igbo/ibo_dictionary.csv

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 (<Yoruba)
ògaàlụ,noun,creeping plant whose yellow juice is used to decorate the body
ògacha,noun,"(slang) beautiful, glamorous person, usually a woman; prostitute"
ògàlànyà,noun,"one rich in money, goods or children"
ògàzì,noun,guineafowl
ògàzì mwụ,,African pike (Hepsetus odoe) (= ògba)
ọ̀gba egwu,,dancer
ògba nta,,hunter
ọ̀gbị̀lị̀gbà,noun,chain: Ndị orị bìalụ n'ebe a n'anyāsi ji ọ̀gbị̀lị̀gbà kụ̀do onye iche n'osisi The thieves who came here last night used a chain to chain the watchman to the tree
ògbọ,noun,age-set
ọ̀gbọ̀,noun,place farmed at least once before
ọ̀gbòdọ̀gbọ̀,noun,thigh
ọ̀gbòdọ̀gbọ̀ alà,,"abnormally heavy, large and long breasts"
"ọ̀gbọ̀nọ̀, àgbọ̀nọ̀",noun,seed of tree ugili (Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill.); the pulpy yellowish fruit resembles a small mango. The seeds are widely used in making soup
ọ̀gbụ chí,,fig-tree planted to represent one’s Chi
"ọ̀gbụ, ọ̀bụ",noun,fig tree (Ficus eriobotryoides Kunth. and Bouche; Ficus natalensis Hochst; Moraceae) planted in the compound and used for feeding livestock and in many cases for shade. It represents Ànị and is planted at her shrines. The sap is pure white and can serve as rubber
"ọ̀gbụ, ọ̀bụ",noun,"rope, tether for animals"
ọ̀gbụgba,noun,gourd prepared for fetching water
ogè̄ nchā,,always; at all times
"ògè, ògèdè",,"see ògè, ògèdè"
ọ̀ghà,noun,abomination; forbidden thing
oghē,,opening
"oghē, oghē",noun,opening
oghele,,opening; opportunity
ọ̀ghèle,,see ọ̀ghèle
oghēle imī,,nostril
òghighe,,frying
òghìghè,,being properly cooked
ọ̀ghịlịghọ̀,noun,cluster of empty palmnuts
ọ̀ghọ̀nị,noun,mistake; mishap; loss: Ife kpatàlụ nà ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ mmàdụ̀ adị̀ agba mgbèlee bụ̀ màkà nà fa nà-àtụ egwù ọ̀ghọ̀nị The reason why many people do not trade is because of their fear of loss
oghū,noun,play; fun
òghù,noun,flying squirrel
ọ̀ghùgha,,scattering:
ọ̀ghùghà,,"passing, etc."
ọ̀ghùghọ,,mistaking
oghùlù,noun,"tall tree with bole up to 3-4’ in diameter (Hannoa klaineana Pierre and Engl.). It is fast-growing; the wood is light and white and used for planks, canoes, etc. Medicinally the bark is used for curing fevers (ịbà) by soaking pieces of it in water for some days and drinking the water, and by other ways of preparation"
ògìlìga,noun,rib
ọgọ ịnọ,,eighty
ọgọ nwaàyị,,mother-in-law; female relative-in-law;
ọ̀gụ egwū,,singer; minstrel
òḡwa,noun,verandah; porch; covered gateway; reception room
ògwè,,see ògwè
ogwè akà,,arm
"ogwè, ogwè",noun,"A. trunk of tree B. tree across pathway or stream, used as a bridge C. limb (as compared with a tree-trunk)"
ogwè ụkwụ,,leg
ògwọ,noun,used in:
ògwọ̀ ọyà,,doctor (lit. curer of diseases)
ogwū,noun,thorn
ògwù,noun,A. root
ògwù,,B. pesticide; fertilizer
ògwù,,"B. medicine; poison; charm; ""juju""; sorcery"
ògwù àfọ,,purgative
ogwu akà,,whitlow
ògwù akà,,whitlow (on the finger or hand)
ògwù ìbà,,a medicine for fever
ògwù jị,,"A. yam medicine, obtained from Nri by surrounding peoples"
ògwù ùde,,native medicine prepared and stored in a bottle with palm-
ọgwụgwọ,,scraping; scooping out
ogwùgwù,noun,hole
ọgwùgwù,,swimming
ọgwụgwụ,,digging
ọgwụgwụ,,ending (cf. ngwụsị)
"Ògwùgwù, Ògùgù",noun,"female spirit who gives or withholds husbands and children, and helps men to achieve ambitions such as taking a title"
ogwùlùgwù,noun,A. plentifulness; abundance B. well-developed or -proportioned (of humans)
òhoò!,interjection,Oho! (surprise)
ọṣịsa,,(act of) washing
oji,noun,iron bell-staff; ceremonial staff of dibìà which rings when struck on ground
Òji,,B. Africans; Black race
òji,noun,A. blackness
òjì,noun,used in:
ọjị anwụ́,,false iroko (*Antiaris africana* Engl.)
òji òji,,black; blackish
òjije,,going; walking
òjije,,outwards (of a journey)
ọkà,noun,corn; maize (*Zea mays* Linn.) (= ọ̀gbàdụ)
ọkà 1.,noun,mightiest; greatest; expert; specialist; used in:
ọkà 2.,,see àkà 3.
