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wè

Wordwè
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Active verb

1.take

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Bịa, were ego.

Bịa, were ego.

Come and take money.

Were nke nnukwu.

Were nke nnukwu.

Take the bigger one.

Iwe ego na-adị mfe.

Iwe ego na-adị mfe.

Withdrawing money is easy.

Ọ ga-ewe oge.

Ọ ga-ewe oge.

It will take time.

-wé

-we

Word-we
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Extensional suffix

1.(heavy vowel harmonizer) begin to; be in the process of; keep on (doing)

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Riwe nri ka m weta mmiri ọṅụṅụ.

Riwe nri ka m weta mmiri ọṅụṅụ.

Be eating, let me brink drinking water.

nwé

nwe

Wordnwe
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Medial verb

1.have; own; possess

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Nnamdị nwere ụmụ abụọ.

Nnamdị nwere ụmụ abụọ.

Nnamdi has two children.

A chọrọ m ịnwe nnukwu ego.

A chọrọ m ịnwe nnukwu ego.

I want to be very rich.

Onye lụrụ ọtụtụ nwunye ga-enwe ọtụtụ ụmụ.

Onye lụrụ ọtụtụ nwunye ga-enwe ọtụtụ ụmụ.

He that marries many wives will get many children.

Nwee echiche nke onwe gị?

Nwee echiche nke onwe gị?

Have your own thoughts

Onye ọbụla na-agba mbọ na-enwe ego.

Onye ọbụla na-agba mbọ na-enwe ego.

He that works hard becomes rich.

Nkechi nwere ebe ọ na-azụ ezi.

Nkechi nwere ebe ọ na-azụ ezi.

Nkechi has where she is rearing pig.

Achọrọ m inwe nnukwu ego.

Achọrọ m inwe nnukwu ego.

I want to have big money.

Onye ọbụla na-agba mbọ na-enwe ego.

Onye ọbụla na-agba mbọ na-enwe ego.

He that works hard becomes rich.

Nnamdị nwere ụmụ abụọ.

Nnamdị nwere ụmụ abụọ.

Nnamdi has two children.

Onye lụrụ ọtụtụ nwunye ga-enwe ọtụtụ ụmụ.

Onye lụrụ ọtụtụ nwunye ga-enwe ọtụtụ ụmụ.

He that marries many wives will get many children.

Nwee echiche nke onwe gị?

Nwee echiche nke onwe gị?

Have your own thoughts

há

ha

Wordha
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Pronoun

1.third-person plural pronoun (they, them, and their)

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Ha gara ụlaakwụkwọ taa.

Ha gara ụlaakwụkwọ taa.

They went to school today.

Ha na-abịa ugbua.

Ha na-abịa ugbua.

They are coming now.

Gaa gwa ha mee ọsọọsọ.

Gaa gwa ha mee ọsọọsọ.

Go and tell them to be fast.

E nyere ha onyinye dị ichiiche.

E nyere ha onyinye dị ichiiche.

They were given different types of gifts.

Nke ahụ bụ nke ha.

Nke ahụ bụ nke ha.

That one is thier own.

Ọ bụ ha ka e dobeere nri a.

Ọ bụ ha ka e dobeere nri a.

They are the ones the food was kept for.

Enyere m ha ego.

Enyere m ha ego.

I gave them money.

Ama m ebe ha gara.

Ama m ebe ha gara.

I know where they went to.

Olundi ha dị iche.

Olundi ha dị iche.

Their dialect is different.

Akwụkwọ ahụ bụ nke ha.

Akwụkwọ ahụ bụ nke ha.

That book is their own.

Anyị na ha ga-abịa taata.

Anyị na ha ga-abịa taata.

We and they will come today.

Nna ha zụtara ụgbọala ọhụrụ.

Nna ha zụtara ụgbọala ọhụrụ.

Their father bought a new car.

A hụrụ m ha n'ugbo.

A hụrụ m ha n'ugbo.

I saw them in the farm.

'Ha' bụ nnọchịaha n'Igbo.

'Ha' bụ nnọchịaha n'Igbo.

'Ha' is a pronoun in Igbo.

nyü

nyụ

Wordnyụ
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Active verb

1.go off, especially electric power or fire

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Ekwentị m nyụrụ kemgbe ụtụtụ.

Ekwentị m nyụrụ kemgbe ụtụtụ.

My phone (power) went off since morning.

Ọkụ ahụ ga-anyụ ọsịịsọ.

Ọkụ ahụ ga-anyụ ọsịịsọ.

That fire will go off quickly.

kpį

kpị̀

Wordkpị̀
Definitions

Active verb

1.clip; cut by clipping

2.to economize something

3.steal in small quantity, especially by ensuring no one notices

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Ọ chọrọ ịkpị ego gị mgbe m hụrụ ya.

Ọ chọrọ ịkpị ego gị mgbe m hụrụ ya.

He wanted to steal your money when I saw him.

Ọ kpịrị m mvọ.

