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ḿmóògè

mmōògè

Wordmmōògè
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Noun

1.a machete used for domestic purposes; knife used for gardening

Variationsmmāògè
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Biko, wetara m mmooge ka m ji gbujasịa okporoko a.

Biko, wetara m mmooge ka m ji gbujasịa okporoko a.

Please bring me the machete let me cut this stockfish in pieces.

àfüfá

àfụfā

Wordàfụfā
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Noun

1.garden egg (Solanum aethiopicum); eggplant (Solanum melongena)

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Afụfa na-amasị m.

Afụfa na-amasị m.

I like garden egg.

A ga-azụta otu akpa afụfa.

A ga-azụta otu akpa afụfa.

One bag of garden egg will be bought.

Ọ sị na afụfa na-asacha ime ahụ.

Ọ sị na afụfa na-asacha ime ahụ.

He said garden egg cleanses the body.

Afụfa dị mma n'ahụ.

Afụfa dị mma n'ahụ.

Garden egg is good for the body.

Chibụnna ji afụfa kooro anyị oji.

Chibụnna ji afụfa kooro anyị oji.

Chibunna gave us garden egg for kola.

ṃbàzų

m̀bàzụ̀

Wordm̀bàzụ̀
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Noun

1.long slim metal gardening tool with a tip best suited for digging narrow holes in the ground

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A na-eji mbazụ egwu ji.

A na-eji mbazụ egwu ji.

Mbazu is used to harvest yam.

ògìgè

ògìgè

Wordògìgè
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Noun

寍窮

1.premises; surrounding

2.a space of land with deliberately placed or planted ornamental plants; garden; park; grass yard

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Ọ sị̣ na nne m gara ịza ogige ụlụụka.

Ọ sị̣ na nne m gara ịza ogige ụlụụka.

She said my mother went to sweep the church premises.

Abụja nwere ọtụtụ ogige.

Abụja nwere ọtụtụ ogige.

Abuja has a lot of parks.

Anyị ga-aga ọrụ ogige n'ụlụụka echi.

Anyị ga-aga ọrụ ogige n'ụlụụka echi.

We will go gardening in church tomorrow.

Anyị nọ n'ogige ụlọakwụkwọ.

Anyị nọ n'ogige ụlọakwụkwọ.

We are at the school premises.

Ụlọọgwụ ahụ nwere nnukwu ogige.

Ụlọọgwụ ahụ nwere nnukwu ogige.

The hospital has a big premises.

Ọgbakọ ahụ ga-abụ n'ogige m.

Ọgbakọ ahụ ga-abụ n'ogige m.

That meeting will hold at my premises.

Lee ogige mmanya vaịn anyị.

Lee ogige mmanya vaịn anyị.

Behold our vine garden.

Ogige a abụghị maka ime mkpọtụ.

Ogige a abụghị maka ime mkpọtụ.

This garden is not for noisemaking.

ṃgbàlà

m̀gbàlà

Wordm̀gbàlà
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Noun

1.backyard; back garden

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Enweghị m mgbala.

Enweghị m mgbala.

I do not have a backyard.

Kọọ aṅara a na mgbala gị.

Kọọ aṅara a na mgbala gị.

Plant this garden egg in your backyard garden.

Anaghị m ekwe ka ahịhịa puo na mgbala m.

Anaghị m ekwe ka ahịhịa puo na mgbala m.

I do not allow weeds to grow in my backyard.

Akọrọ m ede na mgbala.

Akọrọ m ede na mgbala.

I planted cocoyam in the back garden.

áñàrà

aṅàrà

Wordaṅàrà
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Noun

1.a specie of egg plant which is usually very tiny; garden egg

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Ana m ata aṅara.

Ana m ata aṅara.

I am eating garden egg .

A na-ata akwụkwo aṅara ata.

A na-ata akwụkwo aṅara ata.

Garden egg leaves are edible.

Aṅara a emebiela.

Aṅara a emebiela.

This garden egg has spoilt.

Aṅara na-enye ọbara.

Aṅara na-enye ọbara.

Garden egg is protenious.

Atara m aṅara na ose ọjị.

Atara m aṅara na ose ọjị.

I ate garden egg and alligator pepper.

Aṅara kọrọ akọ n'ahịa.

Aṅara kọrọ akọ n'ahịa.

Garden egg is scarce in the market.

Onye nwe aṅara a?

Onye nwe aṅara a?

Who has this garden egg?

Ọnaghị amasị Emeka ịta aṅara

Ọnaghị amasị Emeka ịta aṅara

Emeka does not like eating garden egg.

ńlïlá

nlị̄lā

Wordnlị̄lā
Definitions

Noun

1.a smaller specie of snail that is always seen in gardens and on walls; garden snail; pointed snail

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Okpokoro nlịla na-adịkarị ọcha.

Okpokoro nlịla na-adịkarị ọcha.

The shell of a garden snail is always white.

Nlịla juru ebe anyị kọrọ ede.

Nlịla juru ebe anyị kọrọ ede.

There are lots of garden snail where we planted cocoya.

Nlịla na-ata akwụkwọ akụmaakụ ubi.̣

Nlịla na-ata akwụkwọ akụmaakụ ubi.̣

The garden snail eats leaves of garden plants.

Nlịla so n'ụdị eju dị ichiiche e nwere.

Nlịla so n'ụdị eju dị ichiiche e nwere.

The garden snail is among the different types of snail there are.

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