word,pos,definition ṭabà ufulī,,dry raw tobacco leaves not yet chemically prepared "àbị̀, àbị̄ị",noun,yam cv. (sausage-shaped) abịà,noun,"music played on igbà ogwè, a tall standing drum, when great warriors die" abọ́,noun,long basket used for fishing (also nkàtà abọ́) àbọ̀ṣị,noun,shrub whose twigs are used for chewing-sticks and for àkàlọ̀ọ̀gòlì figures àbọọ,noun,plantation abụ̀ 1.,noun,armpit abụ̀ 1.,noun,pus abụ̀ 2.,noun,"cat-like animal that sleeps by day, probably the Two-Spotted Palm Civet or genet" abụ̀ 2.,noun,song; solo àbù,noun,"A. plant resembling anā, used for its fibres" abụ̀ akwā,,A. song (esp Song of Solomon) abù mbido,,opening song abụ̀ mbido,,opening song abụ̀ mgbasà,,dismissal song abụ̀ mmeli,,victory song abụ̀ ncheta,,memorial song abụ̀ ochiè,,old hymn book abụ̀ ọfụ́,,new hymn book abụ ọfụụ,,new hymn book abụ̀ ọma,,psalm abụ̀ òtuto,,songs of praise àbùà,numeral,"two (= ìbùa, ìbùọ)" abụba,noun,feather; leaf; fibre àbùbà,noun,fat abụbọọ,noun,vegetables àbùbù 1.,noun,patches of grass brought down and abandoned by the flood àbùbù 2.,,used in: àbùbù jị cooked yam mashed to feed child or for sacrifice abụbụrụ,noun,nni abụbọọ food prepared with vegetables abụbụrụ,noun,used in: abụbụrụ akwū pounded palm nut fibre left after removal of kernels abukè,noun,wooden vessel used for carrying abùke,noun,(usu. òkùkù abùke) kind of fowl which never grows to a large size but is tough (usually used for sacrifice) abụzụ̀,noun,mole-cricket (edible) àchàlà,noun,"generic name for coarse grass or straw, including bamboo (Oxytenanthera sp.), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and spear-grass (Imperata cylindrica)." achị,noun,hip-joint achịcha,,see asịsa àchịchà,noun,A. biscuit; cake; Adà 1.,proper name,"A. a warlike people living to the north of the Ọhafịa, who traditionally acted as head-hunting mercenaries to the Nike and the Arụ" àda,noun,eldest daughter; chief woman of family; loosely used for all daughters adà akā,noun,"ganglion, tumour on arm or hand" àda èzè,,princess àda èzè,,princess àda ìbà,,daughter of the family; female name àda mmā,,fine daughter (used to praise a small girl); also female name àda ọ̀rà,,daughter of all; female name àda Ǹrì,,female palace dwarf associated with Ezè Ǹrì àdakā 1.,noun,baboon (also used to abuse someone) àdakā 2.,noun,(also egbḕ àdakā) type of locally-made gun Àdo,proper name,an old name for Onitsha people adụ̀,noun,"creeping plant with edible fruit, like potato in appearance" àdù,noun,bitter kola (Garcinia kola Heckel) afa,noun,divination; shells of native mango fruit strung together and used by medicine men in divination afà,noun,name; sort; kind afà ị,,your personal name afà ọ̀tùtù,,name by which someone is called on solemn occasions; praise-name àfaà,noun,title given to chiefs àfè,noun,dress; clothes; sewn garment; mask àfè mmọ,,mask of the masquerader; masquerader’s cloth àfè ọnụ,,see àfụ̀ ọnụ àfè ụ̀kà,,"cloth, garment, robe set aside and devoted to wearing to service; Sunday clothes" àfè ụ̀là,,night-gown afele,noun,plate; flat dish afele nsansa,,flat plate afele ọ̄wụwa,,breakable dish afele ụ̀kọ̀lọ̀,,hollow plate afele ụkọlọ,,hollow plate afịa,noun,market; trade: afịa òlile,,merchandise; commodity afịa òlile,,merchandise; commodity afọ́ ọṣịsa,,dysentery afọ ukwu,,gluttony agadiị nwaànyị,,old woman agadọ,noun,old person agadọ nwaịnyụ,,old woman agadọ nwoke,,old man agafọ,noun,bandit; expert thief agameebị,noun,A. false thistle (*Acanthus montanus* T. Anders.) B. name of a masquerade agbā 1.,noun,title given to chiefs agbā 2.,noun,tree from which firewood and incense are obtained (Symphonia globulifera or Daniella oliveri/thurifera (?) or Carpolobia alba/Intea) àgbà 1.,noun,covenant; appointment àgbà 2.,noun,jaw àgbà 3.,noun,rheumatism (cf. òkpoòmìlì) Àgbà Ochīè,,Old Testament Àgbà Ọfụ̄ụ̄,,New Testament àgbadàgba ntị̀,noun,mumps Agbàlà 1.,noun,"A. the author of fertility, one of the manifestations of Chukwu Òkìke, Creator" agbàlà 2.,noun,"(also agbàlà nwaànyị̀) woman of great influence or of strong, stout build" agbàlà 3.,noun,"an object about 8’ long, made of two long bamboos, with a number of coconut shells fixed between them representing the number of girls the owner was on intimate terms with in his youth" "àgbàlà, àgbalà",noun,cow-itch (Mucuna pruriens Linn.) agbàlà nwaànyị,,"woman of great influence or of strong, stout build" àgbàtà 1.,noun,boundary line; border Àgbàtà 2.,noun,A. a god àgbàtà obì,,neighbourhood; neighbour agbè,noun,"long, narrow calabash for carrying water or wine; calabash" agbidi,noun,"solid, thick palm oil" "agbịsi, agbụsị̀",noun,"black ant infesting houses, living in holes in mud floors" agbọ̀,noun,vomit àgbò 1.,noun,growing calabash àgbò 2.,noun,covering cloth àgbò 3.,noun,descent; family; lineage; inheritable characteristic of a family: Àgbò Ngọzi bụ̀ àgbọ̀ nā-adị nkenke Ngọzi’s lineage is one of short people àgbogbọ̀,,see àgbọ̀gọ̀ agbọ̀lọ̀,noun,"slimy substance, e.g. from fish" àgbòn̄ọ̀,,see àgbòn̄ọ̀ agbọọ̄,noun,"(also agbọ ajọ ọfịa) very thick forest, especially that devoted to a god, out of bounds to all except the priests of that particular god" "àgbọ̀ọ̀, àgbogbọ̀",noun,girl of marriageable age; young girl: àgbọ̀ọ̀bịa,,girl of marriageable age Roseline bụ nwa àgbọ̀ọ̀ Roseline is a young girl agboro,,taut agbòrò,,thing? àgbụ,noun,A. bonds; a binding agbùlụ̀gada,noun,molar teeth; part of the jaw where they are situated agbụ̀sị,,see agbùsị "àghalā, àyalā",noun,lawlessness; confusion: Ọjị nā-ābịa ebe à ịkpà àghalā Ọjị is coming here to cause confusion "aghùghò, awùwò",noun,guile; deceitfulness; cunning; double-dealing Agị,noun,see Agwị agị,noun,person bearing same name as oneself; namesake (cf. ịgbụ) agị 1.,noun,leopard A. jackal-like animal agị 1.,noun,"adze serum, drug, etc. ( -fọụ 1. swell)" agị 2.,noun,open grassy country; wilderness agị 2.,noun,"large needle for sewing sacks, etc." agịba,noun,A. lion B. name of masquerade agidi,noun,maize gruel (Y. ịgidi) agidigị,noun,fatness; stoutness; bigness agigụ,,see agigụ agili isi,noun,hair of head agịlụ,noun,medicinal plant with reddish seeds agịụ,noun,hunger; desire; eagerness agogo,noun,iron gong for proclamations (cf. Y. *agogo* 'bell') agrị,noun,"wild Canna (*Canna indica* Linn.), seen in Agwị shrines" agu gbị,,leopard which is weaker and less ferocious than the real leopard agu iyi,,crocodile Agu nyego,noun,name for a child believed an *ogbanje* (lit. Are we to count you among our family circle (or are you going to leave us again?)) aguba,noun,razor agugu,noun,festival "agụgụ, agigụ",noun,denial; plea: agụ̄ụ̄ mmīli,,thirst àgwà 1.,noun,beans; Lima bean (*Phaseolus lunatus* Linn.) àgwà 2.,noun,colour àgwà 3.,noun,manners; behaviour: Àgwà ya adịsiọ mma His manners leave something to be desired "agwa, agwaā",noun,homesickness; nostalgia àgwà ọcha,,cowpea (*Vigna unguiculata* Walp.) àgwà ochìe,,old custom agwọ,noun,snake (generic) agwọ,noun,A. raffia B. raffia dancing-skirt used by masquerades "Agwù, Agụ̀",noun,"an alụsị, or class of alụsị, of ambivalent character, the spirit of afa divination. Agwù possesses those who are called to serve as ndị dibịa, the signs of a vocation being absent-mindedness, disorientation, and the like: Ndị nà-eme Agwù kà Agwù nà-àkpa It is those who minister to Agwù that Agwù possesses" àhaà!,interjection,aha! (surprise) ajà,noun,earth; trodden clay; building mud; sand aja idèì,,heap of sand collected by flood after rainfall aja igwe,,wall aja òdido,,wall aja ōdido,,wall aja ubòm,,"white sand from river, used in building" Ajaànà,,see Ànì àjàdù nwaànyị,,widow ajị̀ enyī,,severe dysmenorrhoea (see ajị̀) ajọ́ ọyà,,malignant disease ajọ́ oyī,,rheumatism ajọ uchè,,bad plan àkà 1.,noun,dwarf; midget (cf. àkàkpọ) àkà 3.,noun,year aka àfè,,garment sleeve aka ezē,,toothache àka Nri,,male palace dwarf associated with Ezè Nri àkàbọ̀,noun,"pangolin, whose skin is used for medicine" àkàjè,noun,mockery; humiliation