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di

Worddi
Definitions

Noun

1.husband [a man who is legally married to a woman];

2.expert; man; master

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Di Ada nwetara ọrụ ọzọ.

Di Ada nwetara ọrụ ọzọ.

Ada's husband got another job.

Kedụ ebe di gị nọ?

Kedụ ebe di gị nọ?

Where is your husband?

Ya na di ya agala njem.

Ya na di ya agala njem.

She and her husband went on a journey.

Di Uju mara mma nke ukwuu.

Di Uju mara mma nke ukwuu.

Uju's husband is very handsome.

Di ya abụghị ezigbo mmadụ.

Di ya abụghị ezigbo mmadụ.

Her husband is not a good person.

dì

Worddì
Definitions

Active verb

1.endure; bear

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Anyị masiri ya ọma ike ka o die ọnwụ nwunye ya.

Anyị masiri ya ọma ike ka o die ọnwụ nwunye ya.

We encouraged him to bear the death of his wife.

O diri ụfụ ǹdụdụ a agbara ya.

O diri ụfụ ǹdụdụ a agbara ya.

He bore the pain of the injection he was given.

Ọ dịghị mfe idi ihe isiike.

Ọ dịghị mfe idi ihe isiike.

It is not easy to endure hardship.

Ọ na-edi ihe niile nne di ya na-eme ya.

Ọ na-edi ihe niile nne di ya na-eme ya.

She is enduring everything her mother in-law is doing to her.

dì

Worddì
Definitions

Active verb

1.to endure

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O diri ihe ike mere ya.

O diri ihe ike mere ya.

He endured the painful experience.

Chukwu ga-enyere gị aka idi ya.

Chukwu ga-enyere gị aka idi ya.

God will help you to endure it.

O diri ọnwụ di ya n'ụzọ tụrụ anyị n'anya.

O diri ọnwụ di ya n'ụzọ tụrụ anyị n'anya.

He endured the death of the husband in a way that surprised us.

Ọ ga-edi ya.

Ọ ga-edi ya.

He will endure it.

Ọ ka na-edi nke mere ya, ọzọ emekwa.

Ọ ka na-edi nke mere ya, ọzọ emekwa.

He was still enduring what happened and another one happened.

ǹtànììmólókó

ǹtànììmolokō

Wordǹtànììmolokō
Definitions

Noun

1.odds and end;miscellaneous articles; various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value

Variationsǹtà na ìmolokō
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Adị m mma.

Adị m mma.

I am well.

Adaọra di ̣afọ iri abụọ na asatọ.

Adaọra di ̣afọ iri abụọ na asatọ.

Adaora is twenty eight years old.

Adaobi dị mkpụmkpụ.

Adaobi dị mkpụmkpụ.

Adaobi is short.

Ụmụ̣nne m dị anọ.

Ụmụ̣nne m dị anọ.

My siblings are four.

Ọ dị mfe.

Ọ dị mfe.

It is easy.

Ọ di egwu.

Ọ di egwu.

It is tragic, wonderful, marvelous.

Ọ dị egwu

Ọ dị egwu

It is tragic, wonderful, marvellous

Ọ di ifele

Ọ di ifele

It is shameful

Ụmụ̣nne m dị anọ.

Ụmụ̣nne m dị anọ.

My siblings are four.

Achịnike dị mkpụmkpụ.

Achịnike dị mkpụmkpụ.

Achinike is short.

Adị m mma.

Adị m mma.

I am well.

Adaọra dị ̣afọ iri abụọ na asatọ.

Adaọra dị ̣afọ iri abụọ na asatọ.

Adaora is twenty eight years old.

Ewetakwala ntaniimoloko ebe a.

Ewetakwala ntaniimoloko ebe a.

Do not bring any item here.

Onye butere ntaniimoloko ndị a?

Onye butere ntaniimoloko ndị a?

Who brought all these variegated items?

Ọwammiri ahụ buru ntaniimoloko.

Ọwammiri ahụ buru ntaniimoloko.

The gutter carried things of different kinds.

Kedụ ihe i ji ntaniimoloko ndị a eme ?

Kedụ ihe i ji ntaniimoloko ndị a eme ?

What are you doing with all these miscellaneous?

Gwa ya wetara m ntaniimoloko niile

Gwa ya wetara m ntaniimoloko niile

Tell her to bring miscellaneous items.

Ha bu ntaniimoloko were bịa.

Ha bu ntaniimoloko were bịa.

They came with both useful and useless items.

Ọ maghị na ọ bụ ntaniimoloko juru akpa dibịa ahụ.

