tá áhïhïá
ta ahịhịa
| Word | ta ahịhịa |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.graze; feed on grasses or pasture |
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Atụrụ na-ata ahịhịa n'ime ọhịa
Atụrụ na-ata ahịhịa n'ime ọhịa
The sheep grazes in the bush
ríjú áfö
riju afọ
| Word | riju afọ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.feed well; eat to satiety |
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Rijuo nri afọ ma i lọta akwụkwọ.
Rijuo nri afọ ma i lọta akwụkwọ.
Eat food to satiety when you return from studies.
Rijuo afọ tupu ị lawa.
Rijuo afọ tupu ị lawa.
Eat and fill your tommy before you leave.
Anaghị m eriju afọ.
Anaghị m eriju afọ.
I do not feed well.
Anyị ga-eriju afọ taa.
Anyị ga-eriju afọ taa.
We are going to fill our tommy today.
Ị chọrọ iriju afọ?
Ị chọrọ iriju afọ?
Do you want to fill your tommy?
Unu ga-eriju afo ugbua.
Unu ga-eriju afo ugbua.
You will eat to satiety now.
Ụmụ m na-eriju afọ.
Ụmụ m na-eriju afọ.
My children are feeding well.
M na-eriju afọ.
M na-eriju afọ.
I feed well.
Uche rijuru osikapa afọ taa.
Uche rijuru osikapa afọ taa.
Uche ate rice to his fill.
Iriju afọ dachie uzọ bụ ajọ omume.
Iriju afọ dachie uzọ bụ ajọ omume.
Eating to satiety and messing around is an abuse.
gbà
gbà
| Word | gbà |
| Definitions | Active verb 㘈 1.force to consume or eat; force-feed 2.be huge 3.mate or sex (especially animals) |
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Ọ na-agba ọkụkọ ya ọgwụ.
Ọ na-agba ọkụkọ ya ọgwụ.
She is force-feeding her chickens medicine.
Ọ gbara agba.
Ọ gbara agba.
She is huge.
Mkpi ya gbara nyiewu m.
Mkpi ya gbara nyiewu m.
Her he-goat mated my she-goat.
ébē
ebē
| Word | ebē |
| Definitions | Noun 㪼 1.an insect with four legs that often feed on yam; beetle |
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Ebe jupụtara n'obodo nke a.
Ebe jupụtara n'obodo nke a.
This town is filled with beetles.
Ahụtụla m obodo na-eri ebe.
Ahụtụla m obodo na-eri ebe.
I have seen a town that eats beetles.
Ebe ahụ adịghị acha ka ibe ya.
Ebe ahụ adịghị acha ka ibe ya.
The color of that beetle is not like others.
Ahụbeghị m ebe mbụ.
Ahụbeghị m ebe mbụ.
I have not seen a beetle before.
Eghere ya ebe ka ha taa.
Eghere ya ebe ka ha taa.
Beetle was fried for them to eat.
Obi gburu ebe ahụ.
Obi gburu ebe ahụ.
Obi killed that beetle
ńdáńdá
ndanda
| Word | ndanda |
| Definitions | Noun 1.the tiny, light brown ants that feed on food leftovers and dead insects |
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Jekwuru ndanda, mụta ụzọ ya.
Jekwuru ndanda, mụta ụzọ ya.
Go to the ants, learn its ways.
E ji omume ndanda a kuziri onye umengwu ihe.
E ji omume ndanda a kuziri onye umengwu ihe.
The action of the ant is used to teach a lazy person a lesson.
Ndanda gà-àkpụ mkpụrụ osisi ndị a.
Ndanda gà-àkpụ mkpụrụ osisi ndị a.
The ants will feast on these fruit.
àkïkà
àkịkà
| Word | àkịkà |
| Definitions | Noun 談 1.small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes and feed on wood or other dead plants; termite |
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Akịka na-ata osisi a gbọtọrọ n'ala.
Akịka na-ata osisi a gbọtọrọ n'ala.
Termites eat wood abandoned on the ground.
Akịka na-ebi n'ime ala.
Akịka na-ebi n'ime ala.
Termites live inside the ground.
Ebe a niile jupụtara na akịka
Ebe a niile jupụtara na akịka
This whole place is full of termites
Akịka ataala akwụkwọ m.
Akịka ataala akwụkwọ m.
Termite has eaten up my books.
Akịka na-eri ozu.
Akịka na-eri ozu.
Termites feed on corpse.
nápų árá
napụ̀ ara
| Word | napụ̀ ara |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.wean; stop a baby from taking the mother's milk 2.take away a source of income or source of feeding |
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Napụ nwa ahụ ara ka i zuo ike.
Napụ nwa ahụ ara ka i zuo ike.
Wean that child so that you can rest.
Nne ya napụrụ ya ara n'oge
Nne ya napụrụ ya ara n'oge
Her mother weaned her early
Iwu ahụ ga-anapụ ndị mmadụ ara.
Iwu ahụ ga-anapụ ndị mmadụ ara.
That law will take away people's source of income.
Ọ na-anapu umu ya ara ma ha ruo afọ abụọ.
Ọ na-anapu umu ya ara ma ha ruo afọ abụọ.
