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sụ ọhịa

Wordsụ ọhịa
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Active verb

共林

1.clear a bush

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Onye sụrụ ọhịa a?

Onye sụrụ ọhịa a?

Who cleared this bush?

Ọ bụ naanị mụ na nna m sụrụ ọhịa a.

Ọ bụ naanị mụ na nna m sụrụ ọhịa a.

It was only my dad and I that cleared this bush.

Anyị ga-asụ ọhịa ahụ echi.

Anyị ga-asụ ọhịa ahụ echi.

We will clear that bush tomorrow.

Ịsụ ọhịa ahụ dị oke mkpa.

Ịsụ ọhịa ahụ dị oke mkpa.

Clearing this bush is important.

Sụọ ọhịa niile dị n'azụ ụlọ gị.

Sụọ ọhịa niile dị n'azụ ụlọ gị.

Clear all the bushes behind your house.

Ha gara ịsụ ọhịa dị n'akụkụ be ha.

Ha gara ịsụ ọhịa dị n'akụkụ be ha.

They went to cut the bush beside their house.

Asụkwala ọhịa a.

Asụkwala ọhịa a.

Do not clear this bush.

Ha na-asụ ọhịa maka ịkọ ugbo

Ha na-asụ ọhịa maka ịkọ ugbo

They are clearing the bush for farming

Ịsụ ọhịa ahụ dị oke mkpa.

Ịsụ ọhịa ahụ dị oke mkpa.

Clearing this bush is important.

Ha gara ịsụ ọhịa dị n'akụkụ ụlọ ha.

Ha gara ịsụ ọhịa dị n'akụkụ ụlọ ha.

They went to cut the bush beside their house.

Asụkwala ọhịa a.

Asụkwala ọhịa a.

Do not clear this bush.

Onye sụrụ ọhịa a?

Onye sụrụ ọhịa a?

Who cleared this bush?

Sụọ ọhịa niile dị n'azụ ụlọ gị.

Sụọ ọhịa niile dị n'azụ ụlọ gị.

Clear all the bushes behind your house.

Anyị ga-asụ ọhịa ahụ echi.

Anyị ga-asụ ọhịa ahụ echi.

We will clear that bush tomorrow.

Ha na-asụ ọhịa maka ịkọ ugbo.

Ha na-asụ ọhịa maka ịkọ ugbo.

They are clearing the bush for farming.

Ọ bụ naanị mụ na nna m sụrụ ọhịa a.

Ọ bụ naanị mụ na nna m sụrụ ọhịa a.

It was only my dad and I that cleared this bush.

ìkìrì

ìkìrì

Wordìkìrì
Definitions

Noun

1.galago; bush baby

2.(slang) a smart person, especially street-smart; a clever person

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A na m anụ akwa ikiri

A na m anụ akwa ikiri

I can hear the bush baby crying

Nwanne, ị bụ ajọ ikiri.

Nwanne, ị bụ ajọ ikiri.

Bro, you are such a clever person.

Nwata ahụ tiri mkpu mgbe ọ hụrụ ikiri

Nwata ahụ tiri mkpu mgbe ọ hụrụ ikiri

That child shouted when he saw bush baby.

Ikiri bụ ajọ anụ.

Ikiri bụ ajọ anụ.

Bush baby is a dangerous animal.

ézìöhïá

ezìọhị̄ā

Wordezìọhị̄ā
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Noun

豚林

1.red river hog; bush pig

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Ọna-amasi ezi ọhịa inọ ebe ruru unyi.

Ọna-amasi ezi ọhịa inọ ebe ruru unyi.

Bush pig likes staying in a dirty place.

Ezi ọhịa na-abatakari n'ụlọ ahụ.

Ezi ọhịa na-abatakari n'ụlọ ahụ.

Bush pigs usually enter that house.

Otu dinta gbutere ezi ọhịa.

Otu dinta gbutere ezi ọhịa.

A hunter killed a bush pig.

Anyị ga-eji ezi ọhịa chụ aja.

Anyị ga-eji ezi ọhịa chụ aja.

We are going to perform a sacrifice with a bush pig.

Anụrụ m na ezi ọhịa tagbụrụ otu nwoke ụnyaahụ.

Anụrụ m na ezi ọhịa tagbụrụ otu nwoke ụnyaahụ.

I heard that a bush pig killed a man yesterday.

Ọ ga-enwekwa ndị na-ere ezi ọhịa dị ndụ.

Ọ ga-enwekwa ndị na-ere ezi ọhịa dị ndụ.

There will be those who sell live bush pig.

sụ

Wordsụ
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Active verb

1.cut grass, clear away weeds or bush; weed; deforest

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Ha sụrụ ahịhịa.

Ha sụrụ ahịhịa.

They cut grasses.

ïkpá

ịkpā

Wordịkpā
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Noun

1.neglected or abandoned bush; wasteland; wild

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A waala ụzọ n'ịkpa ahụ nọ n'ime obodo anyị.

A waala ụzọ n'ịkpa ahụ nọ n'ime obodo anyị.

A road has been created in that bush in our village.

Ọ bụ sọọsọ n'ịkpa ka ana ahụ ụdịrị anụmanụ a.

Ọ bụ sọọsọ n'ịkpa ka ana ahụ ụdịrị anụmanụ a.

It is only in the wild that you can see this type of animal.

Ha bi n'ikpa.

Ha bi n'ikpa.

They live in the bush.

Ndị ohi ahụ chebiri ha n'ịkpa.