àkàkpọ̀,noun,person (usu. child) of stunted growth; underdeveloped person (usu. child or young person); dwarf (cf. àkà 1.) àkàkpọ̀,,derogatory term depicting the extreme shortness of a dwarf (Nwaozuzu Ph.D. 290) àkàlà,noun,sign; mark; cut; footprint àkàlà akà,,lines on the hand; destiny "àkàlà, àkàrà",noun,cake made of beans (Y. àkàrà) àkàlà ọ̀kwà,,insignia of office àkàloògòlì,noun,"A. spirits of the dead of worthless people (see ǹmúọ́): Ndí àkàloògòlì jì yà aka He is possessed by the spirits of worthless people B. unambitious, easy-going, prodigal person" àkàmù,noun,guinea corn gruel; hot pap (< H. L.O. Igwe) àkanwù,noun,potash (< H. kanwaa) "àkanya, àkànyị",noun,thatching mats made of ngwò leaves àkàrà,,see àkàlà àkàsjì,noun,common type of cocoyam (cf. edè) àkàtaàkà,noun,masquerade with a large head àkàtàkpo,noun,great person (used as a praise-name): Q bụ̀ àkàtàkpo mmadụ He is a great person àkèle,noun,frog whose cry is a sign of the annual flood of the Niger àkìjìka,noun,dry grass; grass for thatching; dry palm fronds àkìjìkọ̀,noun,"A. peeling or scraping of roasted yam; food burnt in cooking B. dry yam plant (external stem which looks like rope and which when twined into a bundle resembles a sponge," àkìkà 1.,noun,termite àkìkà 2.,noun,pattern of spots àkịkọ,,see àkụkọ àkọ́ 1.,noun,sense (sometimes used for hard scrubbing) àkọ́ 2.,noun,food prepared from ground maize for feasts àkọ́lọ,,see àkọ́lọ àkọ́lọ,noun,dry (land) "àkọ́ṃ, àḳụṃ",noun,fever; malaria; jaundice (cf. ìbà) àkọ́ṃọṇǵụ,noun,abuse; vituperation àkpà afā,,diviner's bag àkpà àgbugbọ̀,,grub usually found in a decaying compost heap àkpa àḳụ,,quiver àkpà anwụ́,,beehive àkpa nkwụ,,"A. grub found on palm tree and in decaying palm trunk B. palm fronds; long broom prepared from palm fronds, used for sweeping outside" àkpà uchè,,mind; memory akpịlịkpā,noun,scale of fish akpo,noun,round; number of times akpo,noun,soft palate; (more generally) roof of the mouth akpù,noun,knot; lump; cyst; hump (cf. ọkpù) akpụ 1.,noun,cassava; cassava starch; fufu (raw and pounded) akpụ 2.,noun,"cottonwood; silk cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra (Linn.) Gaertn.), found at Agwù shrine" akpù onu,,goitre akpukpa,noun,crawcraw àkù 1.,noun,wealth; riches àkù 2.,noun,winged termite (edible) àḳụ,noun,arrow àḳụ 1.,noun,palm kernel àḳụ 2.,noun,pubic hair àḳụ oyìbo,,coconut àḳụ ụ́tụ́lọ́,,kernels of unripe palm fruits (usually white) "àkùkọ, àkịkọ",noun,A. story (in general) akụkọ irò,,fable; myth àkùkọ irò,,fable; myth àkùkù,noun,side; part; locality àkùkù,noun,slang àkụkụ ọfụụ,,new piece of slang àkùkù ọhụrụ,,new piece of slang "àkùlọ, àkọ́lọ",noun,plant (*Selaginella*) àḱùlu,noun,"plant with tiny thorns which yields strings, used to tie up seed-yams or to make àkwalị B. [check]" àkùpè,noun,fan àkwa ògàzì,,egg of guineafowl akwà oyī,,blanket akwalā ngwò,,fibre of stem of ngwò akwụkwọ osisi,,leaf of tree akwùkwọ ùkwe,,hymn-book àmàmị̀kpe,,"condemnation, conviction (in case)" anaka osisi,,branch of tree ànì ezè,,kingdom anụ,noun,animal; meat anụ atụrụ,,mutton anụ atụrụ,,mutton anụ efi,,beef anụ eghēleghē,,fried meat anụ ewu,,goat’s meat anụ ezi,,pork anụ nama,,beef anụ ọfịa,,A. wild animal anụ òghighe,,fried meat anụ ụfe,,flying creature: bird; bat anụ ugbokó,,"stupid, uncivilized person" ànụm,noun,A. female tortoise anụmanụ,,animal (generic) ànụmdi,noun,marriage (of woman to man); wedding ànụnụ̀ 1.,noun,"bird (rare, small)" ànụnụ̀ 2.,noun,indigo vine (*Lonchocarpus cyanescens* Benth.) ànụnụ̀ 3.,noun,type of game played by children ànụnụ̀ ebè,,"tree supposed very poisonous, associated with ànụnụ̀" ànụnụ̀ igwe,,vegetable ànwàlì,noun,(also ipo ànwàlì) a fish (*Alestes leuciscus*); *ipo* is regarded as ànwànsì,noun,"conjuring, magic, jugglery, by dibìà" anwụ́ 1.,noun,sunshine; heat of sun anwụ́ 2.,noun,bee anwụ́ 3.,noun,mosquito anwụ ewu,,goat-meat anwụ ntà,,mosquito anwụ́ ntà,,mosquito anwụ̀lị,,see aŋ̣lị anwụ̀lị,noun,A. smoke anwụ̀lị èkèlèke,,"tied tobacco; bits of tied tobacco retailed in small amounts – 1d, 3d, etc." anwụ̀lịnwụ,noun,rough surface anya 1.,noun,eye anya akpà,,goggling eyes anya anwụ́,,see separate entry anya ị,,exclamation of pleasure on meeting a friend after long separation anya ikē,,boldness; fearlessness; greed anya mkpọ́,,blindness anya mmịli,,tears anya mpịa,,eye partly closed through disease or accident anya ọkụ̄,,A. disease of the eye anya ūdo,,self-control; temperance anya ùfìè,,squint; cross eyes anya ùfìè,,squint; cross-eyes anya ukwu,,greed; covetousness (lit. big eyes) anya ukwu,,covetousness anyaanwū,,see separate entry arị anya,,filaria; filaria worm (of the eye) arọ nā-abịa,,A. next year (cf. arọ̄ ọzọ) àrụ ukwu,,leprosy arụrụ nkwụ,,earwig ata 1.,noun,B. large expanse of waste land covered with spear-grass; wilderness ata 2.,noun,"title of a great chief, the Atta of Idah, in Igala" atala,noun,kind of tree (*Anogeissus leiocarpus* (DC.) Guill. and Perr.) atàla,noun,"kind of mat-net used in fishing (cf. Ịzọn atáléí mat-net, atálá to fish with such a net)" àtàlì,noun,"anklet worn by titled man, woven from a number of white threads, (formerly) sometimes with small ìjèlè-bells added" àtanị,noun,bamboo mat àtịmaanya,noun,expectation; hope àtịta,noun,proof; fact; piece of evidence given to prove a case àtịtá,noun,loud bubbles in the river that presage the flood àtịtù,noun,sticky juice of tree or fruit àtịtù osisi,,sap of tree àtịtù údàlà,,juice or stain of udala fruit àtọ,numeral,Central Igbo form of *itọ* atụ 1,noun,chewing stick atụ 2.,noun,bushcow; buffalo (*Syncerus caffer nanus*) àtù,noun,model; thing to which something else is compared; (source of) comparison atụ̄ egwù,,courage; bravery; boldness àtùmà,noun,a popular masquerade for small children àtụmaahịa,,commission to buy in the market; order "àtùmàkasà, àtùmàkasi",noun,"needlework cover used in covering tables, food, radios etc., for protection from dust or as an ornament; antimacassar (< E. antimacassar)" atụrụ,noun,sheep atụtọ,noun,*used in –yi atụtọ* tickle atụtụ,noun,B. (fig.) state of being untouchable (as a result of being an *orù* or *òsu*) atụtụ,noun,A. stain; discolouration; disfigurement; blemish; moral stain; flaw àtụ̀tụ̀ osisi,,sap of tree "awàị, awàyi",noun,"stew made with solid like yam; meal prepared by cutting up peeled yam, cocyam, etc., boiled with ingredients – meat, oil, pepper, tomato, etc., and stirred until done; yam pottage" "àwànị, àwọ̀nị",noun,castrated he-goat awayi,noun,*see awàị* awelē,noun,good luck Ayị̀nà ọ̀yị̀,,Do not commit adultery azì kịtàà,,youth of nowadays azụ̀ ndù,,fresh fish azù nkụ,,stockfish (cf. okpòloko) ba 3.,verb,peel (with knife) ba 4.,verb,break (under pressure); burst (as of weak clay pot with water in it being broken by pressure of the water; or fufu balls breaking in the pot during boiling): bà- 1.,verb,enter: bà- 2.,verb,soak ba aba,,be many ba afà,,give a name bà afà,,name; give a name (e.g. to new-born baby) bà èlèlè,,be useful; profit; benefit: ba mbà,,"scold; rebuke; ""howl"":" ba m̀ba,,"scold, etc.:" bà n’anya,,intoxicate: bà n’anya,,intoxicate bà n’ife,,"be useful; profit; benefit (cf. –bà èlèlè, -bà ulù)" ba ògàlànyà,,grow rich; become wealthy: ba ògàlànyà,,"become, grow rich:" bà ọ̀là,,be stale (of pounded food) ba ọṇya,,develop into sore or ulcer (of fresh wound) ba ụba,,A. be many; multiply; increase: bà ulù,,"be useful; profit; benefit (cf. –bà n’ife, -bà èlèlè)" bàa,,go in bàba,,"soak (corn, clothes, etc.)" ba/-be 1.,extensional suffix,be (doing something); begin and continue: ba/-be 2.,extensional suffix,at; on; against ba/-be 3.,extensional suffix,causative ba/-be 4.,extensional suffix,away from ba-cha,verb,"peel; pare (yam, cassava, etc., with knife) (cf. –be-cha)" bachapụ̀,,peel completely bachi,,be very plentiful: bàkọ́,,A. enter together bàlụ,,be profitable to (someone); be source of gain to: bàmì,,enter deeply into bànye,,join; enter; go in bànye,,soak in