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onyoohi

Wordonyoohi
Definitions

Noun

衣精

1.a person who steals things from people; a thief

2.someone that takes what does not belong to him

Variationsonyeohi
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E gburu onyoohi ahụ

E gburu onyoohi ahụ

That thief was killed

E jidela onyoohi mabatara n'ụlọ ya.

E jidela onyoohi mabatara n'ụlọ ya.

The thief who broke into his house has been caught.

onyoohi zuuru ụgbọala nwoke ahụ.

onyoohi zuuru ụgbọala nwoke ahụ.

a thief stole the man's car.

yá

ya

Wordya
Definitions

Pronoun

1.(3rd person singular object/possessive pronouns) he; him; his; she; her; it; its

2.3rd person command permissive subject pronoun.

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Ha hụrụ ya.

Ha hụrụ ya.

They saw him.

Ya bịa ebe a.

Ya bịa ebe a.

Let him come here.

Edeere m ya akwụkwọ.

Edeere m ya akwụkwọ.

I wrote to him.

Akpa ya tọgbọrọ nkịtị fee mfe.

Akpa ya tọgbọrọ nkịtị fee mfe.

Her bag is empty and light.

Gwa ya na ọ ga-abịanwu ugbua.

Gwa ya na ọ ga-abịanwu ugbua.

Tell her she can come now.

yánwà

yanwà

Wordyanwà
Definitions

Pronoun

案怠

1.he in particular; she in particular; it in particular; him in particular; her in particular

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Ọ bụ yanwa nyere m ego.

Ọ bụ yanwa nyere m ego.

It was she that gave me money.

Ọ bụ yanwa kwuru okwu ahụ.

Ọ bụ yanwa kwuru okwu ahụ.

She in particular made that utterance.

E nyefere yanwa ihe niile n'aka.

E nyefere yanwa ihe niile n'aka.

Everything was handed over to her in particular.

Yanwa bụ onye wetara ego ahụ.

Yanwa bụ onye wetara ego ahụ.

She in particular was the person who brought that money.

nöǫnwá

nọọ̀nwa

Wordnọọ̀nwa
Definitions

Adverb

1.here; used by a speaker to refer to a place very close to him or her

Variationsebe à
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Ọbịageli nọ ebea.

Ọbịageli nọ ebea.

Ọbịageli is here.

Sọọsọ mụnwa bi ebe a.

Sọọsọ mụnwa bi ebe a.

Only me lives here.

Nọọnwa ka a mụrụ m.

Nọọnwa ka a mụrụ m.

Here is where I was born.

Bịa nọọnwa.

Bịa nọọnwa.

Come here.

Agaghị m abịa nọọnwa ọzọ.

Agaghị m abịa nọọnwa ọzọ.

I will not come here again.

Ọ nọ nọọnwa?

Ọ nọ nọọnwa?

Is she here?

Nọọnwa ka mma karịa ebe ahụ.

Nọọnwa ka mma karịa ebe ahụ.

Here is better than there.

kwánáńgídá

kwanangida

Wordkwanangida
Definitions

Noun

1.the act of moving into a man's house without being officially married to him

2.a woman who moves into a man's house without being officially married to him

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Jee chọọ ego lụọ nwaada ahụ ka ị gbanarịa kwanangida.

Jee chọọ ego lụọ nwaada ahụ ka ị gbanarịa kwanangida.

Go look for money and marry that lady to avoid her moving without marriage.

Onye ya na enyi m nwoke bi bụ kwanangida.

Onye ya na enyi m nwoke bi bụ kwanangida.

The person living with my friend is a person who moved in without getting married to him.

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