ńnàá
nnàa
| Word | nnàa |
| Definitions | Noun 1.dear (male)(informal); pal(male); dude 2.father (old use as a title before a father's name) |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Dude, come let's go have a drink.
Nnaa Onyekwere bu nna nna m.
Nnaa Onyekwere bu nna nna m.
Onyekwere is my father's father.
Nnaa Onyekwere bu nna nna m.
Nnaa Onyekwere bu nna nna m.
Onyekwere is my father's father.
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Dude, come let's go have a drink.
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Dude, come let's go have a drink.
Nnaa Onyekwere bu nna nna m.
Nnaa Onyekwere bu nna nna m.
Onyekwere is my father's father.
ñá
ṅā
| Word | ṅā |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.place something in low heat, especially for preservation |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ọ na-aṅa azụ n'anwụ ka o nwee ike wegara ya nwa ya nwaanyị bi na Jamịnị.
Ọ na-aṅa azụ n'anwụ ka o nwee ike wegara ya nwa ya nwaanyị bi na Jamịnị.
She is drying fish under the sun so that she can take it to her daughter in Germany.
ébé
ebe
| Word | ebe |
| Definitions | Noun 所 1.a particular location; place Adverb 所 1.where; whereabout; situation; location; here |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Aga m eje ebe ọ nọ.
Aga m eje ebe ọ nọ.
I will go where he is.
Chọọ ebe ọzọ.
Chọọ ebe ọzọ.
Look for another place.
E jidere ya ebe ọ na-ezu ohi.
E jidere ya ebe ọ na-ezu ohi.
He was caught at the place he was stealing.
Ebe o bi tere aka.
Ebe o bi tere aka.
Where she lives is far.
Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.
Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.
I saw him where he was drinking.
Ebe onye dara ka chi ya kwaturu ya
Ebe onye dara ka chi ya kwaturu ya
Where a person falls, is where his god pushed him down.
Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.
Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.
I do not know where Dan Anyiam stadium is in Owerri.
Ị maghị ebe m si abịa.
Ị maghị ebe m si abịa.
You do not know where I am coming from.
Nne ya anọghị ebe a.
Nne ya anọghị ebe a.
Her mother is not here.
Ọ bịara ebe m na-agụ akwụkwọ.
Ọ bịara ebe m na-agụ akwụkwọ.
He came while I was reading.
Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.
Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.
He picked it from here he lost it.
Nne ya anọghị ebe a.
Nne ya anọghị ebe a.
Her mother is not here.
Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.
Amaghị m ebe ameegwuregwu Dan Anyịam dị n'Owere.
I do not know where Dan Anyiam stadium is in Owerri.
Ebe ahụ adịghị mma.
Ebe ahụ adịghị mma.
That place is not good.
Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.
Ọ tụtụtara ya ebe o tufuru ya.
He picked it from where he lost it.
Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.
Ahụrụ m ya ebe ọ na-aṅụ mmanya.
I saw him where he was drinking.
Amaghị m ebe Ada si bịa.
Amaghị m ebe Ada si bịa.
I don't know where Ada came from.
Kedu ebe bụ ebe a?
Kedu ebe bụ ebe a?
Where is this place?
Ebe ọ nọ adịghị mma.
Ebe ọ nọ adịghị mma.
Where he is , is not good.
O jekwuru ya ebe ọ nọ.
O jekwuru ya ebe ọ nọ.
He met him where he was.
gè
gè
| Word | gè |
| Definitions | Active verb 挟 1.listen; give hearing attention |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Emeka gere ihe m kwuru.
Emeka gere ihe m kwuru.
Emeka listened to what I said.
Ha na-ege m ntị oge m na-agụ egwu.
Ha na-ege m ntị oge m na-agụ egwu.
They were listening to me when I was singing.
Ige okwu Chineke na-enye m obi aṅụrị.
Ige okwu Chineke na-enye m obi aṅụrị.
Listening to the word of God gives me joy.
Gee ntị nke ọma.
Gee ntị nke ọma.
Listen very well.
Ọ naghị ege ntị
Ọ naghị ege ntị
He is not listening.
Gee nna gị ntị.
Gee nna gị ntị.
Listen to your father.
Ọ dị mkpa ige ntị.
Ọ dị mkpa ige ntị.
It is important to listen.
Onye na-ege ntị na-amụta ihe.
Onye na-ege ntị na-amụta ihe.
One who listens, learns.
I gere akụkọ ụwa taata?
I gere akụkọ ụwa taata?
