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íchè

ichè

Wordichè
Definitions

Nominal Modifier

1.different; separate; not the same as another

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Gịnị mere ị ji nọrọ iche?

Gịnị mere ị ji nọrọ iche?

Why did you sit separately?

Nke m dị iche.

Nke m dị iche.

Mine is different.

Akpa a dị iche na nke m nyere gị.

Akpa a dị iche na nke m nyere gị.

This bag is different from the one I gave you.

Anyị agaghị azụ nke ahụ, ọ dị iche.

Anyị agaghị azụ nke ahụ, ọ dị iche.

We will not buy that one, it is different.

Nwa gị nke a dị iche.

Nwa gị nke a dị iche.

This your child is different.

Agaghị m eweta nke dị iche.

Agaghị m eweta nke dị iche.

I won't take a different one.

Ọtụtụ ihe dị iche dị ebe ahụ.

Ọtụtụ ihe dị iche dị ebe ahụ.

So many different things are there.

íché

iche

Wordiche
Definitions

Noun

1.small stone/pebble used as missile

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Ọ tụrụ ya iche n'isi.

Ọ tụrụ ya iche n'isi.

He/she threw a stone on his/her head. .

chè

chè

Wordchè
Definitions

Active verb

1.think

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Gịnị ka ị na-eche?

Gịnị ka ị na-eche?

What are you thinking about?

Gịnị ka iche ọ ga-eme?

Gịnị ka iche ọ ga-eme?

What do you think she will do?

O chere maka ihe a.

O chere maka ihe a.

She thought about this thing.

Ọ na-eche maka nwa ya.

Ọ na-eche maka nwa ya.

She is thinking about her child.

Iche na mụ dị nzuzu?

Iche na mụ dị nzuzu?

Do you think I am foolish?

Oke iche uche adịghị mma.

Oke iche uche adịghị mma.

Too much thinking is not bad.

O cheghị echiche tupu mee ihe o mere.

O cheghị echiche tupu mee ihe o mere.

He did not think before doing what he did.

Chee ya nke ọma.

Chee ya nke ọma.

Think about it very well.

ché

che

Wordche
Definitions

Active verb

1.stay in expectation of someone or something; wait

2.wait around something or someone in order to protect; guard

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A chọrọ m ịche ka ọ bịaruo.

A chọrọ m ịche ka ọ bịaruo.

I want to wait for him to arrive.

Aga m eche ka ị bịa.

Aga m eche ka ị bịa.

I will wait for you to come.

Kedụ ndị na-eche ebe ahụ?

Kedụ ndị na-eche ebe ahụ?

Which people guard that place?

Ha na-eche m.

Ha na-eche m.

They are waiting for me.

Chee ya nkeji iri na ise.

Chee ya nkeji iri na ise.

Wait on him for fifteen minutes.

A chọrọ m i chere ya.

A chọrọ m i chere ya.

I want to wait for him.

Chere m ebe ahụ.

Chere m ebe ahụ.

Wait for me there.

Ọ na-eche ka e nye ya ego.

Ọ na-eche ka e nye ya ego.

He is waiting to collect his money.

Ebe a adịghị mma iche mmadụ.

Ebe a adịghị mma iche mmadụ.

It is not safe to wait here.

íchóòkù

ichoòkù

Wordichoòkù
Definitions

Noun

1.parrot

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Ichooku na-amasị m.

Ichooku na-amasị m.

I like parrots.

Ichooku adịghi ̣ụbara n'ime ọhịa dịka nnụnụ ndị ọzọ.

Ichooku adịghi ̣ụbara n'ime ọhịa dịka nnụnụ ndị ọzọ.

Parrot is not common in the bush like other birds.

Ichooku na-ekwu oke okwu.

Ichooku na-ekwu oke okwu.

Parrot talks too much.

Deede m zụtaara m ichooku.

Deede m zụtaara m ichooku.

My uncle bought me a parrot.

Ichooku a yiri akwa ise.

Ichooku a yiri akwa ise.

This parrot laid five eggs.

Ichooku na-enwe ụcha dị iche iche.

Ichooku na-enwe ụcha dị iche iche.

Parrot has many colours.

Ọ na-azụ ichooku ka anụụlọ.

Ọ na-azụ ichooku ka anụụlọ.

He raises parrot like a domestic animal.

Ha gburu ichooku ahụ.

Ha gburu ichooku ahụ.

They killed the parrot.

Ahụrụ m ichooku.

Ahụrụ m ichooku.

I saw a parrot.

Onye nwe ichooku ndị a?

Onye nwe ichooku ndị a?

Who has these parrots?

Ichooku ahụ na-esi ọnwụ.

Ichooku ahụ na-esi ọnwụ.

The parrot is stubborn.

Ya bụ Ichooku bere na ngige.

Ya bụ Ichooku bere na ngige.

The parrot perched on the line.

òkwútē

òkwutē

Wordòkwutē
Definitions

Noun

1.a stone, rock; a large or small piece of stone detached from a cliff or mountain

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Okwute dị ebe ahụ busiri ibu.

Okwute dị ebe ahụ busiri ibu.

There are big stones there.

Ejighi okwute elele isi kara aka

Ejighi okwute elele isi kara aka

They don't use stones to check for mature heads.

Agụiyi ahụ nọ n' elu okwute.

Agụiyi ahụ nọ n' elu okwute.

That crocrodile is on top of a rock.

E ji nnukwu okwute kpuchie ya.

E ji nnukwu okwute kpuchie ya.

It was covered with a big stone.

Bupụ okwute ahụ n'ebe ahụ.

Bupụ okwute ahụ n'ebe ahụ.

Take that stone away from there.

Onye ara ahụ tụrụ anyị okwute.

Onye ara ahụ tụrụ anyị okwute.

That mad man threw stones at us.

Okwute dị na nri ahụ.

Okwute dị na nri ahụ.

There are stones in that food.

Onye dobere okwute a ebe a?

Onye dobere okwute a ebe a?

Who kept this stone here?

áshà

ashà

Wordashà
Definitions

Noun

1.weaver bird

2.someone who talks too much; talkative

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Ọ na-ekwu ka asha.

Ọ na-ekwu ka asha.

He is a talkactive.

Dike sere asha.

Dike sere asha.

Dike drew a weaver bird.

Àkwa ole ka asha ahụ yiri?

Àkwa ole ka asha ahụ yiri?

How many eggs did the weaver bird lay?

O gburu asha ahụ.

O gburu asha ahụ.

He killed the weaver bird.

Asha ahụ na-anọkarị n' elu ebe ahụ.

Asha ahụ na-anọkarị n' elu ebe ahụ.

That weaver bird usually stays on top of that place.

Akụkọ asha ọ kọrọ anyị tọrọ ụtọ.

Akụkọ asha ọ kọrọ anyị tọrọ ụtọ.

The story of the weaver bird she told us was interesting.

O dere abụ gbasara asha.

O dere abụ gbasara asha.

He wrote a poem about weaver bird.

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