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ǹtú

ǹtu

Wordǹtu
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Noun

1.nail (carpenter's); peg

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Eji ntu kpọgbọ Kraịst n' obe.

Eji ntu kpọgbọ Kraịst n' obe.

Christ was nailed to the cross with a nail.

Egwuregwu anyị mere taata bụ ịma ntu

Egwuregwu anyị mere taata bụ ịma ntu

The game we played today is nailing.

Ntu mara m n'ụkwụ.

Ntu mara m n'ụkwụ.

Nail pierced my leg.

E ji ntu akpọdo osisi.

E ji ntu akpọdo osisi.

Nail is used in joining woods

Gaa weta ntu.

Gaa weta ntu.

Go and bring nail.

ńtü

ntụ

Wordntụ
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Noun

1.ash

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A na-eji ntụ asapụ ntachu dị̣ n'eze ma ọ bụ n'ite.

A na-eji ntụ asapụ ntachu dị̣ n'eze ma ọ bụ n'ite.

Ash is used to wash off stains on the teeth or pots.

Aja laara aja, ntụ laara ntụ.

Aja laara aja, ntụ laara ntụ.

Dust unto dust, ashes unto ashes.

Ntụ ahụ dị ọkụ.

Ntụ ahụ dị ọkụ.

That ash is hot.

Jee chịtara m obere ntụ.

Jee chịtara m obere ntụ.

Go fetch me a little ash.

Ntụ bụ ihe na-afọdụ ma osisi gbasịa ọkụ.

Ntụ bụ ihe na-afọdụ ma osisi gbasịa ọkụ.

Ash is what remains after the wood gets burnt.

kpö ǹtú

kpọ ǹtu

Wordkpọ ǹtu
Definitions

Active verb

狭寸

1.hit a nail; nail;

2.play a nail game (ǹtu);

3.(slang) sodomize

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A na-akpọ ntu n'ezi.

A na-akpọ ntu n'ezi.

'Ntu' is played outside.

Ịkpọ ntu ebe ahụ ga-emebi ya.

Ịkpọ ntu ebe ahụ ga-emebi ya.

Hitting the nail there will destroy it.

Anyị ga-akpọ ntu n'osisi ndị ahụ.

Anyị ga-akpọ ntu n'osisi ndị ahụ.

We will fix nails on the woods.

Jiri nwayọọ na-akpọ ntụ ahụ?

Jiri nwayọọ na-akpọ ntụ ahụ?

Take it easy with hitting the nail.

Onye kpọrọ ntu n'aja?

Onye kpọrọ ntu n'aja?

Who hit the nail on the wall?

Akpọkwala ntu ọbụla.

Akpọkwala ntu ọbụla.

Do not hit any nail.

Ndị kapịnta na-akpọ ntu.

Ndị kapịnta na-akpọ ntu.

Carpenters hit nail.

Kpọnye ntu abụọ ebe ahụ.

Kpọnye ntu abụọ ebe ahụ.

Put two nails there.

ètù

ètù

Wordètù
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Adverb

1.the likeness of an action or being; manner; how; the way;

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Enwere etu onyenkụzi m siri kụzie ya.

Enwere etu onyenkụzi m siri kụzie ya.

There is a way my teacher taught it.

Biko, nye m nke dị etu a.

Biko, nye m nke dị etu a.

Please, give me the one that is like this.

Achọghị m nke dị etu ahụ.

Achọghị m nke dị etu ahụ.

I don't want the one that is like that.

Enwere etu nke ya dị.

Enwere etu nke ya dị.

His own is in some way.

Etu esi kwa akwa ahụ mara mma.

Etu esi kwa akwa ahụ mara mma.

The way that cloth was sewn is fine.

Kedụ etu i si mee ihe a?

Kedụ etu i si mee ihe a?

How did you do this thing?

Ọ bụ etu ahụ ka ha si eme?

Ọ bụ etu ahụ ka ha si eme?

Is that how they do?

ólùlù

olùlù

Wordolùlù
Definitions

Noun

昭昭

1.pit; hole in the ground

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Agwọ na-ebi n'olulu.

Agwọ na-ebi n'olulu.

Snake lives in holes.

Ha kwanyere ya n'ime olulu.

Ha kwanyere ya n'ime olulu.

They pushed him into the pit.

Ha na-egwu olulu.

Ha na-egwu olulu.

They are digging pit.

Ha tụnyere akpa m n'ime olulu.

Ha tụnyere akpa m n'ime olulu.

They threw my bag inside the pit.

Olulu ahụ miri emi nke ukwu.

Olulu ahụ miri emi nke ukwu.

That pit is too deep.

ásųsü

asụ̀sụ

Wordasụ̀sụ
Definitions

Noun

1.language

Variationsasụ̀sụ̄
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Asụsụ a siri ike n'odide.

Asụsụ a siri ike n'odide.

This language is difficult to write.

Asụsụ anyị na-asụ bụ Igbo.

Asụsụ anyị na-asụ bụ Igbo.

The language we speak is Igbo.

E dere etu esi aṅụ ọgwụ ahụ n'asụsụ Bekee.

E dere etu esi aṅụ ọgwụ ahụ n'asụsụ Bekee.

The dose of the drug is written in English language.

Asụsụ ahụ ekweghị m nghọta.

Asụsụ ahụ ekweghị m nghọta.

I find it difficult to understand that language.

Ha nabatara Chike n'ihi na ọ mara asụ asụsụ ha.

Ha nabatara Chike n'ihi na ọ mara asụ asụsụ ha.

They welcomed Chike because he knows how to speak their language.

Anyị anaghị asụ otu asụsụ.

Anyị anaghị asụ otu asụsụ.

We don't speak the same language.

Ọ na-akuzi amụmamụ asụsụ na Mahadum.

Ọ na-akuzi amụmamụ asụsụ na Mahadum.

He teaches the study of language at the University.

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