ọ̀ka,noun,used in:
ọkà àkà,,A. the mightiest; greatest
ọkà ekwukwū,,chatterbox
ọ̀ka ìlòlò,,adviser; counsellor
ọkà malaàjụ,,"person who is fond of asking questions, inquisitive person"
ọkà okwū,,orator; eloquence
ọkà ụtà,,archer
ọkàlà,noun,A. half; part; portion
ọkàlà arọ,,mid-year
ọkàlà naàbò,,two halves: Kèe yā ọkàlà naàbò Divide it into two equal parts
ọkàlà ọnwà,,half-month
"ọkàngà, ọkàngà",noun,"A. type of music; set of three ceremonial drums, used with ọ̀jà during the Ọfàla feast"
ọkazị,noun,a wild creeping plant used in soup (*Gnetum buchholzianum* or *G. africanum*)
oke anwụ́,,intense sunshine
oke atụrụ,,ram
oke ībọ̄sị,,great day
"ọkè, òkè",,"see *okè, òkè*"
oke osisi,,(fig.) great person (lit. great tree)
oke ọyà,,great sickness; leprosy
oke ufèlè,,great wind
ọkịka,noun,tattoo (cf. *nki*)
òkike,,tying
òkìkè,,sharing; dividing
ọkịlị,noun,Common Bulbul (*Pycnonotus barbatus*)
ọkịlịkà 1.,noun,thorny climbing plant
ọkịlịkà 2.,noun,used in:
ọkịlịkà 3.,noun,second-hand clothing
"ọ̀kịtipkpa, ọ̀kịtipkpakpa",,see *kịtipkpa*
ọkọ,noun,crawcraw; itch; rashes (of body)
ọkọ isi,,barbar
ọkọchi [ọkọchi?],noun,dry season:
ọ̀kpàǹga,noun,mourning dance for a man
okpètè,,see okpètè
okpì nkụ,,hard wood
"ọ̀kpìjì, ọ̀kpì",noun,A. puffer-fish with very poisonous gall (*Tetraodon fahaka*)
ọ̀kpọ 1.,noun,"general name for fish in the Bagridae, Aridae and Mochokidae families"
ọ̀kpọ 2.,noun,fist; blow with fist; boxing
ọ̀kpọ àba,,*Synodontis membranaceus*
ọ̀kpọ mmànụ,,"*S. clarias, S. sorex, S. eupterus, S. ocellifer, S. gobroni, S. nigrita*"
ọ̀kpọ ọcha,,*Clarotes laticeps* and *Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus*
ọ̀kpọ ọfị,,*Bagrus bayad* (= *ụ̀gọn̄mịn̄*)
ọ̀kpọkọ,noun,pipe (for smoking) (word used mostly by old people) (cf. ọ̀kụ ụ̀tabà)
ọ̀kpọkọlọ,noun,dryness:
ọ̀kpọkọrọ,noun,old and broken thing; worn-out thing
ọ̀kpọlè,noun,A. frame with wooden wheels used to teach child to walk
okpolo ìlo,,"road, street (esp. in town)"
okpòlò osisi,,rod of wood; stalk of plant; stem of young tree or sapling
okpòlokò 1.,noun,stockfish = azụ̀ nkụ́
okpòlokò 2.,noun,"variety of oil-palm which produces nuts of very fine appearance, but which have not much flesh, the kernel being large in proportion"
òkpòmọ́kụ,noun,heat (from: -kpọ̀ òkù be hot)
òkpọ̀nžàla,noun,plant with edible fruit (Aframomum daniellii (Hook. f.) K. Schum.)
òkpọ̀ntụ,noun,grey
òkpòòdùdù,noun,bean that provokes thirst
òkpòòfùfù,noun,perspiration
ọ̀kpọrị,noun,dryness (cf. ọ̀kpọkọlọ):
"ọ̀kpọrọ, ụ̀kpọrọ",noun,for nothing; in vain (cf. nā nkị̀tị):
ọ̀kpọ̀shi,noun,"staff; walkingstick (cf. nkpà n’aka, mkpọ)"
"okpósi, okpési,",noun,"simple, faceless image carved (usually from ògilìsì) to represent a dead ancestor after his final funeral rites; they are usually dumb-bell shaped, except that those for married daughters are cylindrical; all the family okpósi are kept together and offered food or libations from time to time while the protection of the ancestors is solicited"
okpòtò,,see okpètè
okpotokpo,noun,"big size (of persons, fruits)"
okpotokpo mmádụ,,huge person; person of big build:
òkpu,noun,hat; cap; head covering
ọ̀kpu,noun,(-kpu 3. shave) used in:
ọ̀kpu 1.,noun,long; lasting; for ever; long-continued; long-standing
ọ̀kpu 2.,noun,used in:
ọ̀kpu ànị,,ancient; long-established
òkpu ezè,,crown
òkpu ezè,,crown
òkpùkpù,noun,"A. storey, floor (of a house); roofing"
òkpùkpù ịkụ̀wù,,ridging of a house:
òkpùkpù naàbò,,double stack:
ọkpụlịkụpụ anụ,,piece of meat
okpulu,noun,"kind of stiff bag made by Hausas for packing clothes, etc."
òkpulù,noun,under; beneath; the underpart; bottom:
ọku ọwa,,torch
òkùkò,,swelling; distending; bulging
òkùkọ,,"telling, relating; guessing"
ọ̀kụ̀kụ̀ ìkìkè,,small fowl; pullet
ọkwa abụ̀,,soloist
okwu,noun,Basically refers to 'home'; specific uses are:
okwu alịṣi,,shrine of a spirit
okwu Ànị̀,,communal shrine for the Earth Goddess
okwu inyo,,foolish talk
"okwuchi, okwuχị",noun,cork; stopper; lid (cf. okwu 2.)
