sooso - What does 'sooso' mean from Igbo to English?

sǫösǫ

sọ̀ọsọ̀

Examples

Sọọsọ Azụka na-abịa be m ụbọchị niile.

Only Azuka comes to my place every day.

Achọrọ m sọọsọ nke a.

I want only this one.

bèlüsǫ

bèlụsọ̀

Examples

Agaghi m enye gị ya belụsọ i sekpuru ala.

I won't give it to you except you kneel down.

Belụsọ a mụgharịrị gị, ị gaghị aba n'alaeze eliigwe.

Except you are born again, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mmadụ niile gara ya bụ mmemme, belụsọ m.

Everyone went for the party except me.

Ndị nne niile bịara, belụsọ Ụkamaka.

All the women came apart from Ụkamaka.

Anyị niile mara mma belụsọ Emeka.

All of us are handsome apart from Emeka.

Ha niile riri nri, belụsọ m.

All of them ate apart from me.

Onye ọbụla nọ ebe ahụ bụ onyeohi belụsọ Nkechi.

Everybody there is a thief except Nkechi.

náánï

naānị̄

Examples

Naanị otu ihe ka m chọrọ n'aka gị.

I need only one thing from you.

Kedu ihe o ji were bụrụ na ọ bụ naanị ka ị kpọrọ?

Why is it that it is only him that you called?

Ọ bụ naanị gị ka m chọrọ ịhụ taa.

You are the only person i want to see today.

O nweghị onye ọ bụ naanị ya ga-ebi n' ụwa.

There is no one person that will only live alone in the world

Anyị chọrọ naanị dọkịta abụọ.

We want two doctors only.

Naanị otu narị naịra ka e wepụrụ n'ego ahụ.

Only one hundred naira was deducted from the money.

Ọ bụ naanị obere ihe ka a ga-ebechapụ n'ọnụ nkakwụ ọ ghọrọ oke

Only a small portion of the shrews mouth needs to be cut off for it to become a rat