bànye akpụ,,soak cassava bànyelu,,about; concerning: bànyelu okwu,,"join, intervene, in a discussion" barị,,be wealthy: basị̀kùlù,noun,"bicycle (E., cf. igwè, ọ̀kpòlè, ànyịnyà igwè)" bàta,,enter; come in bawanye,,increase: be 1.,noun,home; dwelling: be 2.,verb,cry out be 3.,verb,stop (on reaching sufficiency): be akwa,,cry be àlị̀lị̀,,mourn; lament be m̄,,"my house, home" bekù,,appeal to; implore; cry to bekwàsị̀ akwa,,cry to; plead to bìà,verb,squeeze; compress bịa,verb,come bịa chìgha,,come; return bịa kèta,,come nearer bịa kwute,,come near to (a person) bịa nso,,approach bịachị anya,,come regularly bìadị(lị̀),,"by the way, ..." bìàju,,fill (by squeezing in) bìàkọ,,cram; squeeze in; pack together bìàlị̀ị̀,noun,softness; smoothness bìalu,,arrive at; reach bìànye,,"plunge, dip, poke, squeeze in" bịa(sọ̀) n'àzụ,,come after bì-chi,verb,stop; block; prevent bi-do,verb,begin bì-gbọọ,verb,shout loudly; roar; bawl at: bikō,interjection,please! I beg you! bìlìbìlì,noun,cloudiness; dimness bilibili chi,,dawn(ing) bìlìbìli chī,,dawn(ing) bì-ni,verb,get up bìni ọtọ,,stand up; rise up bìni ọtọ,,stand up; rise up bìnye,,lend (especially money): bo 1.,verb,put on; load on; help to raise to head bo anya,,stare at bo anya,,stare at bo àpà,,leave scar or mark on bo ibu,,lift a load onto someone's head bọ̀ ìlo,,clear the village square bo iru,,stare at bogbu,,overload bokwàsị anya,,stare at bokwàsị anya,,stare at bù abụ̀,,sing (a solo) bu agha,,fight bụ̀ osisi,,uproot tree bughalị anya,,"make dizzy, giddy, mad:" buruka,,move aside (something heavy) busọ̀ agha,,fight or war against; carry war against: Ànyị nā-àchọ ibusọ̀ fa agha We are going to carry war against them bute ọyà,,catch (a disease) cha n’anwụ́,,"be apparent, obvious, conspicuous" chalàpụ̀ anya,,stare at; look sternly at che ìche,,"keep watch, vigil: Q nọ̀ nà ìche He is on guard" chè uchè,,think; wonder; doubt; be perplexed chi 2.,noun,day (i.e. day time) chi àbọọ,,day breaks chi ànaā,,It is evening; the day declines chi anya,,be well woven; be tight chi èfoo,,day breaks chi èjimìe,,"It is late evening, night" chi èjiri,,The day declines chi ekùfoo,,It is getting light (of day) chi emìe,,It is late evening or night chi èrulu,,It is afternoon; the day draws in; the evening comes on (idiomatic) chi ezè,,"become, be installed chief or king" chi ikpe,,complain; make complaint chị ìnyemè,,marry a number of wives chi jìrìlị̀,,Darkness (night) is coming on: (fig.) chi ọzọ̀,,receive ọzọ̀ title chìchapụ̀ anya,,stare; glare chìghalị uchè,,consider; ponder; meditate chụ anụ,,chase animals chụ nta,,hunt; go hunting chùbe,,go away to fetch dà adà,,fall; fall down (usually of persons) (cf. -dà 1.) dà àkàkpọ̀,,be stunted in growth dà mbà,,be very tired and exhausted; be tired by a task to the extent that one can no longer go on with it; be worn out da ndamanya,,be lazy; malinger; loaf about dà ngwulọ,,be lame dà ụdà,,give sound: dàbe,,lean against: de letà,,write letter de n’ile,,taste de ùlì,,mark parts of the body with ùlì debe uchè,,think; imagine degalụ letà,,write letter to: delụ letà,,write letter to; help write letter: deta letà,,write letter to (the speaker): dị èbelè,,be kind-hearted dị egwù,,"be dangerous, dreadful" dị ghòlòghòlò,,be watery dị̀ ilè,,(of medicine or sorcery) be efficacious dị kịlịkịlị,,"be very tiny, small: Achọlụ̀ m àgwa dị kịlịkịlị I want small beans" dị mbàlā,,"be spacious, wide:" dị ndù,,"be raw, fresh, uncooked, etc." dị n’ilo,,be enemies: Fā dị n’ilo They are enemies; Mụ̀ nà Òbi dị n’ilo Obi and myself are enemies di ntà,,hunter dinàji onu,,strain or crick the neck while sleeping do 2.,verb,"ext. suff. 1. against; fast (in, on) (implies continuity; cf. –do 1.)" dò,verb,"be clear, settled, shady; settle, become clear (of liquids)" dọ 1.,verb,draw; pull do Agbàlà,,perform routine sacrifice to the god Agbàlà do Agbàlà,,A. perform routine sacrifice to Agbala do ajā,,build a wall do àjà,,place object(s) of sacrifice in a place do akanya,,make thatch do àkanya,,make thatch do alụ̄sị,,erect a shrine do ànị̀,,settle a country; establish place dò anya,,be clear: Ife à dò m̀ anya This thing is clear to me dò àrụ,A.,recuperate B. get stout dò èdò,,be clear (of liquids) do iru,,face; turn face to incline towards do iyī,,"place an object or objects, as charm or something obnoxious, on property in the belief that the charm will bring evil on a person who defies the charm and steals the property; protect an object by a fetish" dọ n’agha,,take prisoner in war dò ndò,,be shady (of place) do nsọ,,consecrate dọ ọ̀dụ̀,,sit down (in speaking to children) dọba,,"put on, at:" dogbu,,kill or spoil by placing dogha,,change; change place of; re-arrange; reverse; turn (something) round doghalị,,change place dọka anụ,,"tear, rend (flesh)" dokwa,A.,make peace; settle quarrel B. arrange; decorate dolu ànị̀,,put down doni,,set up; build up doo,noun,"quiet; calm; in an orderly, quiet manner: Ebe à dị̀ doo It is quiet here" dozi,,arrange; prepare; settle; repair dozi ànị̀,,remove pollution from a community dozi okwu,,settle a case dụ̀ ọ̀dụ̀,,advise; warn: Dụ̀a nwa gị ọ̀dụ̀ Warn your child du ọfọlọ,,punt ebe,noun,place; where; while; since; whereas: ebē,noun,yam beetle ebe à,,this place: ebe ízuzo,,secret place; retired spot ebe mgbabà,,refuge ebe nīīne,,everywhere ebe ōbibi,,habitation; dwelling place ebe ọbùnà,,any place èbeē,interjection,where (to)?: èbeē zī?,,Where then? where else? èbelè,noun,mercy; pity Èbelèchukwu,,male name (lit. mercy of God) ebenebe,noun,extraordinary happening; disaster ebì,noun,porcupine ebī,noun,lungfish; mudfish (Protopterus annectens) (= ekwum̄) ebì ntà,,Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherura fricana Gray) ebi ogwū,,Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata senegalica Cuv.) èbìlì,noun,storm on water; wave ebo,noun,"A. the smallest kinship-cum-residential unit, a subdivision of" ègbènù,noun,warriors "ègbenu, ègbene",noun,cock ègbènu ọba,,warriors ègbìlì,noun,fish (*Heterotis niloticus*) (= ìgbènù) egbò,noun,"boundary around compound or village; more especially the entrance, shaped like goalposts, of bamboo palm leaves or warrior-like one. Members dress like warriors with helmet-ògilìsì, which bears protective medicines" egbū,noun,tree (*Alstonia congensis* Engl.); bark used medicinally for cure of different kinds of ịbà or akòm egbugbèlè,noun,used in: egbugbèlè ọnụ,,lip(s) egbugbu,noun,tattoo; mark egọ kịlịkịlị,,coins ègwe,noun,wall of beaten earth egwu,noun,A. drum egwù,noun,A. fear egwu alụ̄sị,,sacred dances egwu ọtā,,ritual drum egwu ùdù,,music in which ùdù features prominently egwu ùdù,,music in which ùdù features prominently egwugwu,noun,"the most elderly and most venerated form of the incarnate dead, of Igala origin (Igala ègwùgwù, = mmụọ ogonogo)" ègwusi,noun,water-melon seeds (cf. Yoruba ẹ̀gùsì) (*Citrullus vulgaris*) ekike ilē,,string of the tongue èlèm,noun,fish-fry; small sprat-like fish caught when Niger rises elili,noun,"rope (general term); string to tie yams; shoe lace (cf. ụ̀dò, ekwe, àbù) see èlèlè 1. and 2. elili" eló 1.,noun,mushroom eló 2.,noun,Standard-wing Nightjar (Macrodipteryx longipennis) elu elu,noun,A. North (borrowed from Central Igbo) emēnjọ,noun,innocence; infallibility (from -me do) emume,noun,custom; observance emumechī,noun,daybreak ene,noun,Harnessed Antelope; bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus Pallas) enekē,noun,swallow (bird) enū,noun,height; top Enugwū,noun,Enugu ènwè,noun,monkey; useless person ènwè ọf̣a,,wild monkey enwē uchè,,lack of sense; foolishness enyi,noun,elephant enyì,noun,friend (less common than ọ̀yị̀) enyi mbà,,‘Elephant people’ (referring to the Igbo) enyì nwaàyị,,girl-friend; woman friend enyì nwaàyị,,girl-friend; woman friend ènyò anya,,pair of glasses ènyò anyā,,pair of spectacles "ènyò, ènyìnyò",noun,mirror; glass (= ùgògbè) eriri 1.,noun,power of transforming oneself into an animal eriri 