"òkwùdùkwudū, òkwùvùkwuū",noun,owl (= okwumkwudo)
òkwùkwe,noun,agreement; assent; obedience (from -kwe 1. agree)
òkwùkwè,noun,creed; faith (-kwe 1. agree)
òkwùlù,noun,womb (cf. àkpà nnwā)
òkwùma,noun,native ointment; shea-butter
okwumkwudo,noun,A. (arch.) owl:
òkwute anwụ̀lị,,stone for grinding snuff
òkwutē anwụrụ̄lụ̀,,stone for grinding snuff
òkwùvùkwuū,,see òkwùdùkwudū
òli àkù,,(loved) wife; heir; inheritor
òlile,,(art of) sale
òlìlè,,fulfilling; coming to pass
ọlụ anụ,,leg (of meat)
òmìmì,noun,depth; (fig.); behaviour
òmùme,noun,action; act; conduct; doing
òne? 1.,interjection,how much? how many? which?
òne mbọ̀sị?,,which day?
òne mgbè?,,when? at what time?
òne n̄dị,,who (plural)? which people?
"ònenòne, ònemòne",,few; some:
oni,noun,bigger stake for yam
ònìinu,noun,fish sp. (*Labeo senegalensis*)
ònine,,looking
ònìnì,noun,burial (from -nì bury)
"ònogbò, onogbò",noun,"cat (cf. Yoruba ològbò, Edo (Bini) òlògbò)"
ọnọkọ nkụ,,half-burnt piece of wood
ònòlì,noun,title for a red-cap chief
"onono, ololo",noun,bottle
Ònoòwu,noun,"chief next in rank to the king of Ọ̀nị̀chà (and certain other towns), conveniently translated 'Prime Minister', who places the cap on the head of a titled man"
onu,noun,A. neck
onu ànị̀,,low tones:
ònugbù,noun,bitterleaf (*Vernonia amygdalina* Del. and *V. colorata* (Willd.) Drake)
ònuno,noun,devouring; swallowing (-no swallow)
onùnù,noun,hole; pit; valley [?]
ọnwa àsàtọ,,eighth month: Q nwùlị n’ọnwa àsàtọ He died in the eighth month
ọnwa ịsaà,,seven months; seventh month (July): Ọ ga-ábịa n’ọnwa ịsaà He will come in the seventh month
ònwe,noun,self
ònwe āyị,,ourselves
ònwe fā,,themselves
ọnwùnwà,,temptation; trial; proof
ọnwunwe,,having
onyā ùdudo,,spider’s web (lit. spider’s trap)
onye àghalā,,lawless person
onye anụ,,"meat seller, dealer"
onye ayị̀yọ,,beggar
onye èbelè,,the merciful (person)
onye ìche,,watchman
onye ikpē,,judge
onye ilō,,enemy; person bearing malice towards one
onye nkụ,,wood-cutter or gatherer
onye nkuzi,,teacher
onye ọfụị,,newcomer
onye òsịàlị,,a witness
onye ńsụ,,stammerer
ọpịpị,,carving
ọpịpị,,wringing; pressing; squeezing
Ọ̀rànàànìche,,male name (lit. All at watch)
òrùrò,,choosing; picking:
òrùrò,,hanging; strangling
ose ngwò,,raphia palm wine tapped from raphia palms at the river or stream bank
osiamā,noun,anvil
òsikapa,noun,rice (< H.) cf. Skinner 1981.
"òsìmìlì, òsìmìrì",noun,river (usually refers to Niger)
òsìsè,,convulsions
osisi 1.,noun,"tree, stick"
osisi 2.,noun,shea butter tree (*Vitellaria paradoxa*)
osisi anyikē,,wooden handle of axe
osisi ogwū,,thorny tree
"osòmà, osòmè",noun,affliction; distress; great trouble (e.g. court cases); danger; evil
òsu,noun,"person dedicated as slave to service of a deity, or whose ancestors were so dedicated; thus the son of an òsu is an òsu. Moreover anyone who is proved to have had contact with an òsu also becomes an òsu"
ọ̀sụ̀kwụ̀,noun,variety of oilpalm which yields oil well
ọ̀sụ̀sọ́ọ̀,noun,sweat; perspiration
ọta,noun,shield: Kraìst bụ́ Ọta m̄ Christ is my shield
ọ̀ta,noun,native cloth type
ọ̀ta kpoo,noun,bulldozer (Nwaozuzu Ph.D 217)
ọ̀taịke,noun,spy; scout; private detective (from -ta nke eavesdrop)
ọtakwụ,noun,deserted house
"ọ̀tanjele, tanjele",noun,"galena; bright blue glittering imported hard stone, stocked by merchants originally but retailed by petty women traders or men retailers in small bits, size depending on the worth, used as cosmetic. The chip is crushed on a clean hard surface, usually a stone kept specially for it, and ground to fine powder, and kept in special small containers with a narrow neck, with a stick left inside the container allowing the tip to show over the brim of the container. The woman shakes the container to have the stick properly stained by the powder, then applies a narrow strip of the dark green powder to each of the lower eyelids (< Hausa)"
òtèlè,noun,arms (southern form?)
