S sack akpa (tinye ji na akpa – put the yam in a sack) sad nwute; nnwuta (adimụ nwute na nnanna anwu – I am sad grandfather is dead) safety kpasara anya; adigi egwu (kpasara anya wụ ukwu anyi – safety is our priority) said kwuru; ikwuru (Dike kwuru John gara ije obodo ozo – Dike said John travel to another country) salary ụgwọ-ọnwa (ụgwọ-ọnwa mụ di ntakiri – my salary is small) salt nnu (nnu anodi na ri – salt is not in the food) salty nnu nnu; odi nnu nnu (ri di nnu nnu – food is salty) same otuodi (ihe di otuodi – something that is the same) sand aja (aja aja di ri – food is full of sand) school ụlọ akwụkwọ (ụmụ-aka gawara ụlọ akwụkwọ - children went to school) scissors nkpa; ncha (wete nkpa – bring scissors) sea osịmịrị (ụgbọ mmịrị no na osịmịrị - ship is on the sea) seat oche; duro oche; duro ala (duro oche – seat on a chair) secret ezero ezo; nzuzo (dewe ego ebe ịga ezo ya – keep the money in a place that is secret) see hụ; le to see ịhụ; le anya (le ịhụ dede – look to see uncle) seek chọ; chọrọ; ịchọ (ịchọ ego – seek money) select horo; ihoro selection nhoro; nhoputa (anyi horo Ngozi - we select Ngozi) sell re; ire; ile to sell something ire ihe (achormụ ire ụgbọ - I want to sell the car) selling rege (rege ụgbọ mụ - selling my car) send wega; sipu; wegara (biko wega ego – please send the money) share ike; keya (ike ihe – share something) sharp dinkọ (bịaa dinkọ - come sharp) shave kpụcha; ikpụcha; gwusa (kpụcha ngbe ị na bịaa – shave when you are coming) shop shọọpụ (Tombo gawara shọọpụ - Tombo gone to the shop) shout otiti; nti nkpu (ndi mmadu na eti otiti – people are shouting) show gosi to show igosi (Caroline biko gosi mụ foto – Caroline please show me the picture) sick ọrịa; nrịa (Uche di ihu na anya ọrịa – Uche is love sick) sickness ọrịarịa; nrịarịa (nnenne no na ọrịarịa – grandmother has sickness) sin njọọ (Okochi mere njọọ - Okochi has sinned) sister nwanne nwanyị (nwanne nwanyị apọla – sister gone out) sit nọrụ ọdụ; nọdụ ọdụ sitting or to sit ịnọrụ ọdụ; ịnọdụ ọdụ skill nka; aka oru (Dona inwe aka oru – Dona have skill) skin ahụ (ahụ nyaka di njọọ – the skin of the child is bad) sky eli-igwe (ụgbọ elu no na eli-igwe – aeroplane is in the sky) sleep ura (nna no na ura – father gone to sleep) slow nwanyo (ụgbọ na agba nwanyo – motor is running slow) small ntakiri (ri di ntakiri – food is small) smell ụsị (azu na ụsị - fish smells) smile amu (Iweha na amu amu – Iweha is smiling) soap ncha (wete ncha – bring soap) soil aja; ala aja (igwu aja – dig soil) soldier soja; ọnye ogu (Kwuna wukwa soja – Kwuna is a soja) someone otu ọnye; otu onye (achora mụ otu ọnye – I want someone) something ihe (ihe di ebaa – something is here) son nwoke; nwa nwoke first son ọkpara; ọkpala (nwoke bịaa – son come) song ukwe; uri (ndi ukwe – song people) sorry ndo (asị ịbu ọrịarịa, ndo – I heard you have sickness, sorry) so that mana; makanu (bịaa mana ugwo ego gị - come so that money you owe is discussed or settled) sound uri; uda; nkpotụ (uri di uto – the sound is sweet) soup ofe (ofe di uto – the soup is sweet) sovereign eze (eze obodo – sovereign of community) sow iku (ndi iku ihe – people who sow things) sowing iku ihe (iku ihe oka – sowing maize or corn) space ohere (nye mụ ohere – give me space) spare ọzọ (ha nyere anyi ọzọ - they gave us spare) speak kwu (Ebere kwu okwu - Ebere speaks or spoke something) speaking kwuru; kwuge (Obi kwuru - Obi is speaking) speak