Didi you listen to the news today?
lá
la
| Word | la |
| Definitions | Active verb 机 1.go home 2.(of a sickness) go away 3.(figurative) be dead; be no longer in vogue |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ọ lara ụlọ maka isi na-awa ya.
Ọ lara ụlọ maka isi na-awa ya.
He went home because his head was aching.
Egwu ahụ lara kamgbe afọ ise gara aga.
Egwu ahụ lara kamgbe afọ ise gara aga.
That song stopped being in vogue since five years ago.
Ụgụrụ nke afọ a lara n'oge.
Ụgụrụ nke afọ a lara n'oge.
The harmattan of this year stopped early.
Ya bụ ụkwara na-ala nwayọnwayọ.
Ya bụ ụkwara na-ala nwayọnwayọ.
The cough is going away slowly.
Anyị achọghị ịla echi.
Anyị achọghị ịla echi.
We do not want to go (home) tomorrow.
Anyị ga-ala ozugbo.
Anyị ga-ala ozugbo.
We will go (home) immediately.
Ụgbaala ahụ lara ọsịịsọ.
Ụgbaala ahụ lara ọsịịsọ.
That vehicle went out of vogue quickly.
Ọ na-ala mgbe ọ chọrọ.
Ọ na-ala mgbe ọ chọrọ.
It goes away when it wants.
Ọnyịa a ekweghị ala.
Ọnyịa a ekweghị ala.
This wound has refused to go.
Laa taa.
Laa taa.
Go (home) today.
ná
na
| Word | na |
| Definitions | Active verb 寡 1.ask to be given; request 2.collect from someone |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
A nara anyị ego tupu anyị abanye.
A nara anyị ego tupu anyị abanye.
Money was collected from us before we entered.
Gịnị ka ọ na-ana gị?
Gịnị ka ọ na-ana gị?
What is he asking from you?
Ịna ego adịghị mma.
Ịna ego adịghị mma.
Collecting money is not good.
-ré
-re
| Word | -re |
| Definitions | Extensional suffix 1.for or in favor of (used when the verb ends with 'e') |
| Related Terms | No related terms |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Biko, meere m ya ugbua.
Biko, meere m ya ugbua.
Please, do it for me now.
Ana m emere ya ya ugbua.
Ana m emere ya ya ugbua.
I am doing it for him now.
O meere m ya ụnyaahụ.
O meere m ya ụnyaahụ.
He did it for me yesterday.
Ada ga-azụtara m ekwentị.
Ada ga-azụtara m ekwentị.
Ada will buy me a phone.
nà
nà
| Word | nà |
| Definitions | Preposition 営 1.in, on, at; to(optional); is(before a continuous verb) |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Ego anọghị n'akpa m.
Ego anọghị n'akpa m.
There is no money in my bag.
Ana m aga n'ụlọ Ndụka.
Ana m aga n'ụlọ Ndụka.
I am going to Nduka's house.
Ọ na-agba ọsọ.
Ọ na-agba ọsọ.
He is running.
Ọ nọ n'ime ụlọ
Ọ nọ n'ime ụlọ
He is inside the house.
ǹkè
ǹkè
| Word | ǹkè |
| Definitions | Noun 外 1.of; which; one (pronoun) |
| Related Terms | |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Amaghị m nke m ga-eso.
Amaghị m nke m ga-eso.
I don't know which one to follow.
Kedụ nke ị ga-enye m?
Kedụ nke ị ga-enye m?
Which one will you give me?
Nke ya dị mma.
Nke ya dị mma.
Her own is good.
Nye m nke m.
Nye m nke m.
Give me my own.
Kedụ mgbe nke ahụ mere?
Kedụ mgbe nke ahụ mere?
When did that one happen?
Nke ahụ bụ nke m.
Nke ahụ bụ nke m.
That one is mine.
Nke m bụ nke m.
Nke m bụ nke m.
Mine is mine/My own is my own..
Nke anyị bụ nke anyị
Nke anyị bụ nke anyị
Ours is ours/Our own is our own.
ńnà
nnà
| Word | nnà |
| Definitions | Noun 穏 1.father |
| Variations | na |
| Related Terms | |
| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Nna ya na-ere ahịa.
Nna ya na-ere ahịa.
Her father is a trader.
Ndị uweojii jidere nna ya n'ụzọ.
Ndị uweojii jidere nna ya n'ụzọ.
Police officers arrested his father on the way.
Nwata ahụ na nna ya so eje ọrụ.
Nwata ahụ na nna ya so eje ọrụ.
The child and his father go together to work.
Nna ya alụọla nwaanyị ozo.
Nna ya alụọla nwaanyị ozo.
His father has married another woman.