òti,noun,knocker; beater (-ti 1. beat)
ọ̀tị,noun,"fat white caterpillar, grub"
òti isi,,headache (lit. head-knocker)
òtìmkpọkọ,noun,"old, worn vehicle, etc.; beat-up object (-ti kpụkọ beat noisily)"
ọ̀tịshi,noun,bamboo (cf. àchàlà)
òtitè,noun,"the greatest feast, held at the end of the harvesting of 'tuber' yams"
ọ̀tịtị,,stretching
ọtọ,noun,uprightness; straightness; right; verticality
ọtọ,noun,A. nakedness; nudity; bareness
ọ̀tọ,noun,trodden mud for building
òtòbò,noun,hippopotamus
otogbō,noun,"A. any long gown, robe (e.g. surplice) B. (fig.) any greatly oversized piece of clothing"
otoko,noun,thigh
òtòlò,noun,"dysentery; diarrhoea (òtòlò) -gbagbu die of dysentery, diarrhoea: Òtòlò gbàbue gị May you be killed by dysentery"
òtòtò,noun,flower
otu,noun,waterside; riverbank
ọ̀tụ,noun,vulva; vagina (cf. ọru)
òtù egwū,,dancing club
Otu ịkwọ,,Onitsha main market
otu ògbọ,,age-set association
otu òkwọ̄dụ̄,,waterside of Onitsha
ọ̀tùkpà,noun,grass ridging on a house
ọ̀tùlù,noun,used in: ọ̀tùlù ọkàlà paralysis of one half of the body; hemiplegia and paraplegia
otùlù ọkàlà,,paralysis of one half of the body; hemiplegia and paraplegia
ọ̀tùlùkpokpo,noun,woodpecker (-tù peck + kpokpo the characteristic sound)
otuto,,growing; being long; being tall
otùtù,noun,intoxication
otùtù 2.,noun,conical basket for fishing
ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀,noun,many; various: Ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ ị́e dị n’ime Ụ́là Many things are in the bedroom: Mmadụ̀ dị ọ̀tụ̀tụ̀ nà mbàlà There are many people outside
"ọwa, ọwala",noun,torch; tinder (often of palm-branch beaten to fibre)
ọwèlè,,see òwèlè
"òwèlè, òwèlè",noun,A. outskirts of a town; bush around a town B. backyard immediately beyond the compound wall
"Òwèlè, Òwèrè",noun,Owerri: Achọ̄lị̀ m ịje Òwèrè I want to go to Owerri
ọ̀wì 1.,noun,friend (cf. enyi and òyi)
ọ̀wọ̀lị̀,noun,open space beside a stream or river
ọ̀wụ̀,,see ọ̀wụ̀ 2.
òwu akpụ̄,,kapok from akpụ tree
òwu ìdùù,,"physic nut (*Jatropha curcas* Linn.) used for hedging; the sap stains indelibly, seeds are purgative"
òwu isí,,black cotton thread used by women for plaiting the hair
"òwu, òwulù",noun,"cotton wool, plant, thread; cf. Sugia 9 for Songhai origin"
owùmaàgànà,noun,chameleon
ọ̀wùwù,,jumping
ọyà,noun,sickness; illness (from -yà 2. be sick)
ọyà isi,,sickness characterized by constant severe headache; sufferer often shaves his hair to apply medicine (= okịlị ịgba isi)
ọyà ọcha,,leprosy
ọyà ọmịmị,,rickets
"Oyè, Olìè",noun,"an Igbo market day, following Èke, personified as an alụ̄ṣị"
oyī 1.,noun,"cold; chill; fever: Oyī nà-àtụ́ ḿ it is cold: Ọfịà dị n’azụ Ụ́lọ̀ anyị akwụkwọ̄ ayị̀ nà-àtụ oyī The bush at the back of our school is cold (causes cold): Enwèlù ḿ oyī I have fever Oyī jị m Fever has gripped me, or I am feverish (more acute than Enwèlù ḿ oyī)"
oyī 2.,noun,"ugly, nauseating appearance"
ọ̀yị̀,noun,friend; lover; mistress; adultery (more common than enyi and ọwi)
"ọ̀yì, ọ̀wìwì",,going together
oyī ụgìlù̄,,harmattan cold
oyìbo,noun,"white person; European; foreign (added to name of anything to denote that the thing is foreign or European in origin, or when something of a different species (usually better), but of foreign origin, exists side by side with the local species)"
ọ̀yị̀yọ,,begging
ọ̀yọ̀,noun,ivory bracelet worn by titled man
ọ̀yọ̀,noun,"basket-rattles, usually played in pairs"
ọza 1.,noun,"filter (of fibre-sponge, ògbo); tow-like filter (cf. nzà, gauze filter) (from -zà 2. filter)"
ọzàlà 1.,noun,scorpion
ọzàlà 2.,noun,spear-grass sp.
òze,,see òze
ọzịza,,answer; reply
ọ̀zizà,,filtering
ọ̀zizà,,sweeping
"ọzịza, ịzịza",noun,swelling; lump
ọ̀zizè,,dodging; shrinking from; avoiding
ọzọ̀,noun,"title entitling holder to be called nzè; title of high degree, and much coveted, conferring on the owner privileges and honour as a sacrosanct being"
pe mpe,,"be small, little"
penị,noun,penny (less common than kopọ̀; E.)