openly hoo ha (Ngozi kwuru hoo ha - Ngozi speaks openly or Ngozi spoke openly) speech okwu (biko cheru ka okwu – please waite for speech) speed osiso (nya ụgbọ osiso – drive the motor at a speed) spoon ngaji (nye mụ ri na ngaji – give me food and spoon) stab mara (mmadu mara mụ mma – somebody stab me with knife) stand fufere; fufere otọ; ikwudo (fufere ebea ngbe egburu gị - stand there until you are killed) start bido; malite to start ibido; ịmalite (biko bido gawa – please start going) stay noro; nodi (noro ebea ngbe egburu gị - stay there until you are killed) stomach afo (afo ukwu – big stomach) stop kwụsị to stop ịkwụsị (kwụsị ebeahu – stop there) story akụkọ (onye akụkọ - a story teller) stove ekwu igwe (ịgị ekwu igwe esieri – you are using stove to cook food) street ụzọ (ụzọ anodi – there is no street ahead) strength ike (nna egdi ike – father has no strength) stress nsobu (nsobu mụ - I am stress out) strong ike (Alloy di ike – Alloy is strong) sun anwu (anwu dika okariri akari – the sun is like it is too much) supermarket ahia ukwu (gara mụ ahia ukwu – I went to the supermarket) sure kpasara anya (gị gawa kpasara anya – when you are going be sure) surname aha nna gị; aha nnanna gị (nye mụ aha nnanna gị - give me your surname) sweep za to sweep ịza (za ime ụlọ – sweep the room) sweet ụtụ (mangoro di ụtụ – mango is sweet) sweet potato ndụkụ (agmụ eri ndụkụ - I will eat sweet potato) syringe ndudu (gba ya ndudu – inject him with syringe) Top T take nara; were; kụrụ to take inara; iwere; ikụrụ (were ego na ụlọ ego – take money from the bank) take away boopụ; brupowa; burugawa take it away burupo; burupuwanu talk kwu ụka to talk ịkwu ụka (nne kwu ụka – mother talk) tall ogologo (ụlọ gị di ogologo – your house is tall) tasty di ụtụ; ọ di mma (ri di ụtụ – food is tasty) tea tii; mmịrị oku (wete tii – bring tea) teach kuze; kuzi to teach ikuzi (kuze mụ - teach me) teacher onye nkuzi (onye nkuzi kuze mụ - teacher teach me) telephone mgriga (koro mụ mgriga – telephone me) tell gwa; ịgwa to tell ịgwa (gwa mụ ihe – tell me something) thank kele; ekele (Chikaodi kele gị - Chikaodi thank you) thank you imela (imela na ihe ịmere – thank you for something you did) that nkehụ; nke ahụ (gawa ibe ahu – go that way) theft oshi; ohi (onye oshi – a theft) there ebe ahu (bịaa ebe ahu – come there) therefore yaka (maka ego yaka ịgda eri ri – because of money therefore you won’t eat) these ndiaa; ndị a (ndiaa bu ndi agadi abala – these old people have come) they ha (ha di agadi – they are old) thief onye ori; onye oshi (ya bu onye oshi – he is a thief) thing; things ihe (ihe no ebea – things are here) think chebe; che echiche to think ichebe; iche echiche this nka; nke a (nka bu nwamụ - this is my child) those ndiahụ; ndị eri (ndiahụ mere ihe ahu agala – those who did that thing have gone) throat akpiri (Emma kwere akpiri ogologo – Emma has a long throat) time oge (Uche na egbu oge – Uche is killing time) today taa (taa bu onwa ọhụrụ - today is a new moon) tomorrow echi (echi wụ ọnwa asaa – tomorrow is the month of July) tongue ire (na ekwu ụka ịga tabiri ire – carry on talking you soon bite your tongue) top elu (nnụnụ na efe na elu – bird that fly on top) too bad ọ dị njo (oshi ọ dị njo – theft is too bad) too cold ọ dị oyi (ihu ahu mmịrị oyi ọ dị oyi – having a bath with cold water may be too cold) too hot ọ dị oku (ihu ahu mmịrị oku ọ dị oku – having a bath