Ọ kpịrị m mvọ.

He pinched me.

Ana m akpị ego m ugbu a maka ọ fọrọ ntakịrị.

Ana m akpị ego m ugbu a maka ọ fọrọ ntakịrị.

I am economizing my money now because it is remaining little.

Ọ na-akpị mmiri ya maka na mmiri na-akọ.

Ọ na-akpị mmiri ya maka na mmiri na-akọ.

She is economizing her water because water is getting scarce.

nwò

nwò

Wordnwò
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Active verb

1.change into a better, newer or advanced version; shed (skin or leaves); metamorphose

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Agwọ nworo ahụ ya ebe a.

Agwọ nworo ahụ ya ebe a.

A snake shed it's skin here.

Ọbụbụụ ahụ ga-enwo ghọrọ erembụba.

Ọbụbụụ ahụ ga-enwo ghọrọ erembụba.

That caterpillar will metamorphose into a butterfly.

Agwọ nworo ahụ ya ebe a.

Agwọ nworo ahụ ya ebe a.

A snake shed its skin here.

Ọchịcha na-enwo ahụ ya.

Ọchịcha na-enwo ahụ ya.

The cockroach sheds its skin.

márá àhü

mara àhụ

Wordmara àhụ
Definitions

Active verb

横頑

1.use to; (a thing to a person experiencing) become familiar or conversant; become part of

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Ịnya ụgbaala na-amara ndị na-anya ya ahụ.

Ịnya ụgbaala na-amara ndị na-anya ya ahụ.

People who drive get used to driving.

Achọrọ m ka ọ mara m ahụ.

Achọrọ m ka ọ mara m ahụ.

I want to get used to it.

Ọ na-amara m ahụ.

Ọ na-amara m ahụ.

I am getting used to it.

Ọ ga-amara m ahụ.

Ọ ga-amara m ahụ.

I will be used to it.

Oke nri amarala ya ahụ.

Oke nri amarala ya ahụ.

He is used to eating too much.

Ọ maara m ahụ ka ọnwa abụọ gachara.

Ọ maara m ahụ ka ọnwa abụọ gachara.

I got used to it after two months.

ùgbúà

ùgbuà

Wordùgbuà
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Adverb

演継

1.now; at the present time or moment

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Anyị nọ n'ụzọ ugbua.

Anyị nọ n'ụzọ ugbua.

We are on the way now.

Ịlụ nwaanyị abụọ dị oke ọnụ n'oge ugbua.

Ịlụ nwaanyị abụọ dị oke ọnụ n'oge ugbua.

Marrying two wives is expensive in recent times.

Bịa ebe a ugbua.

Bịa ebe a ugbua.

Come here now.

Ugbua ka Arigo pụrụ.

Ugbua ka Arigo pụrụ.

Arigo just left.

Anyị nọ n'ụzọ ugbua.

Anyị nọ n'ụzọ ugbua.

We are on the way now.

Ị ga-abịa n'ụlọ m ugbua?

Ị ga-abịa n'ụlọ m ugbua?

Will you come to my house now?

Bịa ebe a ugbua.

Bịa ebe a ugbua.

Come here now.

Ịlụ nwaanyị abụọ dị oke ọnụ n'oge ugbua.

Ịlụ nwaanyị abụọ dị oke ọnụ n'oge ugbua.

Marrying two wives is expensive in recent times.

Ugbua ka m hụrụ ya.

Ugbua ka m hụrụ ya.

It is now that I saw it.

Ha malitere ịlụ ọgụ ugbua.

Ha malitere ịlụ ọgụ ugbua.

They started fighting now.

Ugbua ka Arigo pụrụ.

Ugbua ka Arigo pụrụ.

Arigo just left.

M bịa ugbua, o nwere onye m ga-ahụ?

M bịa ugbua, o nwere onye m ga-ahụ?

If I come now, will I see anyone?

Abatara m ugbua.

Abatara m ugbua.

I came in now.

Kpọọ ha ugbua.

Kpọọ ha ugbua.

Call them now.

Ọ pụrụ ugbua.

Ọ pụrụ ugbua.

He left now.

Bịa ugbua ugbua.

Bịa ugbua ugbua.

Come immediately.

ànyï

ànyị

Wordànyị
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Pronoun

1.we; us; our; first-person, Igbo language, plural pronoun

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Anyị ga-abịa.

Anyị ga-abịa.

We will come.

Anyị jidere onye ohi ahụ.

Anyị jidere onye ohi ahụ.

We caught that thief.

Anyị lere ule anyị taata.

Anyị lere ule anyị taata.

We took our exam today.

Ọ kpọrọ anyị.

Ọ kpọrọ anyị.

He called us.

Ọ bụ anyị ka ebuteere nri a?

Ọ bụ anyị ka ebuteere nri a?

Is it us that they brought this food?

Ọ bụ anyị nwe akwụkwọ ahụ.

Ọ bụ anyị nwe akwụkwọ ahụ.

It is us that have that book.

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