eiwABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWXYZAabackwega azu (ha wega mụ azu - they took me back or they surprise me)abandonhapụru (Ada hapụru nwata - Ada abandon the child)abdomenafọ (afọ ya buru ibu - his abdomen or stomach is big or fat)abductnwururu (ha nwururu Obi - they abduct Obi)abidejikodo; jikoro (iwu bu ihe jikoro anyi - the rules are what abide us)abilityemeli (ihe ịga emeli - something you can do) ablazeagba oku; igba oku (ụlọ na agba oku - the house is ablaze)ableinwike (Uche di inwike - Uche is able)able-bodyshiri ike; ike ahu (Peter di ike ahu - Peter is able-body)aboard banye; bawala (ịbu banye na ụgbọ mmịrị - the load has aboard into the ship)abolishkwusịla (ha kwusịla iwu- they have abolish the law)abominableihe ojoo; ihe ojoo na emem; ihe ojoo na ekwu ekwu (ihe ojoo na ekwu ekwu - something abominable - sometime very bad that cannot be said or done)abominationarụ; njoo ka njoo; iwu ojoo (Ada dara iwu ojoo - Ada broke a very bad rule) abortachoro; ọchodu; kwusịrị (Ngozi kwusịrị nwa - Ngozi aborted a baby)aboutchoro; maka (ha choro iri ri ma ya bata - they were about to eat when he came in)about memaka mụ (John jiri Ibe maka mụ - John asked Ibe about me)about-turntuhara (tuhara ebe ị na aga - about-turn from the place you're going)abovegaliru elu (ihe galiru elu - something above)abradeagriala (ukwu ụgbọ ya agriala - his car tyres are abrade)abreastkuwara (akwụkwọ ozi Obi kuwara anyi - Obi’s letter abreast us) abridgegburu nkenke (aha ya ọ gburu nkenke - his name he has abridged)abscondzuroezo gbalaga (onye isi obodo were ego anyi zuroezo gbalaga - governor absconds with our money)absent ọ biadu; adighi (ọ biadu nzuko taa - absent from the meeting today)absent-mindedonye nchefu (Uche bụ onye nchefu - Uche is absent-minded)abstainomedu (omedu ohuho - obstain from voting)abundantnukwuru; kaririakari (mangoro di nukwuru - mango is in abundant)abusearụ; mkparị ojoo (ọ mere anyi mkparị ojoo - he abuse us)abusiveikwu; mkparị (ikwu ojoo Obi nye mụ - Obi was abusive to me)academyụlọ akwụkwọ (ebe ụlọ akwụkwọ - the place is a college or academy)accelerategara osiso (ihe gara osiso - something accelerated)acceptkwere; ịkwe (kwere ego - accept the money)acclaimotito (otito diri ya maka ọru ọruru - acclaim him for the work he has done)accommodateụlọ nga ehi; nyem ụlọ; ịhi na ụlọ mụ (nyem ụlọ nga ehi - accommodate me)accommodationụlọ ebiebi (ụlọ ebiebi nka anyi - our accommodation)accompanysoro; ị soro; ị soro ya (Ada soro ya aga - Ada accompanying him or her to go)accompliceonye soro (Nickolas bụ onye soro - Nickolas is an accomplice)accomplishọruriala; ọmeriala (ọmeriala ụlọ - accomplish building the house)accordkwekọrita (nzuko kwekọrita - meeting accord)accordancenkwekọrita (iwu nkwekọrita - legal accordance)accountantọru akwụkwọ ego (Mike bụ onye ọru akwụkwọ ego - Mike is an accountant)acquaintonye ọma (Tochi bụ onye ọma - Tochi is his acquaint)acquirezuputara; wetere (Chief zuputara ụlọ - Chief acquired the house)activate bidoro (ha bidoro akwụkwọ ịje - they activated the ticket or the travelling document)activengahari; ngbhari (Chima bụ onye ngahari - Chima is an active person)active birthngahari ngbe ịmu nwa (Ada mere ngahari ngbe ịmu nwa - Ada was urged to have active birth)actoromee; omeka (Peter dika omeka - Peter is like actor)addgbakụ (Ebere gbakụ ego - Ebere add the money)addressaha ebe ibi (nye aha ebe ibi - give address or give address where you live)adequatezuru ofụma (ri zuru ofụma - the food is adequate)adjournngbeọzọ (nzukọ dewere ngbeọzọ - the meeting was adjourned)adjust mekwara (Ngozi mekwara akwa ya - Ngozi adjusted her cloth)admireịhunaanya; ịfunaanya (ịhunaanya Ugo ebe Chimaka di - Ugo admires Chimaka)admissionkpọkputere (ha kpọkputere Bona na ụlọ akwụkwọ - they gave Bona admission into the college)adultoke nye; ọ buele; ọ tole (gị bụ oke nye - you are an adult)adulteryhịri (ọ hịri nwoke - committed adultery with a man) (ọ hịri nwanyị - committed adultery with a woman)adventure ime ihe ujo (Ebere na di ime ihe ujo - Ebere takes adventure)advicendụmọdụ (naara ndụmọdụ - take advice)advocate onye na ekwutere (Uche bụ onye na ekwutere mụ - Uche is my advocate)affectmetụrụ (ihe mere nu metụrụ mụ aka - what happened affected me)afford ịzuteli (nna ga ịzuteli igwe - father can afford a bicycle)after emechaa (emechaa gị bịa - after you come)afternoon ehihie (bịa na ehihie - come in the afternoon)afforest iku osisi (iku osisi ka ọ bụ ohia - planting trees to make a forest)affray ịlụ ọgụ (maka ịlụ ọgụ ka ojiri ga nkporo - because of affray he went to prison)affront ikwu nihu oha (nne na nna ikwu nihu oha - mother and father affront each other)afraid ujo (ujo na a tu ya - he is afraid)afreshbido ohuru (bido ohuru na ọlụ akwụkwọ - start afresh at the college)aftermathmere mgbe ọgwuagwu (mmịrị soro nkwuru, ọlụ we da - rain fell heavy, aftermath a house fell)againọzọ; ọzọkwa (Ada chọrọ nri ọzọkwa - Ada wants food again)aggravatekpaso iwe (ya kpaso mụ iwe - she aggravated me)aggressiveobi oku (Ada bụ onye obi oku - Ada is an aggressive person)agreekwe; kwere to agree ịkwe (ikwe ihe gị ikwuru - agree what you said)agreement kwekuritara (anyi kwekuritara - we are in agreement)ageafọ; afọụle (kadụ afọ gị - what is your age)ahchi; chei; chimoo; cheimoo (chi or chimoo – ah or my God) alivendu (Ngozi di ndu - Ngozi is alive)all niile (riri ihe niile - ate everything)allegation boro ebubo (ha boro ya ebubo - they made allegation against him)allocate kere (ha kere mụ ụlọ ala - they allocated me on the ground floor of the building)all of usanyi; anyị (anyị na Ngozi dị mma - all of us and Ngozi is alright)allowkwere to allow ịkwere (ikwere John batawa - to allow John to come in)all the time ngbe niile (Bona no ebaa ngbe niile – Bona is here all the time)almightyChukwunna; Igwe (Chukwunna bụ Igwe elu na ala - God is the almighty in heaven and on earth)alonenani; nanuya (hapụ nanuya gawa - live him alone to go)aloud oluelu (dada nwere (di) oluelu - aunty is aloud)alright ọ dị mma; dị mma (kadụ? ọ dị mma - how or how are you? alright!)alsoma; kwa; ọzọkwa (weta ri na anu kwa - bring food and meat also)alwaysngbe niile (Ebere no ebaa ngbe niile – Ebere is here always)ambitiontuga anya (Ngozi tuga anya izu ụgbọ - Ngozi has the ambition of buying a vehicle)ambushchere ya echere (Bona chere ya echere - Bona ambushed him/her)amendmekwa; mezie (ihe mere mbu mekwa ya - amend what happened before)analyselero anya (lero anya ebe afo ego akwụkwọ anyi di - analyse or examine in details our yearly account)analysis nkenke (mere anyi afo ego akwụkwọ nkenke - analysis our yearly income and expenditure statement)ancestorndi nnanna nwuru anwu (biko ndi nnanna nwuru anwu nye aka - please ancestor help)ancestral ihe nnanna; ihe ochie; ala obi (ebea bụ ala obi mụ - this place is my ancestral land)andna (Uche na Ebere gawara - Uche and Ebere went)angeriwe (iwe di mụ - my anger)angry iwe iwe (Obi di iwe iwe - Obi is angry)anguishihe nwute (onwu bụ ihe nwute - death is an anguish)animal anumanu (John dika anumanu - John is like animal)announcegwa; ikwuputa (gwa onye ọwula - announce to everybody)anonymousamadụ (amadụ onye mere ya - an anonymous person did it)another ọzọ; ọdu (ha nyere anyi ọzọ - they gave us another)answer za to answer ịza answer a question za ajụjụ to