with hot water may be too hot) too little ọ dị ntakiri (ri mụ ọ dị ntakiri – my food is too little) too much ọ dị nụgụrụ; ọ karịrị akarị (ri mụ ọ dị nụgụrụ – my food is too much) too small ọ dị ntakiri (ri mụ ọ dị ntakiri – my food is too small) town ebe obodo ntakiri: ime obodo (Okoro no na ime obodo – Okoro is in town). Also once town (ebe) is mentioned, the town’s name should follow, like: ebe Uluka, ebe Kaka, ebe Ireaya) town hall ebe nzuko (Chinaonye no ebe nzuko - Chinaonye is at the town hall) traditional ruler eze; igwe; nze; chief (Dike wụ eze ndi Ikeato – Dike is the traditional ruler of Ikeato) tree osisi (osisi dara no ụzọ - the tree fall on the road) trouble nsogbu (Okongwo bu nsogbu – Okongwo bu nsogbu) truth esi okwu (kwu esi okwu – talk the truth) twin children ụmụ ejima; ejima (Jona muru ụmụ ejima – Jona gave birth to twin children) Top U ugly njo (Okereke di njo – Okereke is ugly) underground ime ala (ịno emnu na ime ala – what are you doing underground) understand nghọta (ihe nghọta - something to understand) up elu (ụgbọ elu kwogara mụ London – aeroplane took me to London) upset kpasu iwe to upset ịkpasu iwe (John kpasu mụ iwe – John upset me) us anyi (wete anyi ri - bring food for us) useful bara uru; ihe bara uru (ozi ịkwara anyi bara uru – information you gave is useful u-turn tuhara (tuhara ebe ị na aga - about-turn from the place you're going) Top V vary igbanwe (akụkọ gị igbanwe – your story vary) vegetables akwụkwọ ri (akwụkwọ ri anodụ no ofe – there is no vegetables in the soup) vehicle ụgbọ (ụgbọ gị siri ike – your vehicle is strong) very dị (afo gị dị ukwu – your stomach is very big) victory mmeri (Ada mmeri – Ada won or has the victory) viewpoint ucheobi (ucheobi mụ wụ mmeri – my viewpoint is victory) village ebe obodo ntakiri; ịbe obodo ntakiri (Obi gawara ebe ha obodo ntakiri – Obi went to their village) village ebe (once ebe is mentioned, the village’s name should follow, like: ebe Uluka, ebe Kaka, ebe Ireaya) visit ije fu; ịba elte; ịga elte (ịba elte nne mụ - I came to visit mother) visitor ọnye mba; ọnye obia (ọnye obia bịara taa - visitor came today) voice ọlụ (ọlụ mụ di njo ịkwe uri – my voice is bad to sing a song) vomit agbọ vomiting ọgbọ gbọ (mmaya ịgbu dede, ya na agbọ - uncle is drunk, he starts to vomits) Top W waist ukwu (ukwu na egb mgbu – my waist is paining) wait chere; chebe; cheretụ to wait ichere; ichebe; icheretụ wait for me chere mụ; cheretụ mụ wake bilie (Kechi bilie nu ura – Kechi wake up from sleep) walk ga (ga ahia – go or walk to the market) want chọ; chọrọ to want ịchọ (gị chọ ọrụ - you want a job) want to chọrọ ime (Obi chọrọ ime arụ - Obi want to commit a sin) war agha; ogu (ọ bụ ogu ugba – it is now war) water mmịrị (wete mmịrị - bring water) way ụzọ (ụzọ mgbachi – way has closed) we anyi; anyị (anyi gawara ahia – we went to the market) wear yi; yiri; gba; gbara (yiri efe/uwe omma – put on good clothes) weep ibe akwa (ịno tukwa ibe akwa – are you still weeping) well mma; ọfuma; omi; odi mma; ahụike (odi mma dada – well aunty) went gara; jere went to gawara; jewere (nnanna gara obi-eze – grandfather went to the palace) what gịnị; ọ gịnị; ọlee; kedụ (gịnị ka isiri – what did you say) what happened gịnị mere (gịnị mere ụgbọ gị - what happened to your motor) what is gịnị bu (gịnị bụ nka ugbua – what is this now) what is it ọ gịnị (ọ gịnị bụ nka oge ugbua – what is it this time now) what is happening