2.,noun,wart èrùlu,noun,red coral; coral bead èsè,,see àsè èsèmokwu,noun,"quarrel; dispute; bickering (-sè draw, pull)" èsèmokwu,,quarrel; dispute esō,noun,gum from tree esu,noun,(cf. alịlị) millipede "esuso, etuto",noun,blister; boil esusu,noun,"contribution to revolving benefit fund, to which each member contributes regularly and from which members profit in turn (? < Yoruba)" ètè,noun,rope for climbing trees eteke,noun,used in: eteke uvīe,,fish (*Hemichromis bimaculatus*) (cf. ìkpoòkpò) ètètè,noun,woven shield used in war by the Ada people ètìtì,noun,middle; centre ètìtì naàbọ̀,,"the middle, centre" etu 1.,noun,manner etu 2.,noun,leech etu à,,thus; in this manner etu afụ̀,,so; in that manner etùketù,noun,used in: etum,noun,long bamboo used to propel a canoe ètùm,noun,dust in the air etuto,,see esuso èvì,noun,snakehead fish (*Channa obscura*) ewī,,see eyī "ewō!, èwo!",interjection,exclamation of surprise ewòò!,interjection,exclamation of sympathy or pity ewu,noun,goat; (applied to person) fool ewù,noun,fame; report; rumour ewu-el-ọ̄kụkọ-atụ̀,,"(lit. goat-never-touches, fowl-never-pecks) a poisonous plant" ewùù!,interjection,"exclamation of regret, sympathy" "eyī, ewī",noun,Giant or Pouched Rat (*Cricetomys gambianus* Waterhouse; Yoruba òkètè) ezè,noun,A. king; chief: ezē,noun,tooth ezè alụ̄sị,,priest (of a particular spirit that has a shrine and an organized cult) ezè amōosu,,chief of wizards ezè ànì,,life-size image of carved wood ezè anụmanụ,,king of the beasts; elephant ezè anụmànụ̀,,"king of the beasts, the elephant" ezè azụ̀,,king of the fish (*Gymnarchus niloticus*) ezè mmụọ̄,,king of underworld eze nkwō,,"loss of tooth, teeth" ezè nnụ̀,,"king of the birds, the eagle" ezè nwaàyị̀,,queen ezè nwaàyị,,queen ezi,noun,goodness; truth; kindness èzi ìbà,,court of a native house èzi ìlo,,precincts of a house ezi ndụ̀,,health ezi okènyè,,aged person ezi okwū,,truth ezi òmùme,,good deeds; righteousness fà nchā,,all of them (cf. fà nīne) fè ogwè,,cross a bridge fe ùfe,,fly febè n’anya,,get in eye; (fig.) be cheated: fie àgbụ,,bind; cord fo afà,,mention; mention name fo chi,,last till dawn; last till the following morning fota afà,,make mention; mention fụ inyègè,,see faintly fụ ọfụ,,see a vision; prophesy fụju anya,,"toil, suffer greatly" ge,noun,joy; gladness ge,noun,kindness; a present ge,noun,in-law ge,noun,brown striped rat ga ọfụma,,prosper; succeed; go well "gaba, -jebe",,go away gàdo,,hold firm (with fingers or claws) gado ezē,,grip (but not bite into) with teeth gba afa,,"practise divination. This is part of the work of certain native doctors. A collection of various objects is used, including human and animal teeth, cowries, seeds, coins, pieces of bone, seeds of certain plants. This collection is kept in a container. Divination is then carried out by collecting these objects in the hand and throwing them on the floor or table, picking them up and repeating the throwing one or several times" gba àghalā,,riot; be disorderly; be rascally gba àḳụ,,grow pubic hair gba egwu,,dance gba ghòlòghòlò,,be watery gba ibē,,pledge; give as security: gba ǹje,,run to and from; be going to and from a place (including the world of spirits) gba mbìbì,,borrow; go about borrowing: gba nchāla,,rust; corrode gba nkwụ,,hold traditional marriage ceremony gba nlò,,"be soft, watery (esp. of food)" gba nta,,hunt gbà ọ̀chịchịjị,,"be, get, dark" gba òkpòòfùfù,,A. perspire gba ọtọ,,be naked: Ọbị gba ọtọ Obi is naked gba òwu,,thread gbà ùfìè,,lie across or crosswise gbaba ọtọ,,make naked; strip: Ọbị gbàbàḷụ Ọjị ọtọ Obi stripped Oji naked gbabe,,lean against gbabebe,,make something lean against something (cf. –gbabe lean against) gbabìdo,,hold up; waylay; intercept (lit. run to a halt against) gbacha afele,,clean the plate (of food) gba(do) mkpòlògwū,,take root gbaghà,,overshoot (one’s target) gbagha okwu,,contradict; argue gbami mkpòlògwū,,send roots deep gbana n’òsu,,seek refuge with a deity gbanye mkpòlògwū,,be rooted in; be connected with a place by birth gbe àkàmù,,"mix, prepare liquid pap" gbelè,,loiter; creep about: gbị agidigị,,"be fat, plump; have stout build (of human being only)" gbọ̀ 1.,,vomit; = àgbugbọ̀ gbọ̀ agbọ̀,,vomit: Ada nā-àgbọ̀ agbọ̀ Ada is vomiting gbu egbugbu,,tattoo; mark gbu ikpèlè,,kneel gbu màlàmàlà,,glitter gbu ọ̀chụ̀,,"commit murder, manslaughter" gbu ọkịka,,tattoo (cf. -dọ nki) gbu ùlì,,mark parts of the body with ùlì gbugwò,,"cut open (pot, etc.), till (something hard)" gha 2.,verb,"scatter, throw (broadcast); sow (broadcast)" ghà,verb,pass; overtake; leave; surpass; let alone; leave off; fail gha mkpụrụ,,sow seeds (broadcast) gha mkpụrụ,,sow seeds (broadcast) ghàgbu,,leave someone far behind: gha-lị,,see –gha 1.B. ghasà,,sow by scattering; scatter ghe 1.,verb,be open; open; yawn; gape ghe 2.,verb,fry ghè,verb,be properly cooked ghe ògèdè,,fry plantains ghe oghē,,be open: Ụzọ ghe oghē The door is open ghe ughelē,,yawn ghèdè,,cook very soft (esp. of carbohydrate food) ghekpọ,,yawn; pant ghekpọ,,fry dry ghèkpọ̀,,"cook properly (esp. of meat, fish); be well cooked" ghè-lị,verb,cut into pieces: ghò 1.,verb,"change, develop into; become" ghò 2.,verb,play trick; trick; work deceit: ghọ 1.,verb,A. go wrong; miss; be mistaken ghọ aghọ,,be a mistake; show a loss: ghò aghùghò,,"be tricky, cunning, fond of setting persons against one another (such activity usually being done underground); carry on double-dealing: Emeka àna aghòka aghùghò Emeka is very fond of double-dealing" ghòlòghòlò,noun,"watery, light consistency (of soup, broth etc.; cf. gologolo)" go,,in-law; relative by marriage go 1.,verb,deny go 2.,extensional suffix,"make, be bent (cf. ngo crookedness)" go 2.,verb,worship go 3.,verb,bless go ago,,deny gò akwa,,bewail; lament go alisi,,worship a deity go go,,perform duties of a relation by marriage go mmuo,,worship spirits (by presenting kolanuts) Fa na-ago mmuo They are worshipping spirits go nwaanyi,,mother-in-law; female relative by marriage go nwoke,,father-in-law; male relative by marriage go Ofo,,"bless with Ofo, the symbol of authority" go oji,,offer kolanuts to the ancestors or deities go-du,ext.suff.,first; beforehand; preceding (cf. -du 3.): Biagodu fu m tupu i jebe afu Come and see me first before going to the market: Cheegodu! Wait first! gògò,,pull crooked gogògo,noun,fish sp. (Ichthyborus besse) gòli,,rejoice; make a joyful noise gologolo,noun,"wateriness (of soup, broth, etc.; cf. ghòlòghòlò): Achòlu m ofe di gologolo I want a watery soup" gonari,,deny (knowledge of something) go-si,verb,show O gosigo onwe ya He has shown himself (in his true colours): O na-eje igosi ya n’unu Ofo He is going to show him Ofo’s house gozi,,bless; invoke a blessing gụ̀ afà,,name; give a name to gụ agụgụ,,deny: gụ agụ̄ụ̄,,hunger; desire; long for ( -gụ 2. desire) gute ji,,harvest yams gwa 1.,verb,tell (no vowel suffix): Gwa m ife mèlụ ị bìarọ ụnyàafụ̣ Tell me why you did not come yesterday: Ọ chọ̀ igwā m ife He wants to tell me something gwa 2.,verb,mix gwa 3.,verb,revenge; avenge gwa agwa,,mix gwa gàrị,,mix gari gwa mmanya,,mix wine with water or other wine gwa ọchị,,pull apart gwa okwu,,address gwagbu,,slander (a person) to death; curse bitterly gwaghalị,,tell again gwakwụlụ,,reply gwata,,hint to a person gwazi,,mix properly gwe,verb,"pound, grind (usu. dry objects)" ǹgwe,,"grinder; apparatus, machine for grinding" gwe ọkà,,pound corn gwe ọkà,,pound corn gwègèlègwègèlè,noun,weak flabbiness gwelì,,pound well gwesị,,pound all gwò,extensional suffix,into pieces (something harder than -lì) gwọ,verb,"scrape, scoop out (cf. -ghụ)" gwọ 1.,verb,mix; cure gwọ 3.,verb,"sit with the lower limbs twisted and drawn up, as a lame person or as Moslems during prayer; sit with the lower limbs drawn up (usually on the floor)" gwọ àgwọ,,"be flexible, pliant" gwọ̀ egwu,,dance very well in type of dance in which back muscles come into play gwọ̀ ile,,clip words gwọ ile,,speak in