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ígbē

igbē

Wordigbē
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Noun

1.movement, from one location to another, made on the knees, or hands and knees; crawl; crawling

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O gbere igbe banye n'ime ebe ahụ.

O gbere igbe banye n'ime ebe ahụ.

He crawled inside that place.

O ji igbe banye n'ụgbaala.

O ji igbe banye n'ụgbaala.

He entered the car with a crawl.

Gịnị mere i ji egbe igbe?

Gịnị mere i ji egbe igbe?

Why are you crawling?

O ji igbe gafee eriri ahụ.

O ji igbe gafee eriri ahụ.

He crawled pass the rope.

Nwa m ebidola igbe igbe.

Nwa m ebidola igbe igbe.

My child has started crawling.

Gbere igbe wee pụọ.

Gbere igbe wee pụọ.

Leave by crawling.

Olee ndị na-egbe igbe n'ezi?

Olee ndị na-egbe igbe n'ezi?

Which people are crawling outside?

Onye na-egbe igbe?

Onye na-egbe igbe?

Who is crawling?

Okenye igbe igbe adịghị mma.

Okenye igbe igbe adịghị mma.

An adult crawling is not good.

ìgbé

ìgbe

Wordìgbe
Definitions

Noun

1.bow; box; casket

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Ha rere igbe ahụ okeọnụ.

Ha rere igbe ahụ okeọnụ.

They sold that casket at a high cost.

Ozu ahụ nọ n'igbe.

Ozu ahụ nọ n'igbe.

The corpse is in the casket.

Ndị Igbo na-eji igbe eli onye nwụrụ anwụ.

Ndị Igbo na-eji igbe eli onye nwụrụ anwụ.

The Igbo people bury the dead using a casket.

Ihe a bụ osisi eji arụ igbe.

Ihe a bụ osisi eji arụ igbe.

This wood is used for making bow.

Igbe ahụ abanyebeghị n'ili.

Igbe ahụ abanyebeghị n'ili.

That casket has not been lowered in the grave.

gbé ígbē

gbe igbē

Wordgbe igbē
Definitions

Active verb

1.walk on both hands and knees; walk on the knees; crawl

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Egbere m igbe ọsọọsọ na nwata.

Egbere m igbe ọsọọsọ na nwata.

When I was a kid, I crawled fast.

Gbere igbe bịa ebe a.

Gbere igbe bịa ebe a.

Crawl and come here.

Ọ ga-egbe igbe ma oge ruo.

Ọ ga-egbe igbe ma oge ruo.

He will crawl in due time.

Ilekọta nwa na-egbe igbe adịghị mfe.

Ilekọta nwa na-egbe igbe adịghị mfe.

Taking care of a crawling child is not easy.

Nwata ahụ na-egbe igbe.

Nwata ahụ na-egbe igbe.

The child is crawling.

Obinna na-egbegharị

Obinna na-egbegharị

Obinna is moving around stealthily.

Nwata, gbere igbe bịa.

Nwata, gbere igbe bịa.

Child, crawl and come.

O gbere igbe maka agbiikpere ahụ.

O gbere igbe maka agbiikpere ahụ.

He crawled because of arthritis.

O gbeghị igbe nnukwu.

O gbeghị igbe nnukwu.

He did not walk on the knees long.

Amaghi m na ọ bụ Ada gbetụ igbe, ọ daa.

Amaghi m na ọ bụ Ada gbetụ igbe, ọ daa.

I don't know that when Ada crawls a little, she will fall.

Lee ka o si egbe igbe.

Lee ka o si egbe igbe.

Look how he's walking on the knees.

ákpàtį

akpàtị̀

Wordakpàtị̀
Definitions

Noun

1.luggage; box

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Akpati akwa m buru ibu.

Akpati akwa m buru ibu.

My clothes box is big.

Ejighị m akpatị ahụ mee njem.

Ejighị m akpatị ahụ mee njem.

I did not travel with that luggage.

Nne m zụtara akpatị ọhụrụ.

Nne m zụtara akpatị ọhụrụ.

My mother bought a new box.

Nna m na-ere akpati.

Nna m na-ere akpati.

My father sells boxes.

Ndụka na-ere akpatị dị iche iche n'ahịa.

Ndụka na-ere akpatị dị iche iche n'ahịa.

Ndụka sells different types of luggage at the market.

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