gịnị mega; ọ gịnị mega; ihe meganu (gịnị mega ugbua – what is happening now) what of kedụ maka (kedụ maka di – what of husband) when mgbeole; mgbe; kedụ (ele mgbe ọ mere – when did it happen) where ebee; kedụ (ebee ọ mere – where it happened) where is olee ebe (olee ebe obi-eze – where is the palace) which nke ọle; kedụ (nke ọle wụ ri mụ - which food is mine) white ocha (efe gị dika ocha – you clothes look white) who onye; kedụ (onye na akpo – who is calling) whole niile (ebe niile - the whole place) why ọ bu maka gini (ọ bu maka gịnị ka igiri gawa – why did you go) wife nwunye (nwunye no na ụlọ – wife is at home) win mmeri to win ịmeriri (gị mmeri – you win) wind ikuku (ikuku beforu uwe – wind blew clothes away) winter uguru (uguru abịaala – winter has come) with na (Uche na nkita – Uche with dog) woman nwanyi (nwanyi di ara – woman is mad) woman inlaw ọgọ nwanyi (ọgọ nwanyi di ara – woman inlaw di ara) wood osisi (osisi siri ike – wood is strong) work ọrụ; oru (John na etu ọrụ – John is looking for work) world uwa (uwa gara ruru - world goes round) Top X xenophobia asimba (ndi asimba – people of xenophobia) xmas Ekesmesi (mgbe ekesmesi – during Christmas) xylophone ngelenge (egwu ngelenge na ato uto – xylophone music is sweet) Top Y yam ji (ji ọhụrụ mmeme abaa – new yam festival is here) yes eya; eh (eya anu na mụ - yes I heard) yesterday nyahụ (nyahụ Orji biara – yesterday Orji came) yet ugbua (Okoro elobedu ugbua – Okoro hasn’t come back yet) you unu; gị; ngị (gị na mụ ịgba ọsọ - you and me run) you did well ị mere nke ọma (ị mere nke ọma ịkwụsị - you did well to stop) young nwata (nwata nwoke ịgba ọsọ - young man run) your gị; ngị (nkita ngị na nkemụ ịgba ọsọ - your dog and mine run) yourself ngi (ngi na ezi dika ofu – yourself and pig look the same) you will ịga (ịga aru ya wụ oru – you will do the work) yourself onwe gị (kele onwe gị - thank yourself) youth okorobia; agboghobia (ndi okorobia na ndi agboghobia bịaa nu – boys/girls or youth come) Top Z zeal ike ume (Uche gi ike ume o gi ịgba ọsọ - Uche has the zeal to run) zealot gwere ike (Ha gwere ike uka – They zealot of religion) zenith ịbe elu uwa (ịbe elu uwa onwa na kpakpandu nọ - Zenith or high up moon and star reside) Zenith Bank ụlọ ego ndi Zenith (Uju gawara ebe ụlọ ego ndi Zenith – Uju went to Zenith Bank) zero adigi; adighi zero balance ego adiru na akwụkwọ edre (ego adiru na akwụkwọ edre na aha Egbele - No money in Egbele’s account) zero emission ụgbọ anwuru oku ojoo; achodu ụgbọ anwuru oku (ebe ha na achodu ụgbọ anwuru ugbo – place where they don’t want smoky vehicles) zero emission vehicle ụgbọ na enwdu anwuru oku; ụgbọ eletrik (Chika zuru ụgbọ eletrik – Chika bought zero emission vehicle) zero grazing ebe ndi anumanu nọ eri ge du ri zero rate onweghi ihe putara nu zero tolerance achodu nsogbu (ebe ha achodu nsogbu – a place they don’t want trouble) zest kwadu ịme ihe zig gba ha riga zigzag ụzọ gbara rigo rigo zika virus ọria anwuta tara zilch enwedụ; adirọkwa (ego adirọkwa – money zilch or no money) zillion buru ibu (ihe buru ibu - something uncountable) zillionaire ọnye ego ya buru ibu (Joe bu ọnye gi ego buru ibu – Joe is a person with uncountable wealth) zinc gbngbm (ulo gbngbm – zinc house) zip kpọche; meche zone ebe ekewara zoo ụlọ anumanu (ga na ụlọ anumanu – go to the zoo) zoom in bata osiso zoom out gawa osiso Top

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