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àhüájá

àhụajā

Wordàhụajā
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Noun

頑始

1.wall; walls of a house

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Kụọ ntu n'ahụaja ebe a.

Kụọ ntu n'ahụaja ebe a.

Drive the nail into the wall here.

Lee ngwere na-arị n'ahụaja.

Lee ngwere na-arị n'ahụaja.

See a lizard that is crawling on the wall.

Adadoro m azụ n'ahụaja.

Adadoro m azụ n'ahụaja.

I leaned my back on the wall.

Nwata a kụrụ isi n'ahụaja.

Nwata a kụrụ isi n'ahụaja.

This child hit his head on the wall.

Ahụaja a abụghị ebe a na-amụ ide ihe.

Ahụaja a abụghị ebe a na-amụ ide ihe.

This wall is not a place to learn writing.

Amadokwala foto ọbụla n'ahụaja a.

Amadokwala foto ọbụla n'ahụaja a.

Do not paste any picture on this wall.

Kpụruo ya n'ahụaja.

Kpụruo ya n'ahụaja.

Push it to the wall.

Kedu onye tere ihe a n'ahụaja a?

Kedu onye tere ihe a n'ahụaja a?

Who rubbed this on this wall?

Ahụaja gị amaka.

Ahụaja gị amaka.

Your girlfriend is beautiful.

Onye dere ihe n'ahụaja a?

Onye dere ihe n'ahụaja a?

Who wrote on this wall?

Zodo ụkwụ n'ahụaja.

Zodo ụkwụ n'ahụaja.

Do enjoy your sex.

Ahụaja ahụ esighi iike.

Ahụaja ahụ esighi iike.

That wall is not strong.

Tapawa ihe ahụ n'ahụaja.

Tapawa ihe ahụ n'ahụaja.

Paste that thing on the wall.

Obi chere ihu n'ahụaja.

Obi chere ihu n'ahụaja.

Obi faced the wall.

Ha dadoro n'ahụaja.

Ha dadoro n'ahụaja.

They leaned on the wall.

Ahụaja ahụ na-acha anụnụ anụnụ.

Ahụaja ahụ na-acha anụnụ anụnụ.

The color of that wall is blue.

ághülǫ

aghụlọ̀

Wordaghụlọ̀
Definitions

Noun

1.gecko [wall gecko]

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Aghụlọ̀ juru ebe niile.

Aghụlọ̀ juru ebe niile.

There are geckos everywhere.

Anaghị eri aghụlọ eri.

Anaghị eri aghụlọ eri.

Gecko is not edible.

Aghụlọ na-eri ụmụ ahụhụ.

Aghụlọ na-eri ụmụ ahụhụ.

Gecko eats insects.

ídó

idō

Wordidō
Definitions

Active verb

1.to fence; to lay (bricks for walling)

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Mz. Ude na-edo aja ngwuru ya.

Mz. Ude na-edo aja ngwuru ya.

Mr. Ude is fencing his compound.

dó ájá

do ajā

Worddo ajā
Definitions

Active verb

1.build a wall; set up blocks to build a house

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Onye doro aja a?

Onye doro aja a?

Who built this wall?

Doo aja ebe a.

Doo aja ebe a.

Build a wall here.

Nna m na-edo aja n'agbata ụlọ anyị na nke agbatobi anyị.

Nna m na-edo aja n'agbata ụlọ anyị na nke agbatobi anyị.

My father is making a wall between our house and that of our neighbors.

Kpọọ Ndubuisi ka o doo aja a.

Kpọọ Ndubuisi ka o doo aja a.

Call Ndubuisi to build this wall.

Emeka amalitela ido aja na be nna ya.

Emeka amalitela ido aja na be nna ya.

Emeka ha started building a wall in his fathers house.

Obinna ga-edo aja n'azụ ụlọ.

Obinna ga-edo aja n'azụ ụlọ.

Obinna will build a wall behind the house.

ékpè

ekpè

Wordekpè
Definitions

Noun

1.a 3-4 feet wall usually used for defense during war

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̣N'oge ahụ, ndịagha niile kwụ n'azụ ekpe na-eche ndị iro ha.