pe-tụ,verb,reach; touch; concern:
petụgbàdo,,"reach, concern, all"
peɡụ ɡnụ̄,,"be chipped, jagged"
pị,verb,squeeze; extract by pressure; press:
pị,verb,carve; shape wood with sharp instrument
pị alụsi,,"carve, shape image"
pị amù,,(cf. -gba amù) castrate:
pị egbe,,carve wooden part of gun
pịcha,,shape; sharpen; peel; carve
pio,verb,"to force way through small doorway, small opening in wall, thicket"
piobà(nye),,"enter into by forcing way through very small doorway, opening, or inlet:"
pioghalị,,sneak about (as in thick forest):
pionye,,squeeze self into (somewhere) through small opening or doorway
pionye isi,,push in the head through small opening
piopụta,,"force way out through very small outlet, opening or doorway"
pitìì,noun,describes something which is plentiful or falls plentifully:
pụ̀ ìlo,,go out; go for a stroll
pu mkpòlògwūgwū,,take root
pụ̀ n’ìlo,,go outside (and stay)
ra anwụ́,,take honey from the comb (after driving away the bees)
ra ụkọ,,"send representative, ambassador, special messenger, middleman"
rị 4.,verb,"hurt internally, like pain from septic sore or rheumatic joint"
rị 5.,verb,heal; granulate (of wound)
rị àrị,,ferment (e.g. beans for making àkàlà)
rị mkpu,,cry out in horror
rịnyị,,hurt
ro,verb,root; uproot
rò 1.,verb,choose; pick
rò 1.,verb,"tell (story, usu. featuring songs)"
rò 2.,verb,hang; be strangled
rọ 1.,verb,"lift down (e.g. pot from the cooking tripod, after the food has been cooked)"
rọ 2.,verb,"pinch (e.g. with nail, claw)"
rọ 2.,verb,bruise; squeeze; mash:
rọ 3.,inflectional suffix,not (-rọ) when in final position after non-low tone):
rọ alụ,,pain severely; throb
rò irò,,"tell story; tell story in which song features; tell tale, fable"
rọ mbo,,"pinch, scratch with nails"
ro obi,,migrate; go and live elsewhere
rò òtù,,"discriminate; choose group, society, club"
rogha,,move; transplant
rọ-go,verb,go up
rogo(lu),,ascend; go up; climb:
roni,,move; root up
ropụ,,lift down (e.g. pot from tripod):
ropụ,,move; root up; cast out; root out
ropụta,,lift down and out (e.g. pot from the cooking tripod)
rọpụta,,"choose, pick out; ordain:"
ròta,,choose; choose and take; succeed in choosing the right one; make the right choice:
ròtù,,lift down
rụ̀ 3.,verb,shout seriously at in order to scare off or to warn
rụ̀ 4.,verb,blow (bellows)
rụ̀ 5.,verb,"perform routine or occasional obligation to a divinity, by offering certain sacrifices to it; usually done by the head priest of a particular divinity (sometimes propitiation for appeasement)"
rụ̀ 6.,verb,hurry something up; jump about with excitement
rụ̀ agbọ̀,,retch; make to feel nausea; cause nausea
rụ̀ alụ̄sị,,serve a deity
rụ̀ ànị̀,,"sacrifice to ground, regarded as deity"
rụ̀ ekò,,blow bellows
rụ̀ ọṅụ̄,,chatter with cold (of teeth)
ru ufie,,rub camwood on body
"rù-ka, -ru-ka",,ext. suff. 1. aside
rùni,,scare off
rùpù,,untie; shake off; shake oneself free of
rùrùbe,,rumble (of thunder)
rùrùpù,,"shake out, off"
rụ̀rụ̀pù,,shout and thereby stop someone from doing something:
sa 1.,verb,wash; scrub:
sa ala,,"A. wash breasts, esp. of a newly-delivered mother, to induce breast milk"
sa àrụ,,ake a bath
sa mbàlā,,be wide:
sacha,,wash; scrub
sachanye,,wash and give:
sachapụ̀,,"wash; wash clean, off:"
sachapụ̀ta,,wash out; rinse out:
sambà,noun,"frame-drum, flat square drum (cf. Yoruba)"
sannò,numeral,nine (arch. cf. ìtènaànì): Madụ̀ nọ̀ n'ime ụ̀nụ̀ akwụkwọ dị sannò The people in the school are nine
se 1.,verb,"float, surface"
sè 1.,verb,A. draw; pull; stretch
sè anwụ̀lị,,smoke tobacco:
se ese,,float
sè èsè,,pull; draw
se n'enū,,float: A fùlù ozu nwoké a nà-àchọ̀ èri ụ́kà gàlị̀ aga kà o sè n'enu mmīli n'ị̀tụ̀tù ǎ The corpse of the man who had been missing since last week was seen floating on the river this morning
se n’enū,,float; (fig.) be ignorant of what is happening
sè okwu,,quarrel (lit. draw words): Mụ̀ nà Èjìọ̀fọ̀ nà-esè okwu Èjìọ̀fọ̀ and myself are quarrelling
secha,,"skim (oil, etc.)"
sèchìgha,,draw back; withdraw
sègba,,form a train; go on; go forward; push along; extend to: Achọ̀lị̀ m kà i sègbaa ǵwụwa ànyị afụ̀ i nà-àwa kà o rute n'ìrù ụ̀nụ̀ ànyị I want you to extend the trench you are digging to reach the front of our house
sèka,,pull asunder; tear: Ị nà-àchọ̀ isèka akwụkwọ m? Are you going to tear my book?