answer a question ịza ajụjụansweredzara (Kem zara ụkọ - Kem answered the call)anticipatechegha (Tobi chegha dede - Tobi anticipates his uncle)anxiouschoro osiso (Uche choro osiso ihụ nwunye ya - Uche is anxious to see his wife)apologise gbahara (biko ghahara mụ - please I am apologising)apology nkwadide (ha nyere nkwadide - they made apology)appearanceputara (Ada putara na ụlọ ikpe - Ada made an appearance in court)applaudotito (ha nyere mụ otito - they applaud me)appleachicha (iri achicha - eat apple)approveekwe remu (ekwe remu ịlu - approve the marriage)archetype nsinambu (ihe nsinambu - something archetype)aredị; dịna; wụ; wụka (ha dị mma -they are fine)arguezu okwu; ru uka to argue ịzu okwu; ịru uka (Ngozi na ru uka - Ngozi argue)argumentaruruụka (Ada mege aruruụka - Ada making argument)arm; handaka (aka ya di ocha - his or her hand is clean)armpitakpa abụ (akpa abụ ya na ịsị - his or her armpit smell) army soja (nna wụ soja - father is a soja)arrestjide (ha jide ya - they arrest her)arrival mbataa; mbatara (John mbatara taa - John arrival today)arrivebatala; barula to arrive ịbatala; ịbarula (Jude barula - Jude arrived)art nka (Uche mega nka na ọlụ akwụkwọ - Uche is doing art at the college)asrụka; dịka (ojoko rụka ọgede - banana as plantin) ashntụtụ (oku ntụtụ na ịsị - fire ash smells) ashamedihuere (ihuere gi mụ, maka ihe mere nu - I am ashamed of what happened)askjiri; jụ ajụjụ to ask or to ask question ịjụ ajụjụ (John jiri ajụjụ - John asked a question)asleepura; arahna (Okoro arahna - Okoro is asleep)aspirant onye tuga anya (Chiemeka bụ onye tuga anya - Chiemeka is an aspirant)assignekere (ọru ekere ya - the work assigned to him)assignment ọru e nyere (Ugo ruru ọru e nyere ya - Ugo did her assignment)assume anomụ eche (anomụ eche ha gawala - assume they have gone)as well kwa (Obi nye ego kwa - Obi gave money as well)atna (iko no na elu - cup is at the top)attachtiri (ihe anyi tiri na akpa - something we attach or attached to the bag)attack ịba ọgụ (ha choro ịba mụ ọgụ - they want to attack me)attainụrụ (ụrụ na ihe ha mere - something attain or attained from what they did)attempt choro ime (ihe mụ choro ime - what I attempt to do)attend gara (nmụ gara nzukọ - I attend a meeting)attestakaebe (onye akaebe - someone who may or will attest)attireuwe (uwe Ebere marama - Ebere’s attire is nice)attitude agwa (agwa nwata di mma - this child’s attitude is very nice)attract masiri (ahu ya masiri mụ - his or her body attracted me)attractionihu na anya (ihu na anya Obi erika - attraction to Obi is too much)attractivemma ofuma (mma ofuma Adaeze tụrụ mụ ara - Adaeze is so attractive that I nearly went mad)aunt da (da no ebaa – aunt is here)auntydada (dada ndo - aunty sorry)author onye ode akwụkwọ (Nkem bụ onye ode akwụkwọ - Nkem is an author)authoriseasiri me; ndi isi kwụrụ (ihe asiri me - something authorise or authorised)authorityndi isi (ha bụ ndi isi - they are the authority)availableọdi; di (mmaya ịchoga, ọdi - the alcohol you’re looking for is available)avarice anya ukwu ego (Chidi nwere anya ukwu ego, ọ di njoo - Chidi’s avarice is too bad)avert ekwele ka ọme (ogu, ekwele ka ọme - avert the fight or war)await chege (ihe anyi chege abiala - what we await has come)awake omu anya; ọ tee; mu anya (Okoro mu anya - Okoro is awake)awardihe onyinye (onye isi obodo wetere ihe onyinye - our governor got an award)awarema (ha ma anyi na abia - they are aware we are coming)awesomedi ọfuma (uwe ha di ọfuma - their clothes are awesome)awful di njoo (uwe ha di njoo - their clothes are awful)awhileoge nta (Obi noro oge nta - Obi stayed awhile)awayte anya; ọte anya; ọte aka (ebaa te anya - place is