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akàrà

Wordakàrà
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Noun

1.something written or drawn for recognition; mark; symbol; sign

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Akara a bụ ihe na-egosi na anyị bụ otu.

Akara a bụ ihe na-egosi na anyị bụ otu.

This sign shows that we are one.

Akara a abụghị nke anyị.

Akara a abụghị nke anyị.

This symbol is not ours.

Kaa ya akara n'egedegiihu.

Kaa ya akara n'egedegiihu.

Give him a sign on the forehead.

Onye kara akara a ebe a?

Onye kara akara a ebe a?

Who made this mark here?

Akara a enweghị nhicha.

Akara a enweghị nhicha.

This mark can't be cleaned off.

Akara obodo anyị dị n'etiti ụlọakwụkwọ anyị.

Akara obodo anyị dị n'etiti ụlọakwụkwọ anyị.

The symbol of our country is at the centre of our school.

Akara ndị klaasị m doro anya ịgụpụta.

Akara ndị klaasị m doro anya ịgụpụta.

The mark of my class is clear to read

See akara ahụ ebe a.

See akara ahụ ebe a.

Design the symbols here.

Nje corona nwere ọtụtụ akara.

Nje corona nwere ọtụtụ akara.

Corona virus has a lot of signs.

gö ófö

gọ ofọ

Wordgọ ofọ
Definitions

Active verb

1.to pray using the ọfọ, a symbol of authority or kingship among Igbo people

2.to say prayers (in the Igbo tradition)

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Eze obodo gọrọ ọfọ oge a na-awa ji ọhụrụ.

Eze obodo gọrọ ọfọ oge a na-awa ji ọhụrụ.

The king prayed with the ofo at the celebration of the new yam.

ǫfö

ọ̀fọ

Wordọ̀fọ
Definitions

Noun

1.symbol of justice, righteousness, and the authority, which descends from the ancestors, represented by small piece of wood

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O ji ọfọ ga-ala.

O ji ọfọ ga-ala.

One with the symbol of justice survives.

Ọ hafere nwa ya nwoke ọfọ ezinaụlọ ha n'aka.

Ọ hafere nwa ya nwoke ọfọ ezinaụlọ ha n'aka.

He handed over their family's staff of authority to his son.

E jiiri m ya ogù, jiiere ya ọfọ.

E jiiri m ya ogù, jiiere ya ọfọ.

I hold truth and justice against him.

Ọfọ nna m nyere m ka m ji aga.

Ọfọ nna m nyere m ka m ji aga.

The staff of authority that my father gave me is what I walk with.

dé

de

Wordde
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Active verb

1.write; mark letters, symbols, or numbers on a surface, especially using a pen or stick

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O dere ya n'akwụkwọ.

O dere ya n'akwụkwọ.

She wrote it on paper.

Onye dere akwwụkwọ a?

Onye dere akwwụkwọ a?

Who wrote this book?

Emeka dere aha ya ugboro abụọ.

Emeka dere aha ya ugboro abụọ.

Emeka wrote his name twice.

Okechukwu dere aha m.

Okechukwu dere aha m.

Okechukwu wrote my name.

ḿkpürüēdēmēdē

mkpụrụēdēmēdē

Wordmkpụrụēdēmēdē
Definitions

Noun

1.letter; a symbol used to represent a sound, in a language, when writing; any of the symbols that make up an alphabet

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'Gb' bụ otu n'ime mkpụrụedemede Igbo.

'Gb' bụ otu n'ime mkpụrụedemede Igbo.

'Gb' is one of the Igbo alphabets.

Gụpụta mkpụrụedemede ndị a.

Gụpụta mkpụrụedemede ndị a.

Read out these alphabets.

Ụzọ ole ka e kewara mkpụrụedemede Igbo?

Ụzọ ole ka e kewara mkpụrụedemede Igbo?

How many parts is Igbo alphabets divided into?

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