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bipụ̀ta

Wordbipụ̀ta
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Active verb

1.print out; publish

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Bip̣utakwuo ka ọ gazuo.

Bip̣utakwuo ka ọ gazuo.

Print out more copies so that it will go round.

E bipụtara akwụkwọ Things Fall Apart n'afọ 1958.

E bipụtara akwụkwọ Things Fall Apart n'afọ 1958.

The book Things Fall Apart was published in the year 1958.

Ụlọọrụ anyị na-ebipụta otu akwụkwọ kwa afọ.

Ụlọọrụ anyị na-ebipụta otu akwụkwọ kwa afọ.

Our company publishes a book every year.

Kedu mgbe I ga-ebipụta akwụkwọ gị?

Kedu mgbe I ga-ebipụta akwụkwọ gị?

When will you publish your book?

E mere m njem oge ha na-ebipụta akwụkwọ ahụ.

E mere m njem oge ha na-ebipụta akwụkwọ ahụ.

I traveled when they were publishing that book.

Oge ibipụ̣̀ta akwụ̣kwọ̣ ahụ erula.

Oge ibipụ̣̀ta akwụ̣kwọ̣ ahụ erula.

Its time to publish that book.

Kedụ mgbe e bipụtara akwụkwọ a?

Kedụ mgbe e bipụtara akwụkwọ a?

When was this book published?

bànyè

bànyè

Wordbànyè
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Active verb

貝角

1.enter; go in

2.board; get into a vehicle

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Ị chọrọ ịbanye ebe ahụ?

Ị chọrọ ịbanye ebe ahụ?

Do you want to enter that place?

Banye n'ime.

Banye n'ime.

Enter inside.

Achọrọ m ịbanye n'ụgbọala ọsọọsọ maka mmiri ozuzo.

Achọrọ m ịbanye n'ụgbọala ọsọọsọ maka mmiri ozuzo.

I want to enter the car quickly because of the rain.

Ahụrụ m ya ka ọ na-abanye ụgbọala.

Ahụrụ m ya ka ọ na-abanye ụgbọala.

I saw her entering a car.

Naanị ya ga-abanye.

Naanị ya ga-abanye.

Only him will enter.

Ịbanye n'ime ka mma.

Ịbanye n'ime ka mma.

It is better to enter inside.

Onye banyere?

Onye banyere?

Who entered?

Nonso ga-abanye ma i meghee ụzọ.

Nonso ga-abanye ma i meghee ụzọ.

If you open the door, Nonso will enter.

üláàlà

ụlāàlà

Wordụlāàlà
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Noun

1.a house with only a ground floor and the roof; bungalow

Variationsụlọ̄ àlà
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Anyị nwere ụlaala.

Anyị nwere ụlaala.

We have a bungalow.

Onyeka bi n'ụlaala.

Onyeka bi n'ụlaala.

Onyeka lives in a bungalow.

Anyị hụrụ ya n'ụlaala ahụ.

Anyị hụrụ ya n'ụlaala ahụ.

We saw her at that bungalow.

Ọnaghị amasị m ibi n'ụlaala.

Ọnaghị amasị m ibi n'ụlaala.

I do not like to live in a bungalow.

-bé

-be

Word-be
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Extensional suffix

1.on or against something for support

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Ọ dabe n'ahụ m.

Ọ dabe n'ahụ m.

She is leaning on my body.

Osisi anyị gburu dabere n’ọji.

Osisi anyị gburu dabere n’ọji.

The tree we cut down is leaning on the iroko tree.

Dobe ya n'elu mpio.

Dobe ya n'elu mpio.

Place it on top of the window.

Dobe enyo n'akụkụ oche.

Dobe enyo n'akụkụ oche.

Hang the mirror on the side of the chair.

bì

Wordbì
Definitions

Active verb

1.dab; make two surfaces touch each other especially to transfer substances between the surfaces

2.print; make a print

3.write boldly, especially with a thick font

4.thump

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A ga-ebi ya ọfụma.

A ga-ebi ya ọfụma.

It will be printed well.

A na-ebi 'Onye Aghala Nwanne Ya" n'uwe ndị ahụ.

A na-ebi 'Onye Aghala Nwanne Ya" n'uwe ndị ahụ.

"Onye Aghala Nwanne Ya" is being printed those clothes.

Ibi ya ebi ga-aka mma.

Ibi ya ebi ga-aka mma.

To write it boldly will be the best.

E biri akwụkwọ a n'afọ 1996.

E biri akwụkwọ a n'afọ 1996.

This book was printed in the year 1996.

Bie ya akara n'egedegiihu.

Bie ya akara n'egedegiihu.

Print a mark on his forehead.

Emefeli na-ebi ego.

Emefeli na-ebi ego.

Emefeli is printing money.

O biri aka n'ahụ aja.

O biri aka n'ahụ aja.

He thumped the wall with his hand.

Ana m achọ onye na-ebi ihe n'akwa.

