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isiahịrị̄

Wordisiahịrị̄
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Noun

1.subject of a sentence

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Isiahịrị a edochaghị m anya.

Isiahịrị a edochaghị m anya.

The subject is not clear enough to me.

Ahịrịokwu na-enwe isiahịrị, ngwaa, na nnara.

Ahịrịokwu na-enwe isiahịrị, ngwaa, na nnara.

A sentence has a subject, verb and a predicate.

Obi bụ isiahịrị dị n'ahịrịokwu a.

Obi bụ isiahịrị dị n'ahịrịokwu a.

Obi is the subject in this sentence.

Gosi m isiahiri di n'ahiriokwu a.

Gosi m isiahiri di n'ahiriokwu a.

Show me the subject of this sentence.

ényó ènyò

enyō ènyò

Wordenyō ènyò
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Nominal Modifier

1.questionable; subject to investigation

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Amadị nwere omume a na-enyo enyo

Amadị nwere omume a na-enyo enyo

Amadi has a questionable characcter

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Nominal Modifier

1.the singular, subject, third-person pronoun prefix indicating he; she; it

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Ọ sara akwa.

Ọ sara akwa.

She washed clothes.

Ọ mara mma.

Ọ mara mma.

She is beautiful.

Ọ na-esi nri.

Ọ na-esi nri.

She is cooking food.

Ọ na-agba egwu.

Ọ na-agba egwu.

He is dancing.

ḿmérïtá

mmerịta

Wordmmerịta
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Noun

1.reciprocality [in Semantics] denoting a pronoun that refers back to itself, which the subject

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Mmerịta na mmeronwe ji nnọchiaha arụ ọrụ.

Mmerịta na mmeronwe ji nnọchiaha arụ ọrụ.

Reciprocality and reflexivization work with pronoun.

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m

Wordm
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Pronoun

1.I; me; my; first person singular subject, object, and possessive Igbo language pronoun

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Ọ kpọrọ m.

Ọ kpọrọ m.

He called me.

M kpọrọ ya.

M kpọrọ ya.

I called him.

Aka m toro ogologo.

Aka m toro ogologo.

My hand is long.

kà

Wordkà
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Interjection

1.let; so that; that; like; as, while; do, is(after a question tag before a subject)

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Ka anyị gaa ama egwureegwu.

Ka anyị gaa ama egwureegwu.

Let us go to the stadium.

Mechie anya ka anyị kpe ekpere.

Mechie anya ka anyị kpe ekpere.

Close your eyes let us pray

Gwa ya na anyị na-abịa ka o chere anyị.

Gwa ya na anyị na-abịa ka o chere anyị.

Tell him we are coming so that he will wait for us.

Bịa ka anyị ga n'ụlọ Ada.

Bịa ka anyị ga n'ụlọ Ada.

Come let us go to Ada's house.

Ka anyị rie nri a.

Ka anyị rie nri a.

Let us eat this food.

Onye ka anyị ga-enye akwụkwọ a?

Onye ka anyị ga-enye akwụkwọ a?

Who are we going to give this book?

o

Wordo
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Pronoun

1.the singular, subject, third-person pronoun of the Igbo language (heavy vowel harmonizer); he; she; it

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O mechara bịa be m.

O mechara bịa be m.

She, later, came to my place.

ö

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Pronoun

1.the singular, subject, third-person pronoun of the Igbo language (light vowel harmonizer); he; she; it

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Ọ gbara ọsọ.

Ọ gbara ọsọ.

She ran.

Ọ bịara n'oge.

Ọ bịara n'oge.

She came on time.

Ọ dị mma.

Ọ dị mma.

It is good.

Ọ bịala?

Ọ bịala?

Has he come?

Ọ hụrụ anyị taa.

Ọ hụrụ anyị taa.

He saw us today.

Ọ bụghi ihe mere.

Ọ bụghi ihe mere.

It is not what happened.

-nwà

-nwà

Word-nwà
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Extensional suffix

1.self (suffix attached to object and plural pronouns in order to use them as subject and objects at the same time)

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Gịnwa ma mgbe m malitere ije a.

Gịnwa ma mgbe m malitere ije a.

You yourself know when I began this journey.

Ununwa anọghị mgbe ha bịara.

Ununwa anọghị mgbe ha bịara.

You yourself were not around when they came.

Mụnwa agaghi eje.

Mụnwa agaghi eje.

I myself will not go.

Hanwa amaghị na m ga-abịa.

Hanwa amaghị na m ga-abịa.

The themselves did not know that I will come.

Yanwa ka m na-agwa.

Yanwa ka m na-agwa.

I am talking to him himself.

yá

ya

Wordya
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Pronoun

1.(3rd person singular object/possessive pronouns) he; him; his; she; her; it; its

2.3rd person command permissive subject pronoun.

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Ha hụrụ ya.

Ha hụrụ ya.

They saw him.

Ya bịa ebe a.

Ya bịa ebe a.

Let him come here.

Edeere m ya akwụkwọ.

Edeere m ya akwụkwọ.

I wrote to him.

Akpa ya tọgbọrọ nkịtị fee mfe.

Akpa ya tọgbọrọ nkịtị fee mfe.

Her bag is empty and light.

Gwa ya na ọ ga-abịanwu ugbua.

Gwa ya na ọ ga-abịanwu ugbua.

Tell her she can come now.

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