She weans her children whenever they are two years old.
ǹkákwü
ǹkakwụ̄
| Word | ǹkakwụ̄ |
| Definitions | Noun 1.shrew; musk shrew (Crocidura spp.), a small, sharp-nosed creature which feeds on insects and protects itself with an obnoxious smell |
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Ọnụ nkakwụ na-eto ogologo.
Ọnụ nkakwụ na-eto ogologo.
Shrew has along mouth.
Kedụ ebe nkakwụ a si pụta?
Kedụ ebe nkakwụ a si pụta?
Where did this shrew come out from?
Nkakẉu na oke yiri onwe ha.
Nkakẉu na oke yiri onwe ha.
Shrew and rat resemble
Ọ bụ nkakwụ.
Ọ bụ nkakwụ.
He is nasty person.
Nkakwụ na-esi isi.
Nkakwụ na-esi isi.
The shrew smells.
Anaghị eri nkakwụ eri.
Anaghị eri nkakwụ eri.
Shrew is not eaten.
Achọrọ m ịkwọ aka m jiri nwụde nkakwụ.
Achọrọ m ịkwọ aka m jiri nwụde nkakwụ.
I want to wash the hands with which I caught the shrew.
Nkakwụ nwere kịrịkịrị eze.
Nkakwụ nwere kịrịkịrị eze.
Shrew has tiny teeth.
Nkakwụ tara m.
Nkakwụ tara m.
Shrew bit me.
Ọnya m matara nkakwụ.
Ọnya m matara nkakwụ.
My trap caught a shrew.
ámóósú
amōōsū
| Word | amōōsū |
| Definitions | Noun 皿 1.a person believed to have supernatural powers to attack others; a witch or wizard 2.a vampiric witch that steals people's skin to hide during the day and then takes it off at night to feed off their victims; a vampire |
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Akpọzikwala ya amoosu ọzọ.
Akpọzikwala ya amoosu ọzọ.
Don't call her a witch again.
Ndị amoosu akarịa n'obodo a.
Ndị amoosu akarịa n'obodo a.
Witches and wizards have become many in this community.
Iwe were ya oge ọ kpọrọ ya amoosu.
Iwe were ya oge ọ kpọrọ ya amoosu.
She was angry when he called her a witch.
Nne ya bụ amoosu.
Nne ya bụ amoosu.
His mother is a witch.
Ọtụtụ mmadụ na-ekwu na m bụ amoosu.
Ọtụtụ mmadụ na-ekwu na m bụ amoosu.
Many people say that I am a witch.
Ndị amoosu anaghị eme ebere.
Ndị amoosu anaghị eme ebere.
Witches do not show mercy.
Amoosu dakporo m n'abalị.
Amoosu dakporo m n'abalị.
A witch attacked me at night.
önü
ọnụ
| Word | ọnụ |
| Definitions | Noun 口 1.mouth; the organ for speech and feeding 2.cost; amount (money) 3.quantity (how many); amount (number of) 4.burrow; a hole in the ground where animals live; tunnel; a leading hole |
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Ọnụ mgbanaaka ahụ chụrụ m ọsọ.
Ọnụ mgbanaaka ahụ chụrụ m ọsọ.
The cost of that bangle chased me away.
Amaghị m ọnụ ha.
Amaghị m ọnụ ha.
I do not know their quantity.
Ọ na-ere ya oke ọnụ.
Ọ na-ere ya oke ọnụ.
She is selling it at a high cost.
Ọnụ ya riri nne.
Ọnụ ya riri nne.
The cost is huge.
Ọ gụrụ ha ọnụ?
Ọ gụrụ ha ọnụ?
Did he count their quantity?
Ọ gwabe m ọnụ ha.
Ọ gwabe m ọnụ ha.
She has not told me their prices.
Ọ suru ọnụ n'ala.
Ọ suru ọnụ n'ala.
He hit his mouth on the ground.
Anyị na-esi n'ọnụ anyị eri nri.
Anyị na-esi n'ọnụ anyị eri nri.
We feed through out mouths.
Tinye ya n'ọnụ oke.
Tinye ya n'ọnụ oke.
Put it in the rat's burrow.
Ọbara na-agba ya ọnụ.
Ọbara na-agba ya ọnụ.
He is bleeding in his mouth.
Tinye ọnụ anyị niile.
Tinye ọnụ anyị niile.
Put all our mouth.
Biko, mechie ọnụ gị.
Biko, mechie ọnụ gị.
Please, shut your mouth.
Ọ bụ naanị obere ihe ka a ga-ebechapụ n'ọnụ nkakwụ ọ ghọrọ oke
Ọ bụ naanị obere ihe ka a ga-ebechapụ n'ọnụ nkakwụ ọ ghọrọ oke
Only a small portion of the shrews mouth needs to be cut off for it to become a rat
Ọ bụ enwudeghi n'ala nke ọma were pịwaba ọnụ na-ewete ịtaji aka
Ọ bụ enwudeghi n'ala nke ọma were pịwaba ọnụ na-ewete ịtaji aka
A person who had not subdued his opponent on the ground before trying to press open his mouth often sustains a finger bite