Ana m achọ onye na-ebi ihe n'akwa.

I am looking for one who makes prints on clothes.

Ha biri ego ọhụrụ na Naịjirịa.

Ha biri ego ọhụrụ na Naịjirịa.

They printed new money in Nigeria.

Ego ọhụrụ ha biri amaghị mma.

Ego ọhụrụ ha biri amaghị mma.

The new money note they printed is not fine.

bì

Wordbì
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Active verb

1.end; truncate

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Agha Naịjiria na Biafra biri n'afọ 1970.

Agha Naịjiria na Biafra biri n'afọ 1970.

The Nigeria-Biafra war ended in 1970.

bì

Wordbì
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Active verb

1.borrow; take something to use with the expectation of returning it

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Ana m ebi ego m ga-eji akwụ ụgwọ akwụkwọ m.

Ana m ebi ego m ga-eji akwụ ụgwọ akwụkwọ m.

I am borrowing money that I will use to pay my school fees.

Ọ chọrọ ibi ego.

Ọ chọrọ ibi ego.

She wants to borrow money.

Ọ na-ebi ego ọnwa ọbụla.

Ọ na-ebi ego ọnwa ọbụla.

He borrows money every month.

O biri ego n'akwụchighị ya.

O biri ego n'akwụchighị ya.

He borrowed money without paying it back.

Oke ibi ego adịghị mma.

Oke ibi ego adịghị mma.

Borrowing too much is not good.

O biriri ego wee ṅụọ mmanya.

O biriri ego wee ṅụọ mmanya.

He borrowed to drink.

Ọ bịara ibi m ego.

Ọ bịara ibi m ego.

He came to borrow money from me.

bí

bi

Wordbi
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Active verb

韻較

1.cut or slice, especially vegetables

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Akwuugo, bie akwụkwọnri a.

Akwuugo, bie akwụkwọnri a.

Akwugo, cut these vegetables.

Ọ ga-ebi ụkazị n'ahịa.

Ọ ga-ebi ụkazị n'ahịa.

She will slice the wild spinach leaf in the market.

O gburu mma na mkpịsịaka ya mgbe ọ na-ebi akwụkwọ nri.

O gburu mma na mkpịsịaka ya mgbe ọ na-ebi akwụkwọ nri.

She cut her finger with knife when she was slicing vegetable.

Nne m na-ebi ụgba.

Nne m na-ebi ụgba.

My mother is slicing oilbean.

Ebiri m akwụkwọ nri niile e ji sie ofe ahụ.

Ebiri m akwụkwọ nri niile e ji sie ofe ahụ.

I sliced all the vegetables used for cooking of that soup.

Ibi ya ga-ewe oge.

Ibi ya ga-ewe oge.

Slicing it will take time.

Onye na-ebi ụgụ?

Onye na-ebi ụgụ?

Who is cutting the pumpkin leaves?

Ana m ebi aṅara.

Ana m ebi aṅara.

I am cutting spinach.

Bie ya kịrịkịrị.

Bie ya kịrịkịrị.

Cut it in tiny pieces.

Biere m yabaasị.

Biere m yabaasị.

Cut onions for me.

Ha biri inine.

Ha biri inine.

They cut green vegetable.

bìnyè

bìnyè

Wordbìnyè
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Active verb

歳角

1.lend (especially money)

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Ebinyere m ya ego n'afọ gara aga.

Ebinyere m ya ego n'afọ gara aga.

I lent her money last year.

I jekwuru ya, ọ ga-ebinye gị ego.

I jekwuru ya, ọ ga-ebinye gị ego.

If you meet him, he will lend you money.

Ọ dịghị mfe ibinye mmadụ ego ugbu a.

Ọ dịghị mfe ibinye mmadụ ego ugbu a.

It is not easy to lend money to someone now.

Ha na-ebinye ndị mmadụ ego.

Ha na-ebinye ndị mmadụ ego.

They lend money to people.

Ọ chọghị ibinye anyị akwụkwọ ya.

Ọ chọghị ibinye anyị akwụkwọ ya.

He does not want to lend us his book.

Ụjọ na-atụ m ibinye ya ego.

Ụjọ na-atụ m ibinye ya ego.

I am scared of lending him money

O binyere m nnukwu ego.

O binyere m nnukwu ego.

He lent me a huge amount of money.

Achọghị m ibinye ya ego.

Achọghị m ibinye ya ego.

I do not want to lend him money.

Ọ ga-ebinye m ego.

Ọ ga-ebinye m ego.

She will lend me money.

bí

bi

Wordbi
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Passive verb

1.live; dwell

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Ha bi n'ụlaala.

Ha bi n'ụlaala.

They live in a bungalow.

Nnụnụ na-ebi n'akwụ.

Nnụnụ na-ebi n'akwụ.

Birds live in nests.

Anyị ga-ebi n'ụlọ buru ibu.

Anyị ga-ebi n'ụlọ buru ibu.

We will live in a big house.

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