tere aka.

Ebe o bi tere aka.

Where she lives is far.

Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.

Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.

I saw him where he was drinking.

Ebe onye dara ka chi ya kwaturu ya

Ebe onye dara ka chi ya kwaturu ya

Where a person falls, is where his god pushed him down.

Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.

Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.

I do not know where Dan Anyiam stadium is in Owerri.

Ị maghị ebe m si abịa.

Ị maghị ebe m si abịa.

You do not know where I am coming from.

Nne ya anọghị ebe a.

Nne ya anọghị ebe a.

Her mother is not here.

Ọ bịara ebe m na-agụ akwụkwọ.

Ọ bịara ebe m na-agụ akwụkwọ.

He came while I was reading.

Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.

Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.

He picked it from here he lost it.

Nne ya anọghị ebe a.

Nne ya anọghị ebe a.

Her mother is not here.

Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.

Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.

I do not know where Dan Anyiam stadium is in Owerri.

Ebe ahụ adịghị mma.

Ebe ahụ adịghị mma.

That place is not good.

Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.

Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.

He picked it from where he lost it.

Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.

Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.

I saw him where he was drinking.

Amaghị m ebe Ada si bịa.

Amaghị m ebe Ada si bịa.

I don't know where Ada came from.

Kedu ebe bụ ebe a?

Kedu ebe bụ ebe a?

Where is this place?

Ebe ọ nọ adịghị mma.

Ebe ọ nọ adịghị mma.

Where he is , is not good.

O jekwuru ya ebe ọ nọ.

O jekwuru ya ebe ọ nọ.

He met him where he was.

ètù

ètù

Wordètù
Definitions

Adverb

1.the likeness of an action or being; manner; how; the way;

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Word Stem

No word stems

Examples

Enwere etu onyenkụzi m siri kụzie ya.

Enwere etu onyenkụzi m siri kụzie ya.

There is a way my teacher taught it.

Biko, nye m nke dị etu a.

Biko, nye m nke dị etu a.

Please, give me the one that is like this.

Achọghị m nke dị etu ahụ.

Achọghị m nke dị etu ahụ.

I don't want the one that is like that.

Enwere etu nke ya dị.

Enwere etu nke ya dị.

His own is in some way.

Etu esi kwa akwa ahụ mara mma.

Etu esi kwa akwa ahụ mara mma.

The way that cloth was sewn is fine.

Kedụ etu i si mee ihe a?

Kedụ etu i si mee ihe a?

How did you do this thing?

Ọ bụ etu ahụ ka ha si eme?

Ọ bụ etu ahụ ka ha si eme?

Is that how they do?

kèdü

kèdụ

Wordkèdụ
Definitions

Interrogative

1.how? which? where? (general interrogative question).

2.a common greeting (essentially, how are you, how are things?)

Variationskèdụ́
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Word Stems

Examples

Kedụ ihe ị chọ?

Kedụ ihe ị chọ?

What do you want?

Kèdú áhà gị́?

Kèdú áhà gị́?

What is your name?

Kedụ onye bịara ebe a?

Kedụ onye bịara ebe a?

Who came here?

Kèdụ́ kà í mèrè?

Kèdụ́ kà í mèrè?

How are you (doing)?

Kedụ ebe ị nọ?

Kedụ ebe ị nọ?

Where are you?

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