sèka akwụkwọ,,dismiss a case (lit. tear papers)
sèkpọnata,,contract in size
sèkpụ,,"carry in hand by handle (e.g. bag, bucket)"
sèkpùni,,lift up; drag up: Ọ chọ̀lị̀ isèkpùni nwata dālu adā She wants to pull up the child who has fallen down
sèkpunye,,pull together; pull together to the centre
sèkpùnye,,drag into; drag to: Sèkpùnye ín nwa m Give me my child (i.e. Pull my child by the hand and hand her over to me)
sèkpùpụ̀,,draw away forcibly; drag away: Sèkpùpụ̀ nwata afụ̀ nà-atàtọọ̀ ǵụ̀nị̀ ilo Drag that jabbering boy out
sèli,,"pull, draw to oneself"
sèli ọ̀kụ̀kụ̀,,"steal fowls (habitually, mainly for eating) (lit. draw and eat)"
sènita,,"draw up, lift up"
sèpùta,,draw out (as bucket from well): Isèpùtà ite n'ime ǵụ̀mị adịrọ̀ ǫlị To pull a pot out from the well is not difficult
sèsà,,draw apart; scatter; spread about; litter; tear by pulling: Jèe sesaa ụmụ aka nà-anụ ǵụ̀ụ Go and separate (or pull apart) the children who are fighting
sèti,,stretch
sètịpụ̀,,stretch out:
sibịa,,come from; come (by way of)
sighè,,cook properly
so esuso,,form boil abscess
sò ndùmọdụ,,follow advice
sọ nsọ,,forbid; prohibit; taboo:
sò oyī,,disgust; be ugly to; be ugly (e.g. faeces or jagged ulcer)
sò ụkpulụ,,"take after, resemble ancestor (in behaviour)"
sọsọ ya,,"only him, her, it"
sụ̀ àkàkpọ̀,,be stunted in growth
su ọ̀kpọ,,box; strike with fist
sụ ńsụ,,stammer; stutter
sụ̀ ubè,,"thrust, stab with the spear:"
sụ̀ ùdù,,beat ùdù (for music)
ta àḳụ,,"be dried, without juice, as of some fruits and tubers; non-succulent, succulent"
ta nchāla,,be rusty
tachapụ̀ ezē,,grin; (coll.) smile; laugh
tado,,grip with teeth: Arụ̄rū̀ tàdò gị na ntị̀ An ant has got its pincers into your ear
ǹtànta,noun,meat
ǹtànta,noun,bogeyman (used to frighten children) (= m̀bùmbu)
"ǹtàtàlabụ̀, ǹtàtàbụ̀labụ̀",noun,used in:
te egwu,,dance in a peculiar way
te nkwụ,,tap oil palm for wine
"ǹte, ǹtē",noun,small cricket
te ule,,disgrace; put to shame; abase
tì,verb,crack (nuts)
tì 3.,verb,put
tì 5.,verb,build; establish
tị,verb,stretch
ǹti,noun,beater (shortened form of ntiti) (-ti 1. beat)
ǹti,noun,cheek
ǹti āja,,"instrument for smoothing wet wall, especially of a new building (lit. beater of walls)"
tị aka,,"stretch hands, fingers; crack the knuckles"
ti akụ,,crack kernel
ǹti akwa,,club-like wooden instrument shaped like a short pestle and used by native washermen in place of an iron in smoothing thick heavy native clothes (lit. beater of clothes)
ti akwalị,,construct an akwalị to increase fruitfulness
tị atị,,"be firm, strong, hard, tenacious"
tị atị,,stretch
ti mkpu,,"shout, call for help; raise the alarm"
ti mkpụkpọ,,"A. praise someone and remind him of what his forefathers did, sometimes to encourage him to undertake new enterprises; chant praise-poetry"
ti mmanwụ,,bring out spirits in the form of masquerades
ti nkụ,,flap wings
ti ọkịlịkà,,"chisel, sharpen teeth cosmetically (esp. by Ànam people)"
ti ọ̀kpọ,,box; strike with fist
ǹti ọnụ,,wooden tool for smoothing house walls and floor
ti ùbu,,compete (lit. strike shoulders)
ti ùfe,,beat metal out thin
ti ụnọ,,build a (good) house
tigò,,bend by beating: Uzu na-etigo mkpisi The blacksmith is beating the spike to
tigwa,,mix; mix with Tigwaa akpụ afụ́ nwan̄tịntị gàlị Add a little garri to that fufu
tigwa,,"revenge; avenge beating (lit. beat back): Ọ bulụ̀ nà o tie gị ife, tigwàlụ yà If he beats you, beat him back"
tigwò,,break into pieces (e.g. iron pot)
tinye,,put; put in; add
tinye n’aka,,entrust with: O tìnyèlù ọlù afụ́ n’aka m He entrusted me with the work
tinyecha,,put in all
tinyechi,,put in place of
tinyekwu,,"add; add (in addition, besides)"
tipe,,break off
tipụ,,stretch out
tịtan̄gwèlè,noun,"pins-and-needles; cramp (= mkpà nsịkọ, ụtanwàngwèlè): Tịtan̄gwèlè nwùlù m I am feeling cramp/pins-and-needles"
tìtì,noun,state of being noised about: Ụ̀zù ya nà-akpọ tìtì Its fame is being noised about
tiwanye,,"put more; raise (wages, etc.)"
to 1.,verb,"grow; be long, tall"
to afọ,,have great swollen belly; develop ascites: Qyà Ọ́fọ̀ èsígo n’ọ̀zịza àghọlu itó afọ Ọ́fọ̀’s illness has passed from general oedema into ascites
to akpịlị,,delight; appeal to; also specifically used to refer to practice by some children who gaze steadily at person eating or holding eatable which greatly appeals to them: Ejịma àna étòka akpịlị Ejima is too fond of showing her desire to eat what other people are holding or eating
toghàlụ,,outgrow
tonite,,grow up
tu afà,,"extol; salute by title, nickname"
tù àgwà,,"be spotted, variegated in colour: Akwụkwọ nìkaa tìlì àgwà ọcha nà èdò This leaf is coloured white and yellow: Nkítá m̄ tìlì àgwà kà agụ́ My dog is spotted like a leopard"
tù àkanya,,thatch roof; build thatch-roofed house
tù àkìkà,,be spotted
tụ egwù,,fear; respect; be afraid of
tụ gwègèlègwègèlè,,"move in a weak, flabby way"
tù hǫ̀nǫ̀gǫ̀,,rejoice (usu. of women)
tụ inu,,"speak proverb, parable"
tụ mkpòlọ̀,,imprison:
tụ mkpùlù,,make raised beds for planting
tụ òmìmì,,dive
tụ òwu,,spin; make thread
tù ubè,,throw spear
tu ụkpọ,,blister
tute ndù,,wake up; make alive; revive; refresh; resuscitate
ṣụ́ ọfọ,,knock the stick representing the god of justice (ọfọ) on the ground
ùbà,noun,drum beaten for deities at second burial
ụba,,A. plentifulness; increase
ụḅa,,breaking
ubè 1.,noun,"A. spear, divided into"
ubè 2.,noun,stroke (of cane):
ùbe 1.,noun,"native pear; ""pear"" (Pachylobus edulis Don), baked in hot ashes"
ùbe 2.,noun,end; limit
ubè ìhè,,"ceremonial spear for ọẓọ̄ ceremonies (= alọ̀), and fighting or hunting spears, see asùduù and àgànà"
ùbe òkpoko,,bush-candle tree (Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.). The fruits are cooked by being put in hot water. See also ùbe ọ̀sà.