metaphor or slang unintelligible to an outsider gwọ ngwulọ,,"sit with the legs drawn up (like a lame person, usually on the floor)" gwọ nsị,,work sickness or death by means of magic or poison gwọ n'ụlụ,,"sit with the lower limbs drawn up (like a lame person, usually on the floor) (cf. -kụ̀ n'ụlụ)" gwọ ofe,,"take all the meat, etc., of soup at expense of others" gwọ ọrịa,,cure disease gwọ ọyà,,cure disease gwọ ụla,,"keep oneself awake by using kolanuts, drugs, etc. dibìà ọkpùlụ̀ ọgwọ! praise name for a native doctor (lit. doctor who cures as soon as he sips). Native doctors sometimes sip or chew certain medicines in the mouth, then spit it on any part of the patient’s body, or in the air, following this sometimes by incantations" gwọlụ,,be seated on flat surface (e.g. floor) and unable to stand gwù egwu,,play gwù egwu,,play "gwu, -gu",verb,dig "gwu, gu",verb,finish gwụ ike,,"tire; be weary; be tired; have one’s energy sapped: Ife à àgwụgo m ike I am tired of this thing, or, This thing has tired me" gwù mmilī,,swim gwu ọba,,make a barn of yams gwù unyì,,"dig, mine coal" gwụcha,,finish; end gwufè,,swim across gwufìè,,dig in the wrong direction gwụfọ,,"finish, leaving a little quantity: Ọ gụfọgo It is just about to run out" gwùli egwu,,play about gwùli egwu,,play about gwumì,,dig deep inside gwupùte,,dig up gwurube,,dig around: Ọ nà-ègwurube ànì n’ukwù osisi He is digging holes around the tree gwụsị,,finish gwùso egwu,,play with someone gwùsò egwu,,play with someone gwute,,dig up haà!,interjection,oh! (surprise) heì!,interjection,oh! (surprise) hǫ̀gùgù 1,noun,ribs; lungs; loins; waist hǫ̀nǫ̀gǫ̀,noun,joy; gladness hǫ̀nǫ̀gǫ̀ 2.,noun,will cause you to stumble ibe,noun,A. part (of); piece (of) ibè,noun,companion; neighbour; ibē,noun,A. pledge; security; pawn; hostage ibe akwa,,piece of cloth ibe akwụkwọ,,"sheet, piece, of paper" ibē ànyị,,comrades; friends; compatriots; companions; ibe naàbọ̀,,two pieces ibe nkụ,,plank; piece of wood ibe nkụ̄,,plant; piece of wood ibe nnī,,"a piece of food (like yam, cocoyam, etc.)" ibe ọ̄jị,,diction or cotyledon of kola ibe òlòma,,segment of orange ibe osisi,,part of tree (split from the main body) ibe osisi,,part of tree (split from the main body) ibelibe,,a small piece: ibelibe itè,,potsherd: ibelibe nkụ,,splinter ibelibe nkụ̄,,splinter ībọ,noun,musical instrument with either strings or plucked tongues; (cf. ogumogwū) ībọ akwālā,,pluriarc ībọ ọṅū,,mouth-organ; wind-instrument in general ībọ̄sị,noun,day ībọ̄sị daa,,everyday; daily; day by day (cf. kwà daa) ībọ̄sị mbu,,the first day ībọ̄sị ụka,,Sunday ībụ,noun,scramble; scrambling ībụlū,noun,brain ībụlū 1.,noun,young chick ībụlū 2.,noun,"fruit with sweet smell, sucked raw (? from Borassus aethiopum Mart.):" ībụlū akwa,,eggshell (of fowl) ībụlū inū,,variety of ībụlū whose leaves are used to cure malaria Sarcocephalus latifolius (Rubiaceae) ībụlū mgbaka,,brain fatigue ībụlū ọcha,,wild custard apple (Annona senegalensis Pers.) ībụrù,noun,common bush by roadside Nauclea latifolia (Rubiaceae); ībụrù Echie; [ùvùrò Azbari?] ìche,noun,keeping; saving; watching over; vigil (-che 1. watch) ìche ānwū,,sunshade; umbrella ichèlè àḳụ,,shells of palm kernels ịchịchā,noun,cockroach ife aghā,,weapon ife naanọ,,four things ife onū,,necklace ifùlùfi àgwà,,pod of beans ịgba agị,,secret night society (using agu gbị); Leopard Society igba ọkàngà,,drum of the *Igwè of Ágùleèri* ị̀gbè̄ nchā,,always; at all times ịgbu agị,,title; holder of ịgbu agị title; name (lit. leopard-killer) ịgị 1.,noun,variety of yam ịgị 2.,noun,barren woman ị̀gị nwà,,you; yourself; thou; thyself (emphatic) ịgịnị,noun,barbed spear for hunting or fighting igommuuo,,worshipping spirits ịgùgù 2,noun,"spoke, metal skewer" ìgwè atụrụ,,flock of sheep ìké ya,,his; her; hers; its ìkèngà elùuluū,,"giant ants, with very big heads, seen among smaller ones" "ikènyè, ikènyà",noun,grown men; elders; principal men ìkìkè,,used in: ìkili,noun,joint used in: ìkili akà,,elbow ìkili ezè,,part of jaw near molar ìkili ezē,,part of jaw near molar ìkili ụkwụ,,heel ìkiti,noun,used in: ìkiti ụkwụ,,(sound of) footstep iko,noun,cup; drinking vessel ikó,noun,fish-trap "ikòlò, ukòlò",noun,"wooden drum, played on great occasions, e.g. when a great man dies, or as an alarm for war: Nwaànyị̀ adj àgba ukòlò Women cannot dance to the ikòlò (because only men who have killed can dance to it)" ìkolobị̀à,noun,see òkolo ìkòm,noun,male (opp. of ìnyòm) ịkpàkpaà,noun,a food produced from maize ịkpata,noun,used in: ịkpata ụkwụ,,hoof ikpe,noun,judgement ìkpè,noun,slander; bad things said about one with exaggeration or untruth ikpē azụ,,see -kpè + 1. ikpèlè,noun,knee ìkpele,noun,edge; border; bank ìkpele mmīli,,bank of the river ikpo,noun,"collection, set (of things); large crowd (of people) (contrast mkpụ̀)" ikpo,noun,square bronze bell ìkpò 1.,noun,tall coarse tufted grass. Andropogon spp. ìkpò 2.,noun,see ùkpò ikpo afị́ị́a,,rubbish-heap ikpo akwụkwọ,,set of books ikpo mmadụ̀,,large crowd of people ìkpoòkpò,noun,"general name for cichlid fish, Tilapia and Hemichromis genera, and extended to similar fish" ìkpoòkpò àgù,,*Tilapia galilaea* ìkpoòkpò akasa,,*Tilapia nilotica* ìkpoòkpò nkọ̄lọ̄,,*Cichlidae tenopoma kingsleyae* ịkpọsi igwe,,spoke (e.g. of bicycle) ikpù,noun,hairy part in front of genitals of either sex; vulva ikpulū,noun,worm; maggot "ikù, nkù",noun,eyebrow (also ikù anyā) ìkùkù,noun,breeze; wind; gale ìkùku ọgbarụ̀,,south wind; breeze from down-river ikwè,noun,mortar ikwu,noun,relative (general term): Ọ kpọ̀ ndi ikwū ya He summoned his relatives ikwu nnē,,the home quarter of one’s mother ikwuù,noun,used in: ụnyọ ikwuù moveable house; tent; booth ile,noun,tongue ìlè,noun,power; potency; effectiveness (of thing): Ọgụ̄ ā dị ìlè This medicine is powerful ile nkitā,,*Laportea aestrans* (Urticaceae) ile ọkụ̄,,flame; spark; hot part of fire ili,numeral,ten ìlìilì [ilighìlì],noun,splinter ìlìlò,noun,weed ilo,noun,enmity ìlo,noun,"outside; compound outside walls (= èzi amā, contrast mbala èzi); area in village not occupied by houses (includes but is wider than èzi)" ìlòlò 1.,noun,deep thought (on a problem) ìlòlò 2.,noun,used in: ịnàrịị,noun,millet: Ịnàrịị bụ nwanne mkpụrụ ajà Millet grains are as small as a grain of sand ini,noun,grave; burial place (from -ni bury (corpse)): ini ozū,,cemetery; burial ground; burial place inìnè,noun,"green leaf vegetable, ‘green amaranth’ (*Amaranthus hybridus* Linn.)" inìne m̄ee,,wild or green amaranth (*Amaranthus lividus* Linn. and *A. viridis* Linn.) inìne mgbòlokō,,variety of *Amaranthus hybridus* inìnè ogwū,,spring or prickly Amaranth (*Amaranthus spinosus* Linn.) "ịnọ, ànọ",numeral,"(counting form); naanọ, naanọ (qualifying form) four" inu 1.,noun,bitterness (of taste) inu 2.,noun,proverb; parable; riddle: Inu bụ̀ mmany e jì èṣuli okwū Proverbs are the oil for eating speech ịnyànga,noun,parade; bluff; showing-off inyègè,noun,"appearance of something not seen clearly, either because of darkness or dazzling light" inyègeè,noun,fish (*Alestes baremose*) ìnyemè,noun,wives (plural of *nwunyè*) inyi,noun,dirt(iness) "ịnyịnyà, ànyịnyà",noun,horse ịnyịnyà ibù,,ass inyo,noun,foolishness ìnyòm,noun,female (opp. of *ìkòm*) ìpètè,noun,moonfish; a general name for fish of the genus *Citharinus* ìpètè arịlị,,*Citharinus distichoides* ìpètè erìrì,,*Citharinus latus* ipo,noun,fish (*Alestes nurse*) ìpopo,noun,(also ìpopo osisi) sapling (= opòpò) irò,noun,story told in song; fable iru,noun,A. face; front; forward part iru akā,,fore-arm iru anyanwū,,A. sun iru ifelē,,modesty; blushing iru igwē,,weather; sky iru mmà,,edge (of a knife) "ịsaà, àsaà",numeral,seven (counting form); naasaà (qualifying form): Chịtàlu m òlòma naasaà Bring me seven oranges "ịsàtọ, àsàtọ",numeral,"eight, eighth (counting form); naasàtọ (qualifying form): Q dị ji naasàtọ n’ime nkàtà There are eight yams in the basket" ịsha,noun,shrimp; crayfish isi anwụ̀lị,,head of tobacco; bunch