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ngo

Wordngo
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Noun

1.bribe; the act of giving money in order to get something

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Nwoke ahụ anaghị eri ngo.

Nwoke ahụ anaghị eri ngo.

That man does not take bribe.

ńgų

ngụ̀

Wordngụ̀
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Noun

1.locally made potash by burning the residue from palm fruit head after removing the nuts and letting the residue dry up

2.a watery sauce usually mixed with already prepared 'abacha', often made in some part of Igboland

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E ji ngụ esi agwa.

E ji ngụ esi agwa.

Beans is cooked with ngụ.

Ndị be anyị ji ngụ agbọ ncha.

Ndị be anyị ji ngụ agbọ ncha.

My people use ngụ to make paste.

Ngụ ka akanwụ mma.

Ngụ ka akanwụ mma.

Ngu is better than potash.

Jee zụtara m ngụ.

Jee zụtara m ngụ.

Go and buy me ngu.

Wepụ ngụ ebea.

Wepụ ngụ ebea.

Remove ngụ here.

ńgįrįgǫ

ngị̀rị̀gọ̀

Wordngị̀rị̀gọ̀
Definitions

Nominal Modifier

1.crooked; have a lot of bends

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A gbara ya ngịrịgọ pụrụ iche

A gbara ya ngịrịgọ pụrụ iche

It was made crooked in a special way.

Ụzọ ngịrịgọ juru n'elu ugwu ahụ.

Ụzọ ngịrịgọ juru n'elu ugwu ahụ.

Crooked roads are plenty on that hill.

Họpụta ndị gbara ngịrịgọ.

Họpụta ndị gbara ngịrịgọ.

Select the crooked ones.

ńrögǫ

nrọgọ̀

Wordnrọgọ̀
Definitions

Noun

1.crookedness; bend; winding, sinuous, tortuous condition (from -lọgọ̀ be bent)

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Nrọgọ osisi a mere ịrị elu ya ji esi ike.

Nrọgọ osisi a mere ịrị elu ya ji esi ike.

The bent nature of this tree makes it difficult to climb.

Kedụ ụdị ụzọ nrọgọ bụ ihe a.

Kedụ ụdị ụzọ nrọgọ bụ ihe a.

What kind of bent road is this?

Achọghị m nke dị nrọgọ.

Achọghị m nke dị nrọgọ.

I do not want a bent one.

Osisi a mere nrọgọ.

Osisi a mere nrọgọ.

This stick is bent.

Ada nyere m nke nrọgọ ahụ.

Ada nyere m nke nrọgọ ahụ.

Ada gave me that bent one.

Naanị ndị nrogo ahụ fọrọ.

Naanị ndị nrogo ahụ fọrọ.

It's only the bent ones that are remaining.

ùbú

ùbu

Wordùbu
Definitions

Noun

1.the part of the body where the arm is connected; shoulder

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O bupụrụ ya bụ ibu n'isi ya, busa ya n'ubu ya.

O bupụrụ ya bụ ibu n'isi ya, busa ya n'ubu ya.

He lifted the load off his head and placed it on his shoulder.

O nwere nsogbu n'ubu.

O nwere nsogbu n'ubu.

He has a problem on the shoulder.

Ubu na-egbu ya mgbu.

Ubu na-egbu ya mgbu.

His shoulders are painful.

O bu ihe n'ubu aka ya.

O bu ihe n'ubu aka ya.

He is carrying something on his shoulder.

Ubu so n'akụkụ ahụ mmadụ.

Ubu so n'akụkụ ahụ mmadụ.

Shoulder is among the parts of the human body.

Uche bu nwa ya n'ubu.

Uche bu nwa ya n'ubu.

Uche is carrying his child on the shoulder.

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