ùbe ọ̀sà,,Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. See also ùbe òkpoko.
ùbe oyìbo,,avocado pear (Persea gratissima)
ubi,noun,farm
ùbi,noun,black cobra (Naja melanoleuca Hall.)
ubom,,see ibome
ubòm,noun,A. sandbank
ùbu 1.,noun,shoulder
ùbu 2.,noun,small fishing net
ùbù,noun,staleness:
uchè,noun,A. mind; sense; thought; wisdom; intelligence:
ụdà,noun,"pepper-tree (Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.) with strong-smelling fruit in small curled pod, used as an ingredient in the preparation of various medicines and in certain foods, whose bark can be used as rope"
ụdà,noun,sound; report
ụdà ọfịa,,wild species (Xylopia quintasii)
ụdalà,noun,African Star-apple (Chrysophyllum delevoyi De Wild.) and White Star-apple (C. albidum G. Don)
ùde àḳụ,,palm kernel oil
ùdènè Agwù,,"vulture associated with Agwù, an image of which is made"
ùdù,noun,earthenware pot used for storing water; musical pot playing by slapping a hole in the side-wall with the flat of the hand
ùdudō,noun,spider
ùfe,noun,flight (-fe 1. fly)
ufèlè,noun,wind; breeze
ùfèsi mmīli,,"across the stream, river, etc.; the other side of the river, stream, etc."
"ùfèsi, ùfèsị",noun,the other side; abroad; overseas
ufie,noun,A. camwood (dye-wood from the tree *Baphia nitida* Lodd. or *B. pubescens* Hook.f.); red dye from it
ùfìè 1.,noun,width; across; crosswise
ùfìè 3.,noun,used in:
"ufìlì, ufùlù",noun,"mark; track; footprint; trail (e.g. of snake); sunbeam: Nkaa bụ́ ufìlì agwọ̄, ọ bụ́rọ̀ ufìlì igwe This is the trail of a snake, not the track of a bicycle"
ùfo,noun,used in:
ùfochi,,dawn; dayspring; next day
"ùfochī, ùfochì",,dawn; dayspring; next day
ùfolō,noun,nothing; uselessness; vanity
ufù,noun,a faint
ùfù,noun,mongoose
ufulī,noun,used in:
ufùlù 1.,noun,breath; air
ufùlù 2.,,see ufìlì
ụ̀gbọ enū,,aeroplane
ùgbòlò òne?,,how often? how many times?:
ùgègbè anyā,,(eye) glasses
"ùgègbè, ùgògbè",noun,"mirror; glass (= ènyò, ènyìnyò)"
ugilī,noun,"wild mango tree (*Irvingia gabonensis* (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill.), and its fruit (cf. ọ̀gbọ̀nọ̀) used for soup: Ugilī teghete nìbù egò abụ̀rọ̀ ulù Nine ugilī fruits for one cowry is no gain (i.e. anything too cheap should be suspected of inferiority)"
ùgò,noun,"""eagle"", bird valued for its rarity and beauty. Its white feather"
ugwùlùgwù anụ,,breast (of meat)
ūkā ìche,,"watchnight service (e.g. that held on eve of Christmas, New Year, etc.)"
Ụkata,noun,general name for fish of the Polypterus and Calamoichthys genera (cf. ọkwo)
Ụkàwù,noun,tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus lineatus)
ụkọ,noun,scarcity (cf. nkpa)
ụkọ,noun,messenger
ụkọ Chukwu,,"Minister in holy orders; pastor; deacon; priest, etc. (lit. messenger of God)"
ụkọlọ,noun,laziness; inability; incapability; weakness
ụkọlọ,noun,hollow
ụkpa 1.,noun,"large oblong market basket, made from anà"
ụkpa 2.,noun,A. a walk
ụkpà,noun,"""walnut"" (Tetracarpidium conophorum (Mull Arg.) Hutch. and J.M. Dalz.) (Yoruba aṣàla or awusa)"
ụkpà,noun,rope for climbing
ụkpa jị,,basketful of yam
ụkpaka,noun,oil-bean tree or seed (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.)
ụkpanà,noun,grasshopper
ụkpọ,noun,used in:
ụkpulụ,noun,"footprint; thing to be followed, e.g. example, precept, statute"
ụkpụrụ,,see ọkpụrụ
ụkwà,noun,African Breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne.)
ụkwalà,noun,cough
ụkwalà nrị,,whooping-cough
Ụkwalà ntà,,tuberculosis
ùkwe 1.,noun,song; hymn
ùkwe 2.,noun,assent (= òkwukwe) (-kwe 1. agree)
ukwu,noun,large; big
ukwù,noun,waist; loins; stump (of tree); base:
ùkwù 1.,noun,bundle
ùkwù 2.,noun,"(also ùkwù egō) unit in cowrie counting system, consisting of ten èkpète (of six cowries each), thus sixty cowries"
ùkwù azịzà,,broom (considered as a whole bundle of prepared palm fronds)
ụ̀kwụ enū,,by land; overland
ukwù isò,,base of pillar of house; pillar of house
ùkwù naàbọ̀,,120 cowries
ùkwù naatọ̀,,180 cowries
ùkwù nkụ̄,,bundle of firewood
ụkwù nkụ,,bundle of firewood
ukwù osisi,,stump of tree
ukwù osisi,,stump of tree
ùle,noun,corruption; decomposition; rot (exam?)