of prepared tobacco leaves (usually black tobacco) counting 5 leaves in one head isi awelē,,good luck isi mbido,,beginning isi njedebe,,end; finish Isi Òji,,Africa; Africans; Black race isi ọ̀kpọrị,,bare head: isi okwu,,meaning of the word isi ọzàlà,,edge of ọzàlà ịta,noun,act of pointing out guilty person by native doctor -tà ịta: bear witness (usu. of native doctor pointing out guilty person) onye ịta: someone who gives evidence of harm done by sorcery ịta,noun,used in: -ta ịta: win stakes in a game ịtàlị,noun,cane (for thrashing) -pịa ịtàlị: flog with whip; whip; chastise ịtọ,numeral,three (counting form) naatọ: (normal qualifying form) ndịdịgàndị nke ịtọ: third generation ịwàlàgàdà,noun,used in: ịwàlàgàdà ụkwụ: disease around groin "ìyàà, ìyaa",interjection,exclamation of assent or pleasure; very good! excellent! fine! jà,verb,cut: ja ike,,praise je 1.,verb,go; walk je Agbàlà,,"consult the Agbala in Awka, the most famous one" je agha,,go to war; be recruited into war je agha,,go to war; be recruited into army je ijè,,walk; go on a journey je n’iru,,go forward; go in front je nta,,hunt je ọfụma,,go well je ọfụma,,go well je ọkụ,,go fishing je ozi,,go with a message; serve; do housework jechi anya,,be punctual jedebe,,stop walking; end a journey jedèbe,,go near jedide,,keep going on jefù,,"go astray; err; get lost when walking, travelling" jegbu,,denounce; betray jeghalị,,walk about jeghèli,,wander about at random jekọ,,meet; encounter; walk together jekwudo,,catch up and overtake jekwulu,,go to someone jelu,,"reach, go up to (a particular point, place)" jelụ akwà,,put on clothes; gird jemì,,go far in jepụ,,untie (wrapper) jerube,,go round jerụka,,go aside; go a little way jesò,,follow; follow after jeta,,gain: jetè aka,,go far away jezù,,go all over; go throughout ji 1.,noun,yam (*Dioscorea* spp. Linn.) ji àbànà,,wateryam (*Dioscorea alata* Linn.) ji àbị,,"(*Dioscorea praehensilis* Benth.) yam cultivar which never grows to a very great size, of inferior quality" ji ọfụụ,,new yam ji òji,,"be dark, dark-coloured" jide n’ibē,,hold as hostage: jụ oyī,,be cold: Kùtelụ ḿ mmili jịlù oyī Bring me cold water kà àgbà,,make appointment kà àkàlà,,draw a line kà.....rà,,all; as many as; as much as; every single one; entirely: kàta,extensional suffix,so much...that; to such an extent...that: kà.....wèe,,in order that; so that: ke 1.,verb,tie ke 2.,verb,shine; glitter kè 1.,verb,share; divide ke agbụ,,bind ke àgbụ,,bind: O kèlù yà àgbụ He bound him ke ekike,,dress; adorn: kè ekpē,,make a will kè ìbụ̀ọ,,divide into two; bisect kè ikpe,,give judgement kè ikpe,,give judgement ke ime,,cause abortion ke ọbà,,bind yams in barn kè okwu,,give judgement; settle a palaver ke ụ̀dọ̀,,"tie with rope, cord, etc." kebe,,get ready kedo,,prepare; tie on with rope: kedosi ike,,tighten kèemesịa,,goodbye (lit. let it be till then) kèji,,divide into two kekọta,,join together kekpụ̀,,tie in a knot kekụ̣,,coil; coiling kekwa,,re-tie kelụ,,prepare kesi ike,,tie strongly ki-li,extensional suffix,"about; up and down (always with -gba) -gbakìli ànị̀ go about; go or move about hesitantly, worriedly, at random: Motọ jì ka esò je afịa enupụ̀go ebe ị nà-àgbakìli ànị̀ The lorry you were to have taken to the market has left while you were busy fussing about" kịlịkịlị,noun,tiny size: Ọ kùtà umụ kịlịkịlị azụ̀ He caught tiny fish kịlịkịlịkịlị,interjection,"word used by children when trying to count stars at night; each number is preceded by this word, and they try to count as far as possible on one breath" kịtàà,noun,now kịtkpà,noun,smallpox ko 1.,verb,A. hang ko 2.,verb,hook; take with a hook ko 2.,verb,used in: kò afọ,,distend abdomen; Nni nkàà nà-ekò afọ̄ This food is stodgy kọ àgbugbọ̀,,collect decayed compost for application to crops kọ àkùkọ,,tell a story; give news kò èkò,,A. writhe; bubble; froth; ferment B. distend; swell; bulge kò èkò,,creep; climb (of plants) kọ ọkọ,,itch; irritate: Anya na-àkọ m ọkọ My eye itches kò okwu,,"(fig.) cause trouble; invite quarrel, dispute (usually deliberately); assault" kò okwu,,"(fig.) cause trouble; invite quarrel, dispute (usually deliberately); assault" kò ọ̀nùmà,,be angry; swell with anger kò ukò,,put on airs; show off; be lavish in hospitality; puff oneself up kọ ụkọ,,be scarce kobe,,"hang something on; spread out to dry; confer, bestow" kobe èbùbè,,"honour (lit. ""hang honour on"")" kòdo,,catch; entangle; be entangled kokwàsị,,hang upon (as a snake) kokwàsị akwà,,wrap a cloth about the body kolu,,prepare kolu,,remove from where hanging: Kòlu yā ebe à Remove it from here (where you left it hanging) koni,,start; set out kòni enū,,hang up (on hook) kopụ̀,,remove from where hanging: Kopụ̀ ya ebe à Remove it from here (where it is wrongly hanging) B. be arrested and suspended in fall kòso,,see òkòso kọwa inu,,interpret a proverb or parable kpa,,be possessed by Agwù; be mildly eccentric or mentally deranged: Agwù nà-àkpa Okaafọ; ònyê mà mà ò mego ife anarọ̀ eme? Okaafọ is disturbed in his mind; who knows if he has committed an abomination? kpa àgwà,,behave (usually badly) kpa àḳụ,,A. search for palm kernels at the farm (usually of children) kpa nkụ,,fetch firewood kpa ụkpa,,be friends companions kpata àkù,,acquire wealth kpọ afà,,call by name; name kpọ àghalā,,"cause confusion, riot, tumult" kpọ anwụ́,,wither kpọ́ anwụ̀lị,,take snuff: kpọ etùketù,,hiccough kpo ībọ,,"play musical instrument (sansa, guitar, organ)" kpọ nkụ,,to dry up: Akwụkwọ afụ akpogo nkụ The leaf has dried up kpọ n’ùbu,,shrug shoulders: kpọ ọkà,,remove the grains from the ear of maize kpọ̀ òkpòmọ́kụ,,be hot: kpọ̀ òkpòòfùfù,,perspire; cause perspiration kpọ òmìmì,,dive kpochi onùnù,,fill hole kpodo n’obē,,"nail to the cross, crucify: A kpọdòlu Jisùs n’obē mākà ndi njọ Jesus was crucified for sinners Onye a kpọdòli n’obē He who was crucified" kpọ̀lè,,roll along: kpọ̀lị oghū,,play kpopụ̀ ezē,,extract a tooth kpọsi ọkà,,rub off grains of corn from cob kpù òkpu,,"put on, wear hat, cap" kpupù òkpu,,"remove hat, cap, etc." kpụrụka,,"drag, move to one side:" kq 1.,verb,tell; relate; guess kq akqkq,,tell a story; give news kù àkùkù,,say slang word kù àkùpè,,fan: kù ngwulọ,,sit on floor with legs crossed: *Akụjịna ngwulọ n’iru onye ọbịa* Stop sitting cross-legged in the presence of the stranger kụ ọkà,,plant maize ku ọ̀kpọ,,box kugwa,,"revenge, avenge a beating" kupe,,break off part of: kwà ībọ̄sị,,every day; daily kwà mkpukpù,,be hunchbacked kwe nkwà,,make promise; give pledge: Q kwèlù m nkwà He promised me kwe ùkwe,,sing: kwo ezē,,"take out, extract teeth; lose tooth, teeth" kwọ ọkà,,grind corn kwụ anwụ̀lị,,smoke (of a fire) kwụ ọtọ,,stand up: Mmadụ̀ nīne kwụḷụ ọtọ Would everybody stand up kwụba,,place against kwụdo,,stand firm: Òtu ānyị àkwụdosigo ikē Our club is now on a firm basis kwùghe,,open; take off lid or cover: ǹla,noun,children's ailment (rash); tinea carcinata (cf. ọkpụ isi tinea capitis) la-cha,verb,lick; eat (juicy fruit); drink (soup) la-pa,verb,stick to; cling to lapado n'àrụ,,stick to body lapalụ n'àrụ,,cling (to somebody) le 1.,verb,sell le 2.,verb,be rotten le 3.,verb,"brand with hot thing; burn, touch with fire or hot object; be hot" lè 1.,verb,fulfil; come to pass; (of medicine or sorcery) be efficacious lè 2.,extensional suffix,(used with movement) about; used only in: le ọkụ,,"A. be hot, warm:" le ùle,,rot; be rotten; be corrupt; be lazy le ùle,,"be rotten, lazy, corrupt" ledà,,sell cheaply ledo,,blaze out; catch fire lefọ,,"sell, leaving some parts" lefù,,sell into slavery leji,,cut asunder by burning lesị,,sell to: letà,noun,"letter (E., cf. akwụkwọ)" letọ̀,,be very rotten letọ̄si,,be completely rotten lèzù,,fulfil; come to pass li àkù,,inherit wealth lita n’ùkwù,,"inherit, gain by inheritance" lu Agwù,,perform the preliminary sacrifice before being initiated into Agwù lu inyi,,"be dirty, filthy: O lù inyi It is dirty" lụ̀do osisi,,stick a stick into the ground ma ibē,,bet; stake