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íyì

iyì

Wordiyì
Definitions

Noun

寃顕

1.damage caused by an act or neglect; waste; vain

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Akụ nke ụwa a bụ iyi.

Akụ nke ụwa a bụ iyi.

Worldly treasures are waste.

Ọ lara akụnụụba nna ya n'iyi.

Ọ lara akụnụụba nna ya n'iyi.

He wasted his father's wealth.

Nwata ahụ lara n'iyi.

Nwata ahụ lara n'iyi.

The child is a good for nothing.

Mbọ niile ọ gbara lara n'iyi.

Mbọ niile ọ gbara lara n'iyi.

All his efforts were in vain.

Nwata a bụ nnwa ila n'iyi.

Nwata a bụ nnwa ila n'iyi.

This child is a child of destruction.

ìwú

ìwu

Wordìwu
Definitions

Noun

1.law; command; commandment; rule

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Iwu megidere igbu ọchụ.

Iwu megidere igbu ọchụ.

The law is against murder.

Amaghị iwu agaghị ewezụga gị na ntaramaahụhụ.

Amaghị iwu agaghị ewezụga gị na ntaramaahụhụ.

Ignorance of the law will not exempt you from punishment.

Ejiọfọ na-eso iwu oge niile.

Ejiọfọ na-eso iwu oge niile.

Ejiofor follows rules all the time.

Iwu o nyere bụ, onye apụla ezi.

Iwu o nyere bụ, onye apụla ezi.

The rule he gave was that no one should go outside.

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