away)awkward isi ike (Ebere bụ onye isi ike - Ebere is an awkward person)ax; axeonye ike; anya ike; egbu egbu (wete onye ike - bring an axe)TopBbabynwa takiri; nwata (nwa takiri arahna - baby is asleep)backazu (azu mụ di njọọ - my back is bad)backpackakpa azu (akpa anya na azu - bag carried at the back)badojoo; ọjọọ;njoo; ihe ojoo (Okochi di ojoo - Okochi is bad)bagakpa (akpa mụ di ibu - my bag is big)banana ọgede; unere (iri ọgede – eat banana)bank note; paper currencyakwụkwọ ego (akwụkwọ ego di njoo - bank note is bad)basketekete; nkata (ekete mụ ejule - my basket is full)bathhu ahu to bath ihu ahu (ga hu ahu - go for a bath) bathroomebe ihu ahu (Ngozi no ebe ihu ahu - Ngozi is in the bathroom)beansakidi (akidi masiri Obi – Obi likes beans) beautiful mara mma (Adaobi mara mma - Adaobi is beautiful)beauty wumma (Akaugo wumma - Akaugo is a beauty)becausemaka (gị gba ọsọ maka gị gi ụgwọ - you run because you owe)beefanụ nama (cow meat)beforenbu (gawara nbu - went before)begin bido (bido gawa - begin to go)behaviouromume (omume gị di mma - your behaviour is okay)behind azu (Olumma dina azu - Olumma is behind)better ditụ mma (omume gị ditụ mma - your behaviour is better)betweenetiti (kemụ dina etiti - mine is between)bibleakwukwo nsọ (ịgụ akwukwo nsọ - to read the Bible)bicycleigwe (igwe dede - uncle’s bicycle) bigibu; ukwu (ji di ibu - the yam is big)birthmu nwa; ịmu nwa; mọ nwa to give birth muru nwa (Ngozi muru nwa - Ngozi had a baby)birthday ụbọsi amuru your birthday ụbọsi amuru gịbite taa ara (nwanyi taa ara Ngozi - woman bites Ngozi)bitterilu (kemụ di ilu - mine is bitter)blackojii (oche di ojii - chair is black)black market ahia iwu (Obi rege onu ahia iwu - Obi selling black market price)bless or blessingngoziblind ishi; kpuru ishi (Opara kpuru ishi - Opara is blind)bloodobara (obara putaga - blood coming out)bodyahu (ahu ya di njoo - his body is bad)boil ogbola; gbola (anu gbola - meat boiled)boneọkpụkpụ (anu mụ di ọkpụkpụ ọkpụkpụ - my meat is bone bone)bookakwụkwọ (gụ akwụkwọ - read book)borrowwere naka (ịga were naka ngbe niile - you will borrow every time)bottleaba; karama (Uche mara otu ọnye karama - Uche stab someone with bottle)bought zuru; zutara (Chima zutara ihe na ahia - Chima bought something in the market)boundaryoke; okere (okere ala bido ebea - land boundary starts here)box or case igbe (igbe di ibu - box or case is big)boynwa nwoke; nwata nwoke (nwata nwoke gara ahia - boy went to the market)breadthume (kụrụ ume - take a breadth)breakfast ri ụtụtụ (ri ụtụtụ di mma - breakfast is good)breezeikuku (kụrụ ikuku - take a breeze)bringwete; weta; bute; nyem to bring iwete; iweta; ibute (wete ri - bring food)bring water wete mmiri (Agwu wete mmiri - Agwu bring water)brokengbaji; nkowa broken akowala (afara akowala - the plate is broken)broken bottlekalama (Uche mara otu ọnye kalama - Uche stab someone with a broken bottle)broochọla obi (Ada yi ọla obi – Ada wears brooch)broomaziza (wete aziza – bring broom)brother nwanne nwoke (nwanne mụ nwoke – my brother)buildrọ; wu to build ịrọ; iwu (ịrọ ụlọ – build a house)bushohia (anomụ nọ ohia - I am in the bush)business ịcho ego (John mega ịcho ego na ahia - John is doing business in the market)busynkpa; ihe dinkpa (anomụ emege ihe dinkpa - I am busy or doing something important)but ma; mana (agama aga mana ahia ka nkpa – I will go but market is more important)buy izu; zuta; zọ to buy ịzuta (izu ihe na ahia - buy something in the market)TopCcalculatengbako; gbako (biko gbako ego - please calculate the money)call ụkọ; kpọ to call iụkọ; ikpọ (Ebube na kpọ - Ebube is calling)camebịara (chief bịara – chief came)capitalisi obodo (isi obodo