Ndị ohi ahụ chebiri ha n'ịkpa.

Those thieves ambushed them at an abandoned bush.

Ụgbọala ha mebiri n'ịkpa oge ha na-eme njem.

Ụgbọala ha mebiri n'ịkpa oge ha na-eme njem.

Their car spoilt at the wasteland when they were travelling.

Ịkpa gbara obodo ha gburugburu.

Ịkpa gbara obodo ha gburugburu.

Their village is surrounded by bush.

píóghárï

piogharị

Wordpiogharị
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Active verb

㩶策r寃

1.walk through a jam-packed (bush inclusive) space using random free spaces

2.walkabout; wander around from place to place

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Onye na-epioghari n’ime ọhia?

Onye na-epioghari n’ime ọhia?

Who is wading through the forest?

Lee Emeka ka ọ na-epioghariri n'etiti igwe mmadụ

Lee Emeka ka ọ na-epioghariri n'etiti igwe mmadụ

Look at Emeka wading through the crowd.

wá öhïá

wa ọhịā

Wordwa ọhịā
Definitions

Active verb

胃林

1.wade through the bush; walk through the bush; pass through a bush, especially one without a path

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Agwọ tara ya mgbe ha na-awa ọhịa.

Agwọ tara ya mgbe ha na-awa ọhịa.

She was bitten by the snake when they were wading through the bush.

Ị ga-awa ọhịa tupu irute n'ụlọ ya.

Ị ga-awa ọhịa tupu irute n'ụlọ ya.

You will wade through the bush before getting to her house.

Ahụrụ m Okoro ebe ọ na-awa ọhịa.

Ahụrụ m Okoro ebe ọ na-awa ọhịa.

I saw Okoro wading through the bush.

Anyị wara ọhịa ebe anyị gara.

Anyị wara ọhịa ebe anyị gara.

We waded through the bush where we went.

Ha ga-awa ọhịa iji rute ebe a?

Ha ga-awa ọhịa iji rute ebe a?

They will wade through the bush to get here.

Anyị na-awa ọhịa ugbua.

Anyị na-awa ọhịa ugbua.

We are walking through the bush now.

Ha wara ọhịa iji kpata ejula.

Ha wara ọhịa iji kpata ejula.

They waded the bush to pick snail.

Anyị na-awa ọhịa mgbe anyị na-achụ nta.

Anyị na-awa ọhịa mgbe anyị na-achụ nta.

We were wading the bush when we were hunting.

Ha achọrọ ịwa ọhịa?

Ha achọrọ ịwa ọhịa?

Do they want to wade through the bush?

Ịwa ọhịa adịghị mma.

Ịwa ọhịa adịghị mma.

Wading through the bush is not good.

Ịwa ọhịa n'udummiri adịghị mma.

Ịwa ọhịa n'udummiri adịghị mma.

Wading the bush in rainy season is not good.

öhïá

ọhịa

Wordọhịa
Definitions

Noun

1.an uncultivated land with trees and weed growing on it; bush; jungle; woods; grove

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Agụ na-ebi n'ọhịa.

Agụ na-ebi n'ọhịa.

Leopards live in the wild.

Ha sụrụ ọhịa ahụ.

Ha sụrụ ọhịa ahụ.

They cleared the bush.

Chike na-achụ nta n'ime ọhịa.

Chike na-achụ nta n'ime ọhịa.

Chike hunts inside the bush.

Onyoohi gbabara n'ọhịa

Onyoohi gbabara n'ọhịa

A thief ran into the bush

Ọhịa a bụ nke arụsị.

Ọhịa a bụ nke arụsị.

This bush belongs to oracle.

ùbéǫsà

ùbeọ̀sà

Wordùbeọ̀sà
Definitions

Noun

1.type of pear, Canarium schweinfurthii Engl., from bush-candle tree. The fruits are cooked in hot water.

Variationsùbe ọ̀sà
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Ha na-aracha ubeọsa.

Ha na-aracha ubeọsa.

They are licking Canarium schweinfurthii.

E ji mkpụrụ ubeọsa atụ okwe.

E ji mkpụrụ ubeọsa atụ okwe.

Canarium schweinfurthii's nut is used in playing game.

ópètè

opètè

Wordopètè
Definitions

Noun

1.ginger lily, spiral ginger, or bush cane (Costus after); a type of grass plant with a green, slender, jointed, and fibrous stalk that tastes sour when eaten

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A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.

A gwara anyị na ịta opete na-achapụ eze.

We were told that eating ginger lily brightens the teeth.

Yakubu na-ere opete.

Yakubu na-ere opete.

Yakubu sells ginger lily.

Opete na-atọ ụtọ.

Opete na-atọ ụtọ.

Ginger lily is sweet.

Ndị ahụ na-ata opete apụchaala.

Ndị ahụ na-ata opete apụchaala.

The people that are selling ginger lily have all gone.

Opete m agwụla.

Opete m agwụla.

My ginger lily has finished.

A sị na a na-eji opete agwọ afọ mgbu.

A sị na a na-eji opete agwọ afọ mgbu.

It is said that ginger lily is used to cure stomach ache.

Tụfuo opete ahụ.

Tụfuo opete ahụ.

Throw away that ginger lily.

Opete na-amasị m mgbe m bụ nwata.

Opete na-amasị m mgbe m bụ nwata.

I liked ginger lily when I was a kid.

A na-ahụ opete n'ọhịa.

A na-ahụ opete n'ọhịa.

Ginger lily is found in the bush.

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