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òlìlì

òlìlì

Wordòlìlì
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Noun

寍悔悔

1.burial

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Olili ya ga-abụ n'ọnwa na-abịa abịa.

Olili ya ga-abụ n'ọnwa na-abịa abịa.

His burial will be in the coming month.

àkwámōózú

àkwamoozu

Wordàkwamoozu
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Noun

寁該m俺

1.funeral; burial ceremony

Variationsàkwamozu
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Akwamoozu ya ga-abụ n'ọnwa ọzọ.

Akwamoozu ya ga-abụ n'ọnwa ọzọ.

His burial will be next month

Anyị ga-eje akwamoozu echi.

Anyị ga-eje akwamoozu echi.

We will attend a funeral tomorrow.

Anyị họpụtara ndị ga-anochite anya anyị n'akwamozu nna ya.

Anyị họpụtara ndị ga-anochite anya anyị n'akwamozu nna ya.

We delegated people that will represent us in his father's funeral.

Akwamozu ya gara nkeọma.

Akwamozu ya gara nkeọma.

His funeral was successful.

E mere akwamoozu ya ụnyaahụ.

E mere akwamoozu ya ụnyaahụ.

His funeral was done yesterday.

Ndị egwu ama ama gụrụ egwu n'akwamoozu ya.

Ndị egwu ama ama gụrụ egwu n'akwamoozu ya.

Popular musicians sang at his burial.

Ọtụtụ mmadụ gara akwamoozu ahụ.

Ọtụtụ mmadụ gara akwamoozu ahụ.

A lot of people went for that burial.

ílì ózù

ilì ozù

Wordilì ozù
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Noun

i悔俺

1.cemetery; burial ground; burial place

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Anụghị m otu mkpụrụ ụzụ n'ili ozu ahụ.

Anụghị m otu mkpụrụ ụzụ n'ili ozu ahụ.

I did not hear a single noise at that cemetry.

Ili ozu abụghị ama egwuregwu.

Ili ozu abụghị ama egwuregwu.

Burial ground is not a field of entertainment.

Ebe a bụ ili ozu ndị obodo a.

Ebe a bụ ili ozu ndị obodo a.

Here is this community's cemetry.

Ha gara n'ili ozu n'ụtụtụ.

Ha gara n'ili ozu n'ụtụtụ.

They went to the burial place in the morning.

Ebe ha mere dị ka ili ozu dị ezigbo anya.

Ebe ha mere dị ka ili ozu dị ezigbo anya.

Where they used as cemetry is very far.

kwá ózú

kwa ozū

Wordkwa ozū
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Active verb

1.to perform burial ceremony; keep funeral

2.perform funeral rites

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A ga-akwa ozu na obodo anyi echi.

A ga-akwa ozu na obodo anyi echi.

There will be a funeral ceremony in our community tomorrow

Anaghị akwa ozu ụbọchị orie na be anyị.

Anaghị akwa ozu ụbọchị orie na be anyị.

It is forbidden in my community to hold a funeral on Orie day.

Ha na-aga ịkwa ozu nwoke afọ ukwu ahụ.

Ha na-aga ịkwa ozu nwoke afọ ukwu ahụ.

They were going to perform the funeral of that potbellied man.

A kwara ozu nwaanyị ahụ ụnyaahụ.

A kwara ozu nwaanyị ahụ ụnyaahụ.

Her funeral rites was performed yesterday.

kwá

kwa

Wordkwa
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Active verb

1.mourn; perform burial or mourning rites

2.cry; weep

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Ha na-akwa nna ha nwụrụ.

Ha na-akwa nna ha nwụrụ.

Their are mourning their dad who died.

ílì

ilì

Wordilì
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Noun

i悔

1.grave; a place dug in the ground for the burial of a corpse

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E gwuru ili ya n'ime ọhịa.

E gwuru ili ya n'ime ọhịa.

His grave was dug inside the bush.

Mmiri na-ezo mgbe ha na-egwu ili ahụ.

Mmiri na-ezo mgbe ha na-egwu ili ahụ.

It was raining when they were digging that grave

Naanị mmadụ abụọ gwuru ili ya.

Naanị mmadụ abụọ gwuru ili ya.

Only two people dug his grave.

Ili nna ha dị n'azụ ụlọ.

Ili nna ha dị n'azụ ụlọ.

Their father's grave is at the backyard.

E tinyere ya m'ime ili na ndụ.

E tinyere ya m'ime ili na ndụ.

He was put into the grave alive.

àkpàtìózú

àkpàtìozū

Wordàkpàtìozū
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Noun

謙俺

1.the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket; coffin

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Akpatiozu na-adazikwa ọnụ ugbua.

Akpatiozu na-adazikwa ọnụ ugbua.

Coffins are actually expensive now.

Ndị Alakụba anaghị eji akpatiozu eli mmadụ.

Ndị Alakụba anaghị eji akpatiozu eli mmadụ.

Muslims do not bury the dead with a coffin.

Ọ bụ ịzụ ahịa akpatịozu ka o ji baa ogaranya.

Ọ bụ ịzụ ahịa akpatịozu ka o ji baa ogaranya.

He became wealthy from trading on coffins.

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