̣N'oge ahụ, ndịagha niile kwụ n'azụ ekpe na-eche ndị iro ha.

At that time, all the soldiers stood behind the wall waiting for their enemies.

ṃpíó

m̀pio

Wordm̀pio
Definitions

Noun

1.window; a hole in a compound wall (sometimes used to allow animals in and out)

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Mechie m̀pio n'ihì mmiri na gà-èzo n'obere m̀gbè.

Mechie m̀pio n'ihì mmiri na gà-èzo n'obere m̀gbè.

Close the window because it will soon rain.

Ndị ohi ahụ banyere site na mpio.

Ndị ohi ahụ banyere site na mpio.

The thieves entered through the window.

Anyị si na mpio hụ ha ka ha na-abịa.

Anyị si na mpio hụ ha ka ha na-abịa.

We saw them through the window, coming.

èzíámá

èziamā

Wordèziamā
Definitions

Noun

紅源

1.space in front of the compound outside the compound wall; compound

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Anyị guzoro n'eziama ruo mgbe ọ chọtara ọtụchi iboama anyị.

Anyị guzoro n'eziama ruo mgbe ọ chọtara ọtụchi iboama anyị.

We stood outside the compound until he found the keys to our gate.

Ndị mmadụ gbakọrọ n'eziama nna m.

Ndị mmadụ gbakọrọ n'eziama nna m.

People gathered outside of my father's compound.

Ihe mberede ahụ mere n'eziama ha.

Ihe mberede ahụ mere n'eziama ha.

The accident happened outside their compound.

Ha dọrọ akụoyibo n'eziama ha.

Ha dọrọ akụoyibo n'eziama ha.

They planted a coconut tree in front their compound.

Anyị na-abọcha eziama anyị.

Anyị na-abọcha eziama anyị.

We are weeding the front of our compound.

píó

pio

Wordpio
Definitions

Active verb

1.to force one's way through a small doorway, small opening in wall, thicket

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Ụzọ na-epio n'ọnụụzọ oge ọbụla.

Ụzọ na-epio n'ọnụụzọ oge ọbụla.

Ụzọ always forces himself out of the window.

ájá

aja

Wordaja
Definitions

Noun

1.the loose granular substance that covers part of the earth surface; sand; soil

2.a vertical structure made of sand or bricks to protect an area or compound; wall (of a building)

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Ha zụtara aja ha ji arụ ụlọ ha.

Ha zụtara aja ha ji arụ ụlọ ha.

They bought sand for building their house.

A na-eji aja arụ ụlọ.

A na-eji aja arụ ụlọ.

Sand is used to build houses.

Agwọ si n'aja ahụ rịpụta.

Agwọ si n'aja ahụ rịpụta.

Snake crawled out of that sand.

A na-ejikwa aja emenyụ ọkụ.

A na-ejikwa aja emenyụ ọkụ.

Sand is also used to quench fire.

A gwara anyị emetụla aka n'aja.

A gwara anyị emetụla aka n'aja.

We were told not to touch the wall.

Ụmụaka ahụ na-esi nri aja.

Ụmụaka ahụ na-esi nri aja.

Those children are cooking sand food.

O ji aka ya kpote aja

O ji aka ya kpote aja

He parked sand with his hand.

ńlïlá

nlị̄lā

Wordnlị̄lā
Definitions

Noun

1.a smaller specie of snail that is always seen in gardens and on walls; garden snail; pointed snail

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Okpokoro nlịla na-adịkarị ọcha.

Okpokoro nlịla na-adịkarị ọcha.

The shell of a garden snail is always white.

Nlịla juru ebe anyị kọrọ ede.

Nlịla juru ebe anyị kọrọ ede.

There are lots of garden snail where we planted cocoya.

Nlịla na-ata akwụkwọ akụmaakụ ubi.̣

Nlịla na-ata akwụkwọ akụmaakụ ubi.̣

The garden snail eats leaves of garden plants.

Nlịla so n'ụdị eju dị ichiiche e nwere.

Nlịla so n'ụdị eju dị ichiiche e nwere.

The garden snail is among the different types of snail there are.

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