ma ikpe,,condemn: A màlụ̀ ya ikpe orí He was found guilty of stealing ma mkpùlù,,"make a bed of earth, mound" mà nchā,,not at all; none (used with negative) ma ubè,,pierce with a spear mado,,stick to: Ọ̀ gịnị màdò gị n’àgbà? What is sticking to your jaw? màkà,,see mà 1. màlàmàlà,noun,glittering quality malụ̀ afà,,"be well-known, important:" mangòlò,noun,mango (*Mangifera indica* Linn.) (< H.) mbà,noun,extreme tiredness; exhaustion; faintness mbà 1.,noun,scolding; bluster; bitter complaining mbà 1.,noun,nation; tribe; (another person’s) town: mbà 2.,noun,cat mbà! 2.,interjection,no! (emphatic) (cf. èe è) mbacha,noun,"peelings (of yam, etc.) (from -ba-cha peel)" mbadamba,noun,flatness mbàla,noun,outside: mbàlà,noun,kind of edible frog with long hind legs mbàlā,noun,A. spaciousness; roominess; wideness mbàzụ̀,noun,tool for digging mbè,,see mbèkwù mbè 1.,noun,small calabash for measuring salt mbè 1.,noun,pledge; security mbè 2.,noun,Pygmy Mouse (*Mus minutoides*) mbè 2.,,used in: mbè n’ukwù,,skirt; native skirt worn as underwear mbè n’ukwù,,skirt; native skirt worn as underwear mbèbèlè,noun,used in: mbèbèlè anyā,,eyelid "mbèkwù, mbè",noun,tortoise (male) mbìbì,,borrowing mbido,,beginning; starting mbido arọ̀,,beginning of the year: me agadọ,,"be old, decrepit; become old" me àgbogbọ̀,,act as or be a young woman me àkàjè,,humiliate; disgrace: Q bùlù nà nwoké afù àbịazie ebe à ọ̀zọ̀ anyị gà-ème yà àkàjè If that man dares come here again we shall humiliate him me ànwànsì,,conjure; do wizardry me èbelè,,have pity on; be sorry for; have mercy on: me nkwà,,"keep, fulfil a promise" me nsọ,,break a taboo; do a forbidden thing: me ọfụma,,do well: meghèli,,fool about megwa,,revenge; avenge (lit. do back): Agà m èmegwa yà ife ọ mèlụ m I will take vengeance for what he did to me mgbalụ ọtọ,,"state of nakedness, nudity: Ọbị nọ nà mgbalụ ọtọ Obi is nude" mi mkpụrụ,,bear fruit mì òmìmì,,dive mkpa àḳụ,,the search for kernels mkpị,noun,section (as of seed or nut) mkpịlịkpị,noun,"fragment, small piece, stump (of something long, e.g. snake, yam, etc.)" mkpịlịsi,noun,shortness; broken portion mkpìlìsì osisi,,stump of tree mkpịlịsi osisi,,stump of tree mkpịlịte,noun,small wooden mortar used for grinding pepper mkpịsi,noun,any object shaped like a ramrod with pointed tip; spike mkpịsi aká,,finger mkpịsi ngù,,rib mkpịsi ngù,,rib mkpịsi (nnị),,spike used for bringing boiled pieces of yam or meat out of the pot mkpịsi ụkwụ̄,,toe mkpò,noun,small box; can mkpọ,noun,pole (= utùnh) mkpọ,noun,walking-stick mkpò ṭabà,,snuff-box mkpọ àchàlà,,bamboo pole mkpọ anwụ́,,drought; extended or severe dry season; long period without rain mkpọ̀ anwụ̀lị,,snuffbox mkpò anwùlù,,snuff-box mkpò tanjele,,special container for ọtanjẹle mkpọ̀ tanjele,,special container for ọ̀tanjele mkpọchi,noun,A. locking mkpọchi n’iru,,anything fastened on forehead or in front of (something) mkpòdù,noun,kind of shrub "mkpogo, mkpogomkpo",noun,steep place; cliff mkpòlọ̀,noun,A. rod; bar "mkpòlògwūgwū, mkpòlògwū",noun,root mkpomkpo,noun,"A. broken-down object; ruinous, ruined, waste (wall, house):" mkpomkpo,noun,rubbish-heap; rubbish mkpọnịiru,noun,anything fastened on forehead or in front of (something) mkpọnmkpọ mmàdù,,"a poor, despised, hopeless man:" mkpu 1.,noun,loud cry; shout; call for help mkpu 2.,noun,A. ant-hill mkpù,noun,small group (contrast ikpo): mkpù ọfịa,,small patch of bush left in middle of cleared area mkpụkpọ,noun,nail; peg (from -kpo 3. nail) mkpukpù,noun,hunch (on back); lump mkpulụ,noun,A. seed; fruit mkpùlù,noun,mound of earth mkpumè,noun,stone; rock mkpụrụ akị,,palm kernel mkpụrụ àḳụ,,palm kernel mkpụrụ amụ,,a smile mkpụrụ amụ,,testicle mkpụrụ anya,,eyeball mkpụrụ egō,,cowrie; coin; shilling mkpụrụ ībọ̄sị,,a day mkpụrụ jị,,seed-yam mkpụrụ mmìì,,hail; drops of rain mkpụrụ obi,,heart; soul mkpụrụ osè,,seed of pepper mkpụrụ osisi,,fruit mkpụrụ osisi,,fruit mmaji naàbọ̀,,two-fold mmanụ anwụ́,,honey mmanya ngwò,,raphia palm wine mmanya nkwụ,,wine from oil palm mmili osisi,,sap mmili oyī,,cold water: Kùtelụ ḿ mmili oyī Bring me cold water mmụọ̄ ikpo,,masquerade covered with ikpo mụ nwà,,I myself mùgosi,,teach: O na-amugosi ya etu e si egbe akamu He is teaching him how liquid pap is prepared n'àkùkù,,beside nata letà,,receive letter nchā 1.,quantifier,all; altogether; entirely nchā 2.,noun,used in: nchā nchā,,not at all: Àgārọ̄ m ịpụ̀ n’ụ̀nọ̄ nchā nchā I shall not leave the house at all nchā ọchā,,fish sp. (Tilapia zilii) (cf. ìkpoòkpò) nchāla,noun,rust nchebe,noun,"preservation; keeping (from -chebe preserve, keep)" nchì,noun,"cane rat, cutting grass, ""grasscutter"" (Thryonomys swinderianus)" nchịcha,noun,disease causing skin to turn yellow; blasting or withering of vegetation nchịcha [?],noun,towel; duster; eraser nchìchè,noun,venereal disease which eats off the nose (stage of syphilis) nchịḳwịnjịḳwịnjị,noun,dried latex from rubber tree or qdalà (so called from sound when chewed) nchọ̀lòkọ̀tọ̀,noun,"board game with twelve holes, sometimes dug in the earth, played by two persons with nuts, seeds or small stones" nchụ,noun,hat (cf. òkpu) ndàlàgwùgwù,noun,valley ndàma ndàmi,noun,"trial; temptation (from -dàma fall up and down, here and there)" ndamanya,noun,laziness ndasi,noun,tumbler ndè 1.,noun,"sickly, delicate condition" ndepụta ọfụị,,new edition ndi aghā,,soldiers; warriors ndi be,,household; people of the house; fellow-townsfolk ndi ìche,,the guards ndị ìkòm,,males; men ndi ìnyòm,,women; females ndi ntà,,hunters ndi òsu,,outcasts; people owned by deities ndị ọ̀yị̀,,friends ndìníkè nya,,his own people "Ndụ̀bezè, Ndụ̀bezè",,male name (lit. life is king or life is most important) ndùdụ,noun,"fork, skewer of iron or wood for taking yam, etc., from cooking-pot" ndùdụgandù,noun,"generation (ndù, life)" "ndùmi, ndùmi",noun,framework of roof ndùmi ụnọ,,framework of roof (before thatching or fixing the sheets) ndùmọdụ,noun,advice; counsel; warning (-dù ọdụ advise) ne 1.,verb,look at ne anya,,behold; look (at); gaze at; look after; mind nebà,,look into n'ebe à,,here nedà,,despise nedo,,look at closely; study; spy nedụ,,"keep quiet, still" nefe,,look after; serve; wait upon nefè anya,,connive at; wink at nefèga anya,,overlook; neglect nefù anya,,look aside; neglect; connive at nega,,A. visit negalụ,,visit and look after sick person nekọta,,supervise; be in charge nekpọ anya,,take a good look nekwàsị anya,,look upon; look again nene,,watch; examine nenị,,disregard; despise n’enū,,above; upon nenye anya,,look into nepù,,look for; seek neta,,visit (esp. bereaved or sick) n’ètìtì,,amidst; in the middle n’eziē,,(shortened from n’ezi okwū) truly: ngosi,,revelation; show ngozi,,A. blessing B. female name ngozi,noun,A. blessing (-gozi bless) B. male and female name ngu,noun,long stick with hooked end for plucking fruits; crook "ngùgù, ngwùgwù",noun,780 large cowries = 13 ùkwù ngwa,noun,haste; swiftness ngwa ngwa,,quickly ngwè,noun,"grinder; apparatus, machine for grinding (-gwe grind)" ngwèlè,noun,"lizard (general term, including olùbulù, but esp. the common agama lizard (*Agama agama* Linn.); cf. *okpodi*, which refers only to the male agama)" ngwèlè anwū,,"""iguana""; monitor lizard (*Varanus niloticus* Linn.)" ngwò,noun,period of ọ́mụ́ngwò (seclusion following birth of a child); observation of ọ́mụ́ngwò ngwò 1.,noun,raphia palm (*Raphia hookeri* Mann and Wendl.); wine from the raphia palm (= ọ̀gọ̀lọ̀) "ngwòịṅịṅwòṅwò, ngwòịlịṅịṅwòṅwò",noun,(slang) food prepared by mashing together different kinds of food (e.g. *akpụ̀ a gwọ̀lụ̀ agwọ̀* - shredded cassava mashed with *ụkwa* or *ọkụ̀*) ngwu,noun,tool for digging out yams (-gwu 1. dig) ngwù,noun,type of bat found in ceilings (not edible) ngwu ànị,,tool for digging; digger ngwụcha,noun,end (-gwụcha end) ngwụcha arọ,,end of year ngwùgwù 1.,noun,parcel; bundle ngwùgwù 2.,,see ngùgù ngwùgwù nnū,,"block, parcel of salt" ngwùli,,play; fun ngwulọ,noun,"cripple; lame person: *Ngwulọ̀ adịrọ̀ agba ọsọ* A lame person never runs *Ọ̀yi m nwoke adàgọ ngwulọ* My friend has become crippled (fig.) lazy, powerless, person: *Ngwulọ̀ kà ị bụ* Powerless person that you are!" ngwùlù,noun,compound (of a dwelling) ngwụsị,,ending (cf. ọgwụgwụ): ni,verb,"put in a place; tie up (animals, canoes, etc.)" n’ibe n’ibe,,in pieces; to pieces; piece by piece n’ìlo,,outside; without njedebe,,end; finish; terminus njefìè,,error; trespass njem̀,,travelling; travel njem̀je,,travel; walking about nju iko,,cupful nke ịsaà,,the seventh; seventh: Ànyị ga-àna unọ n’ọnwa nke ịsaà We shall go home in the seventh month nke ịsàtọ,,"the eighth: Ejìmà bụ onye nke ịsàtọ Ejima is the eighth person, or Ejima is in the eighth position" nkèji,,division; division into two halves nkèji ukwụ̄,,ankle nkekele mbè,,tortoise shell nkekụ̣,,coil; coiling nkọ,noun,tool with curved edge for hollowing out a canoe nkọwa,noun,explanation (-kọwa explain) nkpu,noun,ceremonies performed for girls reaching puberty nkpù,noun,carpenter’s plane (-kpù 2. scrape) nkpukè,noun,"woman’s house, contrasted with the òbi of a man (= ùsokwū)" nkụ,noun,wood; dry wood; firewood nkụ 1.,noun,A. wing of bird; fin of fish; projecting part of body B. barb of a hook or spear nkụ 2.,noun,used in: nkụ akã,,elbow nkụ anyā,,eyebrow (= nkụ anyā) nkụ irị,,forehead nkụ umē,,breath (-kụ ume breathe) nkuzi,noun,teaching; instruction nkwà 1.,noun,promise: Nkwà kà ọ bụ It is a promise nkwà 2.,noun,drum Nkwọ 2.,noun,"Igbo market day following Àfọ, personified as an alụsi: Echi bụ Nkwọ Tomorrow is Nkwọ Otu Nkwọ Onitsha main market" nkwọ 2.,noun,grater (-kwọ 1. grate) nkwụ,noun,oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.); palm wine from nkwụ nkwụ enū,,"""up-wine"" from crown of nkwụ" nkwụ Ògwùgwù,,palm-trees associated with ogwugwu nlò,noun,softness nne Agwù,,figure to the right of Agwù nnedà,,contempt nnegalụ,,nursing a sick person (on casual visit) nnekọta,,supervision nnenị,,contempt; disregard nni ọkà,,pap; *àgìdi* nnwa egwū,,doll nọ̀ ọ̀dụ̀,,A. sit down: Nọ̀di ọ̀dụ̀ Sit down nọdo,,"sit on, against: Ị nọdo n’ụkwụ You are sitting on my foot" n'ọ̀gbọ,,together; in common nọrụka,,sit to one side: "nsụkpe, nsụtụ",noun,noise as of a steamboat; puffing nsụsụ,noun,light jab (-sụ 2.) nsụsụ ọnụ,,kiss "nsụtụ, nsụkpe",noun,noise as of a steamboat; a puffing nta,noun,hunting nta egō,,striving for money ntàkịlị,,very small ntị,noun,ear ntị akwa,,hem or edge of cloth ntị ikē,,obstinacy; perverseness ntiti,noun,tool for smoothing walls and floors (see ǹti) ntịụmoyī,,cold; cold weather nụ 2.,,see -nwụ 3. nụ agha,,fight war; war nu inu,,be bitter: Ọgwụ ịkaa nà-ènu inū This drug is bitter nù inu,,"propound riddle, proverb" nụ nwaànyị,,marry (of man) n’ùfèsị,,over; on the other side n’ùfèsị mmīli,,on the other side of the river "nụ-nụ, -nọ-nụ",verb,mimic; copy: Q nā-aṅụnụ nnwa nā-ebe akwā He is mimicking the child’s crying nwa agị,,very young leopard nwa Agwù,,figure to the left of Agwù nwa àkàkpọ̀,,dwarf; stunted person nwa atụrụ,,lamb nwa ewū,,young goat; kid nwà kene!,,just try! Try first! nwa mbà,,cat (cf. *nwa ònogbò*) nwa mkpịlịkpị,,very small; short nwa ọfụị,,newborn child nwà òkò,,try one’s best nwa onogbò,,cat Nwaàda,,A. same as àda (for petting) nwaànyị imē,,pregnant woman nwàne,,try; tempt; attempt nwannē nwaàyị,,sister; female relative nwànye,,try (to a praiseworthy extent) nwàpụ̀,,spit out nwatà ntà,,small child nwe àgbà,,have a say in; have influence nwe àgbà,,(fig.) have a say in; have influence nwe àkọ́,,be intelligent nwe àkọ́,,be intelligent nwe àtụ̀,,"have an equal, another of its kind" nwe efè,,have a chance; find it convenient; have an opportunity: nwe ībụlū,,"be intelligent, brainy, sensible, brilliant:" nwe uchè,,"be wise, intelligent:" nwu màlàmàlà,,be dazzling nya kpàtàlù,,therefore; for that reason nye ndùmọdụ,,"give counsel, advice" nyo ụkọlọ,,be lazy o,,see ọ o,,see -a o 2.,emph.,"used at end of sentence when speaking to someone at a distance; sign of affirmation, or assent to a salutation: Bịa ebe à o Come here! ""Daalụ nụ o"" ""Oo, gàba o"" ""Greetings to you all"". ""Yes, come in""" "obē, ọbē",noun,ladder; cross; cross-shaped loom: Wēlu obē līgolu enu ụnọ Go up the house with a ladder òbèjìlì,noun,sword with sheath obelē 2.,noun,kind of bird ọbele nnwā,,small child; caressing words used by mothers to their children obi 1.,noun,heart; chest; bosom; breast; centre obi agị,,"daring, fearless like a leopard; brave" obi agụ,,"daring, fearless like a leopard; brave: Enwèlụ m obi agụ, ejígo m aka tigbue nkịta ala I am very brave, I once beat a mad dog to death with my hands" obi èbèlè,,"mercy; kindness: Ụkọchukwu bī n’òbòdo ànyị nwèlụ obi èbèlè The priest who lives in our town is kind, merciful" obī èbelè,,kindness; mercy obi iké,,hardheartedness; relentlessness obi mgbalù,,melancholy; troubled mind obi mgbawa,,great anger; broken heart: ịlùlò bànyelụ ọnwụ ụmụ Obi naabọ n’otu mbọsjī nā-ewètalụ yā obi mgbawa Brooding on the death in one day of his two children is causing Obi heartbreak obi mkpofù,,act of forgiving people; good-natured character: Ndụ nwèlụ obi ọkị mà nwekwuazị obi mkpofù Ndụ is quick-tempered but he does not bear a grudge obi mkpū,,queen termite obi mkpū,,queen termite obi ndidè,,A. nausea; indigestion: Nni m rìlì n’ụ̀tụ̀tù nā-edidè m obi The food I ate in the ọ̀bịbìà,,squeezing; compressing ọ̀bịbịa,,coming; advent Ọ̀bịbịa Kraịst,,Advent ọ̀bùbà,,"entrance, entry; initiation" ọ̀bùbà afà,,giving a name òbube,,crying òche anwụ́,,umbrella; sunshade oche ezè,,throne ọchi agha,,"A. military officer, leader; commanding officer" ọ̀chịchịjị,noun,darkness ọ̀chọ̀gọ̀gù,noun,praying mantis (lit. looking for a fight) ọ̀chụ̀,noun,homicide; murder; manslaughter ọ̀dà,noun,basket ọ̀dà,noun,permit; permission ọ̀dàchi,noun,"stumbling block; obstacle; hindrance; tragic event (from -dàchi hinder, fall across): Nyè efè màkà ọ̀dàchi You must allow for delays" ọ̀dí-,,being; state; condition; used as first element of nouns formed for phrases with -di be ọ̀díbédi,,custom (from -di be ndi be in the home of people; cf. òmenàànì) ọ̀díegwù,,the tragic; the wonderful ọdịgọ n’agha,,captivity; state of being a prisoner of war ọ̀díkọ̀ọ̀dírọ̀ ya,,"hypocrisy; pretence; uncertain state, character (cf. iru naàbò)" ọ̀dìmmá,,A. well-being; prosperity ọ̀dìnàànì,,custom ọ̀dìnị̀rụ̀,,future ọ̀dìnjo,,calamity; adverse circumstances; misfortune ọ̀dìnọọ̀bi,,sweetheart; favourite ọ̀díọ̀fụ̀,,the new ọ̀dọ̀,,pull(ing) ọ̀dọ̀,noun,area where a particular thing is plentiful ọ̀dọ̀,noun,"obstacle under water, such as tree-trunk or stone" ọ̀dọ̀ akpū̀,,area full of cassava-farms ọ̀dọ̀ mmíli,,"pool, pit where rainwater collects; reservoir" odogwu ọzàlà,,scorpion ọ̀dọ̀gwùmà,noun,(cf. ọ̀bọọ̀gwù) duck ọ̀dọ̀lùkọ̀ọ̀dọ̀,noun,title-name taken by or given to a wealthy person; inexhaustible wealth ọ̀dụ̀,noun,advice; exhortation; warning ọ̀dụ̀ 1.,noun,pestle ọ̀dụ̀ 1.,noun,A. seat ọ̀dụ̀ 2.,noun,elephant tusk ọ̀dụ̀ aká,,ivory bracelet ọ̀dụ enyī,,elephant’s tusk ọ̀dụ̀ enyí,,elephant tusk ọ̀dụ̀ Ụ́kụ́,,anklet of ivory (or copper) ọ̀dùdù,noun,"plant for hedging, with edible leaves" ọ̀dụ̀m,noun,A. lion ọ̀fàlà,noun,"festival marked by ritual public appearance of kings (esp. of Ọ̀nịchà, Ògìdì, Nnoòbì, etc.)" ofe ònugbù,,soup prepared with bitterleaf ọfịa,noun,bush; uninhabited country; forest; jungle ọfọ,noun,"A. symbol of justice, righteousness, and the authority which descends from the ancestors, represented by small piece of wood; right; guarantee of truth; (sometimes) part of the regalia of the umù alùsi" ọfọ 2.,noun,used in: ọfọlọ,noun,"stripped midrib of raphia palm, used as utum" ọfụ,noun,dream; vision ọfụlị,,see ọfụ "ọfụlị, ọfụlịụ",noun,newness: ọfụlịfụ,noun,"""up-wine"" from crown of nkwụ" ọfụma,noun,properly; well oge,noun,hoe oge,noun,20 (esp. in multiples); score oge,noun,fight; fighting; war òga,noun,master; used in addressing someone whose name is unknown (