ùlì,noun,"indigo; plant (Randia malleifera Benth. and Hook.f. and/or R. maculata DC) whose juice, obtained on grinding the fruit, turns black on drying. Used traditionally by women for body designs to enhance their beauty. Also marked on the lower eye-lid of patient attacked by measles, influenza, smallpox, as prevention and/or cure"
ùlì abụ̀bà,,variety of ùlì
ùlì àrụ,,indigo body designs
ùlì mkpọ̀,,variety of ùlì
ùlì nkịlịsị,,"variety of ùlì, whose seeds are very small in size"
"ùlìlì, ùlulù",noun,Giant Forest Squirrel (Protoxerus strangeri)
ùlòdì,noun,type of white lily
ùlòlo,noun,"hole for exit of water from house, compound"
ulù 1.,noun,gain; profit; benefit
ụ̀mì osisi,,(sweet) juice of fruit
ụmū̀ àda,,"group of married women who originate from a particular town and, even though they are usually married outside it, influence the affairs, of their home town and particularly the women who marry into it."
unọ̀ àkù,,bank; departmental store; trading post
ụnò anwụ́,,mosquito-net
ụnọ ikpē,,court of law
ụnọ mkpòlọ̀,,prison
ụ̀nụ̄ nchā,,all of you; you all
ụ̀tụ̀ osisi,,"sawdust, powder from dry wood as a result of grub activity; inside the wood"
Ụwa anụmanụ,,the animal world
ụwa ọfụị,,modern world; nowadays:
ụyụ,noun,"rattle, used with ụfị (= ụsākā B.)"
uza,noun,used in:
uzịza,noun,"West African Black Pepper (*Piper guineense* Schum. and Thonn.); a climber, about 40’ long, whose fruits are used fresh or dried as spices in food and in medicine"
ụzọ,noun,blacksmith; blacksmithing
ụzọ,noun,noise; uproar; quarrel
ụzọ,noun,dawn; daybreak; early morning; early
ụzọ,noun,A. way; road; path; door(way)
ụ̀zọ̀ mbànye,,crossroads; street corner
ụzọ̀ òwèlè,,path to the back of the compound or outskirts of town
wa 1.,verb,cut; split; divide; space
wa 2.,verb,A. come out; break through; burst out (on); force one’s way in
wa ezē,,file teeth
wa ibe,,"break, smash, into pieces"
wèni enū,,raise up
wènita enū,,lift up; take up
wopụ̀ àfè,,put off clothes
wù,verb,jump (cf. -kwù 5.)
wù 4.,verb,excise; pluck out
wù akpù,,"cut, excise a tumour, growth"
wù ịkpòtọ,,"skip, gambol (as a young animal)"
wù ọsọ,,race
wùbà,,jump into
wùdà,,jump down
wùfè,,jump over
wùni enú,,jump up
wụ̀nị enū,,jump up
ya kà.....jì,,for that reason; so; therefore:
ya nwà,,he himself; she herself
"ya, nya",pronoun,"independent, object and possessive, 3rd pers. sg. For some speakers, nya is the usual subject form while ya is the object and possessive form, except that nya occurs after a nasal) he; him; his; she; her; it; its:"
yà ọyà,,suffer illness; be sick; suffer from disease
yị̀,,go together:
yi àfè,,wear cloth
yi egwù,,frighten
yi oyī,,"be ugly, nauseating: Abụ̀ afụ̀ tị̀asụ̀ n’ànị̀ anyị̀ nà-èyi ḿ oyī The pus which has poured on the floor is ugly to me"
yị̀ ọ̀yị̀,,"be lovers; commit adultery, fornication:"
yị̀ ọ̀yị̀,,be friends
yị ọ̀yị̀,,"A. be friends, lovers"
yi ǹtàtàlabụ̀,,tickle (to make laugh)
yibe,,put clothes on someone (cf. –yi 1. wear clothes)
yili àfè,,put on clothes: Yili àfè gị kà ànyị je Ụ̀kà Put on your clothes and let us go to Church
yọ ayị̀yọ,,A. beg; beseech; pray
yọ mgba,,challenge to a wrestling contest
yọ̀ ụ̀sàkà,,Shake a musical calabash
yọ v.,,beg
yọ̀cha,,sift (to separate chaff or foreign body)
yọ̀chapụ̀,,sift out
yọ̀ghalị,,shake:
yọ̀kpọ,,Sift to a fine powder
yọ̀kpọ,,flap (in the face)
yọ̀ta,,Sieve out
yọta,,receive by begging
yụ,,pron. you; thou; thee (less common than gị)
zà 1.,verb,sweep
zà 2.,verb,A. filter; skim (off)
za afà,,bear a name; answer to one’s name
za afà,,bear a name; answer to one’s name
zà àzà,,sweep:
za azịza,,answer query
za letà,,reply to letter
za letà,,reply to letter
za mmụọ̄,,be dedicated to a spirit by taking its name
za òkù,,answer a call:
zàchapụ̀,,sweep out
zado,,give (moral) support; prop up
zàkpò,,sweep something over something (e.g. vomit) so as to cover it completely
zànye,,sweep into
ze 1.,verb,"collapse; slip down; fall down (of wall, house, etc.); sink (of raised path); cave in"
zè 1.,verb,dodge; shrink from; beware of; avoid; prevent:
zè izìzè,,loathe; abhor
zè ndò,,take shelter from sun
zè ndù,,be afraid of; avoid (from fear); be beware of; fear for one’s life
ze ọ̀dụ̀,,make a palm branch booth on a farm
ze ume,,sigh; snort
ze uzelē,,sneeze
zèdo,,"take shelter, protect oneself"
zekpùdo,,sink over; collapse over
zè(lụ) anwụ́,,shelter from sun
zè(lụ̀) anwụ̀,,shelter from sun
zè(lụ̀) mmilī,,shelter from rain
zọ ezè,,contest for chieftancy title
zọ ndù,,save life
zọ osisi,,transplant tree; plant tree cuttings