Ndi-Britain wụ London - capital of Britain is London)car ụgbọ; ụgbọ ala (biko nya ụgbọ ọfuma - please drive the car well)cardkaadi (zuta ụbọsi amuru kaadi - buy birthday card)carpetute (ịga tinye ute ebea - you will put carpet here)case or court caseikpe (ikpe mara ya - case went against him or her)case or boxigbe (igbe di ibu - box or case is big)cashego (weta ego - bring cash or money)cassava ji akpu; akpu; gari (kedụ maka ri jiakpu Helena chọrọ - what of cassava food Helena wants)cathedral isi ụlọ uka (Obiako gawara isi ụlọ uka - Obiako went to the cathedral)celebration mmeme (ụbọsi amuru mmeme - birthday celebration)centreetite (Madike di na etite - Madike is in the centre)chain ọla (ha gba ola - they wear chain)chair oche (bute oche - bring chair)cheapntakiri (ihe nona ahia di ntakiri - things in the market are cheap)chequeakwụkwọ ego (nye akwụkwọ ego mana ya deto ya - give cheque so that he records it) chewta to chew ịta (Ngozi na ta anụ - Ngozi chews meat)chickenọkụkọ chicken meat anụ ọkụkọchiefchiri echichi (nna Uche chiri echichi - Uche’s father is a chief or is a titled man)chieftaincy chịi ọzọ; chịri ọzọ; ịchịi ọzọ (Obi chịri ọzọ - Obi took a chieftancy title)childrenụmụ little children ụmụaka (ụmụaka gara aha – children went to the market)ChristianKirista; ọnye uka (Adanna dika ọnye uka - Adanna is like a Christian)ChristmasEkesmesi (Ekesmesi di eba - Christmas is here)churchebe uka; ụlọ uka (ụlọ uka di eba - church is here)citizenọnye ala (Uche bu ọnye ala – Uche is a citizen)cinemasinema (ya gara sinema – he went to the cinema)circumcisebi ugwu; be ugwu to circumcise ibi ugwu; ibe ugwucircumcised or circumcisionbere ugwu; biri ugwu (nwa nwoke biri ugwu - boy circumcised or circumcision)city obodo (obodo bu Owerri – city is Owerri)civil war ogu ụlọ (ogu Nigeria na Biafra wụ ogu ụlọ - Nigeria and Biafra war was a civil war)clanumu nwanee (umu nwanee Obieze - Obieze clan)cleanocha (efere di ocha - plate is clean)cleverma ihe; ema ihe (Chikodi ma ihe - Chikodi is clever)climbnyu elu to climb ịri elu; inyu eluclockoge; elekele (oge bukwa asaa – the time is seven)closemechi; kpuchi to close ịmechi; ịkpuchiclothakwa; uwe (akwa mụ di unyi - my cloth is dirty)coconut aki bekee (aki bekee di uto – coconut is sweet)cocoyamede (ede bukwa ri mụ - cocoyam is my food)cokekooku (achọrọ mụ kooku - I want coke)coco colakooku (achọrọ mụ kooku - I want coco cola)cold oyi (Uche di oyi - Uche is cold)cold watermmịrị oyi (Nna chọrọ mmịrị oyi - father wants cold water)collegeụlọ akwụkwọ (Adapapa gawara ụlọ akwụkwọ - Adapapa went to college)combmbo to comb imbo (achorumụ imbo isi - I want to comb my head)comebịa; bịaa to come ịbịa; ịbịaa (Mbachi bịa - Mbachi come)come inbata; batawa (Nze batawa - Nze come in)coming outputawa; putaga (Chief putawa - Chief coming out)computercomputa (computa mụ gbalaga osisu - my computer runs fast)condomkọndọm (Ngozi na Obinna tinyere kọndọm - Ngozi and Obinna put on condom)confirmkwe; to confirm ikwe (Ezeiga kwe na ego - Ezeiga confirm the money)cook si; siri ihe; isi nri or isi ihe cooking siga (Galouka siga nri - Galouka is cooking food)cook foodsiri ihe; siri ri; isi nri (biko siri mụ nri - please cook food for me)copydere; kopi to copy idere; ikopi (Ngozi na dere ihe John - Ngozi copy things from John)countguo to count ịguo (iguo ri - to count the food)county obodo (obodo anyi wụ Nigeria - our country is Nigeria)courtụlọ ikpe (Obiako gawara ụlọ ikpe - Obiako went to court)cousinnwanne; nwanna (Ebere dika nwanne - Ebere is like my cousin)cover mechiri; mkputchi (aja mechiri ụzọ - sand cover the door)crime ihe ojoo (Ezenu mere ihe ojoo - Ezenu committed a