Ọ maghị na ọ bụ ntaniimoloko juru akpa dibịa ahụ.

He didn't know that various things of different types filled the fetish doctor's bag.

Zụtara m ji, mmanụ, ose na ntaniimoloko

Zụtara m ji, mmanụ, ose na ntaniimoloko

Buy yam, palmoil, pepper and miscellaneous.

Ụgbụ ahụ jidere ntaniimoloko n'ime mmiri.

Ụgbụ ahụ jidere ntaniimoloko n'ime mmiri.

The fish net caught various things of different types.

dényé

denye

Worddenye
Definitions

Active verb

肝角

1.write into; enter by writing; include

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Ọ bụrụ na I chetara ụbọchi ihe ndi a mere, denye ya ebe ahụ

Ọ bụrụ na I chetara ụbọchi ihe ndi a mere, denye ya ebe ahụ

If you remember the day these incidents occured write them in there

jí

ji

Wordji
Definitions

Noun

1.yam(s)

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Ahụghị nwoke na ubi, ayọọ nwanyị ji

Ahụghị nwoke na ubi, ayọọ nwanyị ji

When you see no man in the farm, you'd beg a woman for yam

Ejide ibe ji na aka, asaa agụụ okwu

Ejide ibe ji na aka, asaa agụụ okwu

When you have a piece of yam in your hands, you can then reply hunger

Ọ bụ ji ka m chọrọ iri n'ụtụtụ a.

Ọ bụ ji ka m chọrọ iri n'ụtụtụ a.

It is yam that I want to eat this morning.

Ewu tara ji dị n'ọba.

Ewu tara ji dị n'ọba.

Goat ate the yam in the barn.

Ụmụ nwoke na-akọkarị ji.

Ụmụ nwoke na-akọkarị ji.

Men usually cultivate yam.

Kedu mgbe a na-eri ji ọhụụ?

Kedu mgbe a na-eri ji ọhụụ?

When is new yam festival?

E ji mbazụ egwu ji.

E ji mbazụ egwu ji.

Yam are dug up with digger.

Ụmụ nwoke na-akọkarị ji.

Ụmụ nwoke na-akọkarị ji.

Men usually cultivate yam.

Ji bụ eze akụmakụ.

Ji bụ eze akụmakụ.

Yam is the head of crops.

Ji m mere nke ọma.

Ji m mere nke ọma.

I have a bountiful yam harvest.

Ọ bụ ji ka m chọrọ iri n'ụtụtụ a.

Ọ bụ ji ka m chọrọ iri n'ụtụtụ a.

It is yam that I want to eat this morning.

Achọrọ ịta ji e ghere eghe.

Achọrọ ịta ji e ghere eghe.

I want to eat fried yam.

Ewu tara ji dị n'ọba.

Ewu tara ji dị n'ọba.

Goat ate the yam in the barn.

Kedụ mgbe a na-eri ji ọhụụ?

Kedụ mgbe a na-eri ji ọhụụ?

When is new yam festival?

Ọ na-amasị Emeka iri ji.

Ọ na-amasị Emeka iri ji.

Emeka likes eating yam.

Okeke na-ere ji.

Okeke na-ere ji.

Okeke sells yam.

Biko, zụtara m ji abụọ n'ahịa.

Biko, zụtara m ji abụọ n'ahịa.

Please buy two yams for me at the market.

tọ

Wordtọ
Definitions

Active verb

1.taste, a certain way;

2.cause pleasure

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Ọ na-atọ m ụtọ.

Ọ na-atọ m ụtọ.

It tastes good to me.

Ihe a ọ na-esi ga-atọ ka ụkwa.

Ihe a ọ na-esi ga-atọ ka ụkwa.

This thing she is cooking will taste like breadfruit.

Gịnị mere o ji atọ etu a?

Gịnị mere o ji atọ etu a?

Why is it tasting like this?

táchí

tachi

Wordtachi
Definitions

Active verb

1.be firm, endure;

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Uju tachiri n'ije ya.

Uju tachiri n'ije ya.

Uju endured in the journey.

Nneka tachiri mee ihe agwara ya.

Nneka tachiri mee ihe agwara ya.

Nneka endured and did what she was told.

Anyị tachiri, rụtọpụ ọrụ ahụ.

Anyị tachiri, rụtọpụ ọrụ ahụ.

We endured and finished the work.

Agam atachi rụọ ọrụ a.

Agam atachi rụọ ọrụ a.

I will endure and finish this work.

Tachie, mee ya.

Tachie, mee ya.

Endure and do it.

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