crime)criminal ọnye ojoo; onye ojoo (Ezenu wụ ọnye ojoo - Ezenu is a criminal)crisisnsogbu (ndi nsogbu – community or people of crisis)crownokpu eze (Eze kpunye ya okpu eze - King put on the crown on him)cryakwa to cry ibe akwa; ịkwa akwa (Uche no ibe akwa – Uche is crying)culture omenaala (Dyo omenaala afo nu dimma - Dyo culture this year is okay)cupiko (iko mụ egule - my cup is full)cure gwọ to cure ịgwọ (biko gwọ mụ ọrịa - please cure my sickness)curseabumonụ (nwanyi tinye abumonụ na gị - the woman put a curse on you)custom omenaala; odibendi (omenaala anyi maramma - our custom is very good)cut kube: gbubie; chapu (kube anu ntakiri - cut the meat small)cutlassnma (nma gị dinko - your cutlass is sharp)TopDdance ega egwu; ite egwu (Ngozi muru iga egwu - Ngozi learn to dance)daughter nwanyị; agbọọbia first daughter ada (nwanyi gara aha – daughter or lady went to the market)deadagala; anwula; ogala; onwula (Okoro anwula - Okoro is dead)deathonwu (onwu biaa na ura - death came as asleep)debtugwo (John jide ego Tom na ugwo - John holds Tom’s money as debt)delaygbọ uge; gbọrọ uge to delay igbọ uge; igbọrọ ugedeparture apu; opupu; opula (opupu wụ ebea - departure is here)desirechoro to desire ichoro what desired or thing desired ihe chorodestroygbu; nmebi to destroy ịgbu; ịmebi (Ebere ịmebi ihe – Ebere destroyed something)dieonwu died anwuna (Taka anwuna - Taka has died)difficult siri ike to be difficult osiri ike (ụle siri ike – the examination is difficult)diggwu to dig igwu (igwu ala - to dig ground or land)dilemmaamdumu; amadimụ (amadimụ ihe meganu - dilemma on what is happening)direct zi; gosi (gosi ya ụlọ - direct her to the house) (zi ya ụzọ - direct him the way)dirty ụnyi; iru ụnyi (uwe mụ di unyi - cloth is dirty)disappear pọ to disappear pọla; apọla (nna pọla – father disappears or gone out)discusskoria to discuss or discussed koriari (ya koriari mụ - he discussed with me)disease ọrịa; nrịa (ọrịa mụ bido nyahụ - my sickness or disease began yesterday)dishefere (wete efere - bring dish or plate)disturbance nkwhara (nkwhara na mehariga - disturbance is happening)distributeke distribute thing ke ihe distribution of thing ike ihedivisiondivsọn (ebe hu bụ divsọn anyi - that place is our division)do me to do ime (ime ihe - to do something)doing mega (Bon mega ịcho ego - Bon is doing a business)doctor dokito; dibia; dibe; dibia bekee traditional or native doctor dibe; dibiadoor ụzọ (mehe ụzọ - open door)dramaejije (ejije nke ahụ dị mma - that drama is okay) drawse (se ihe - draw something)dream nro (nro nke ahụ di njoo - that dream is bad)dressuwe (uwe mụ di unyi - my dress is dirty)drinkọnunụ; ihe ọnunụ (achọrọ mụ ihe ọnunụ - I want something to drink)drive nya (biko nya ụgbọ ọfuma - please drive the car well)drugọgwụ; ịgbo (ọgwụ nke ahụ di ike - that drug is strong)TopEeachotu otu; ma otu ma otu; ofu ofu; ma ofu ma ofu (nye otu otu - give each)earnti (nti mụ di ibu - my ear is big)early na oge; boo ụzọ (Dike bịa na oge - Dike came early)earringsọla nti (Ngozi gba ọla nti - Ngozi wears earrings)eatiri; rie to eat iri ri; iri nri (Uche rie ri - Uche eat food)educationịmuta ihe (ịmuta ihe di mma - education is good)eggakwa (akwa nke hụ akowala - that egg is broken) electionnhoputa; ịzọ ọkwaElectric oku; eletrikendagwula; ogwula; ogwugwu (ri agwula – food is finish or end)English bekee (also for English or white person)enjoyibndu (Chikwa na ibi ndu - Chikwa is enjoying)enjoymentiri ndu; ibi ndu (ibi ndu Luya di njọọ - enjoyment of Luya is bad)eveninganyasị (rie nri anyasị - eat evening meal or food)everythingihe niile (ihe niile adirọ mma - everything not good)every time ngbe niile (ngbe niile gị ga ahia - every time you go to the market)examination ule examination paper ule akwụkwọ (ule siri ike – the examination is difficult)excusechere; cheretụ; biko (chere kamụ kwu - excuse me to talk)excuse me cheretụ mụ; biko chere mụ (cheretụ mụ ka anyi gawa - excuse me let us be going)explainkọwe; kọwa to explain ịkọwe; ịkọwa (kọwe ihe gị na kwu - explain what you talked)TopFface ihu (ihu gị di mma - your face is good)fail ida (John ida ule akwụkwọ - John failed his examination papers)family ezinụlọ (ezinụlọ anyi wụ Obi nọna ebe Umuna - our family is Obi in Umuna village)farm oru ịgbo; ubi to farm iru oru ịgbo (gawara oru ịgbo - went to the farm)farmingiku oru; iku ubi (Okoro na iku oru – Okoro and farming)fast osisu (bịaa osisu - come fast)fat ibu (Japuna di ibu - Japuna is fat)father nna; papa (nna anyi gawara ahia - our father went to the market)fear ujo (maka ndi oshi ujo na tu mụ - because of thief I am fear)fetchbute; kute; wete (bute nri - fetch the food)fetch water kute mmiri (Nne chọrọ mmiri, kute mmiri - mother wants water, fetch water)fever ahu oku (ahu oku di mụ - I have a fever)fightogu (ogu mụ na Uche - my fight with Uche)find chọta to find ịchọta (chọta ego - find the money)fine ọ dị mma (kedụ? ọ dị mma! - how are you? fine! or I am fine!)finish ogwula; agwula (ri anyi agwula - our food is finish)fire oku (wete nku ka tinye oku - bring the firewood to put the fire)firewood nku (bute nku ka tinye oku - bring the firewood to put the fire)fixmezie (biko mezie ụgbọ osiso - please fix the car quick)fluiba (biko gawa maka iba gị - please go because of your flu)food ri; nri to eat food iri nri; iri ri (iri ri uda di mma - to eat food now is good)foreignebeọdọ (ihe si ebeọdọ - foreign thing)foreigner ọnye mba; onye mba; onye obia; ọnye obia (ọnye obia bịara taa- foreign or visitor came today)forest ohia (nna nọna ohia - father is in the forest)forgetchefuo to forget ichefuo (gị ichefuo ego - you forget the money)forgivegbaghara to forgive ịgbaghara (ịgbaghara Ngozi - to forgive Ngozi)fracture mgbaji; gbaji to fracture igbaji (igbaji olu gị - to fracture your neck)friend enyi (enyi gị wụ Innonaka - your friend is Innonaka)frighten ujo (maka ya ujo na tu mụ - because of her, I am frighten)from site (site taa gawa ino na nke gị - from today go on you are on your own)fullegule (ri egule mụ - the food full me)Top
Everyday Igbo Words
eiwABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWXYZAabackwega azu (ha wega mụ azu - they took me back or they surprise me)abandonhapụru (Ada hapụru nwata - Ada abandon the child)abdomen afọ (afọ ya buru ibu - his abdomen or stomach is big or fat)abduct nwururu (ha nwururu Obi - they abdut Obi)abidejikodo; jikoro (iwu bu ihe jikoro anyi - the rules are what abide us)abilityemeli (ihe ịga emeli - something you can do) ablazeagba oku; igba oku (ụlọ na agba oku - the house is ablaze)ableinwike (Uche di inwike - Uche is able)able-bodyshiri ike; ike ahu (Peter di ike ahu - Peter is able-body)aboard banye; bawala (ịbu banye na ụgbọ mmịrị - the load has aboard into the ship)abolishkwusịla (ha kwusịla iwu- they have abolish the law)abominable ihe ojoo; ihe ojoo na emem; ihe ojoo na ekwu ekwu (ihe ojoo na ekwu ekwu - something abominable - sometime very bad that cannot be said or done)abomination arụ; njoo ka njoo; iwu ojoo (Ada dara iwu ojoo - Ada broke a very bad rule) abort achoro; ọchodu; kwusịrị (Ngozi kwusịrị nwa - Ngozi aborted a baby)aboutchoro; maka (ha choro iri ri ma ya bata - they were about to eat when he came in)about memaka mụ (John jiri Ibe maka mụ - John asked Ibe about me)about-turntuhara (tuhara ebe ị na aga - about-turn from the place you're going)abovegaliru elu (ihe galiru elu - something above)abradeagriala (ukwu ụgbọ ya agriala - his car tyres are abrade)abreastkuwara (akwụkwọ ozi Obi kuwara anyi - Obi’s letter abreast us) abridgegburu nkenke (aha ya ọ gburu nkenke - his name he has abridged)abscondzuroezo gbalaga (onye isi obodo were ego anyi zuroezo gbalaga - governor absconds with our money)absent ọ biadu; adighi (ọ biadu nzuko taa - absent from the meeting today)absent-minded onye nchefu (Uche bụ onye nchefu - Uche is absent-minded)abstainomedu (omedu ohuho - obstain from voting)abundantnukwuru; kaririakari (mangoro di nukwuru - mango is in abundant)abusearụ; mkparị ojoo (ọ mere anyi mkparị ojoo - he abuse us)abusiveikwu; mkparị (ikwu ojoo Obi nye mụ - Obi was abusive to me)academyụlọ akwụkwọ (ebe ụlọ akwụkwọ - the place is a college or academy)accelerate gara osiso (ihe gara osiso - something accelerated)acceptkwere; ịkwe (kwere ego - accept the money)acclaimotito (otito diri ya maka ọru ọruru - acclaim him for the work he has done)accommodateụlọ nga ehi; nyem ụlọ; ịhi na ụlọ mụ(nyem ụlọ nga ehi - accommodate me)accommodationụlọ ebiebi (ụlọ ebiebi nka anyi - our accommodation)accompanysoro; ị soro; ị soro ya (Ada soro ya aga - Ada accompanying him or her to go)accompliceonye soro (Nickolas bụ onye soro - Nickolas is an accomplice)accomplishọruriala; ọmeriala (ọmeriala ụlọ - accomplish building the house)accordkwekọrita (nzuko kwekọrita - meeting accord)accordancenkwekọrita (iwu nkwekọrita - legal accordance)accountant ọru akwụkwọ ego (Mike bụ onye ọru akwụkwọ ego - Mike is an accountant)acquaintonye ọma (Tochi bụ onye ọma - Tochi is his acquaint)acquirezuputara; wetere (Chief zuputara ụlọ - Chief acquired the house)activate bidoro (ha bidoro akwụkwọ ịje - they activated the ticket or the travelling document)activengahari; ngbhari (Chima bụ onye ngahari - Chima is an active person)active birth ngahari ngbe ịmu nwa (Ada mere ngahari ngbe ịmu nwa - Ada was urged to have active birth)actoromee; omeka (Peter dika omeka - Peter is like actor)addgbakụ (Ebere gbakụ ego - Ebere add the money)addressaha ebe ibi (nye aha ebe ibi - give address or give address where you live)adequatezuru ofụma (ri zuru ofụma - the food is adequate)adjournngbeọzọ (nzukọ dewere ngbeọzọ - the meeting was adjourned)adjust mekwara (Ngozi mekwara akwa ya - Ngozi adjusted her cloth)admireịhunaanya; ịfunaanya (ịhunaanya Ugo ebe Chimaka di - Ugo admires Chimaka)admissionkpọkputere (ha kpọkputere Bona na ụlọ akwụkwọ - they gave Bona admission into the college)adultoke nye; ọ buele; ọ tole (gị bụ oke nye - you are an adult)adulteryhịri (ọ hịri nwoke - committed adultery with a man) (ọ hịri nwanyị - committed adultery with a woman)adventure ime ihe ujo (Ebere na di ime ihe ujo - Ebere takes adventure)advicendụmọdụ (naara ndụmọdụ - take advice)advocate onye na ekwutere (Uche bụ onye na ekwutere mụ - Uche is my advocate)affectmetụrụ (ihe mere nu metụrụ mụ aka - what happened affected me)afford ịzuteli (nna ga ịzuteli igwe - father can afford a bicycle)after emechaa (emechaa gị bịa - after you come)afternoon ehihie (bịa na ehihie - come in the afternoon)afforest iku osisi (iku osisi ka ọ bụ ohia - planting trees to make a forest)affray ịlụ ọgụ (maka ịlụ ọgụ ka ojiri ga nkporo - because of affray he went to prison)affront ikwu nihu oha (nne na nna ikwu nihu oha - mother and father affront each other)afraid ujo (ujo na a tu ya - he is afraid)afreshbido ohuru (bido ohuru na ọlụ akwụkwọ - start afresh at the college)aftermathmere mgbe ọgwuagwu (mmịrị soro nkwuru, ọlụ we da - rain fell heavy, aftermath a house fell)againọzọ; ọzọkwa (Ada chọrọ nri ọzọkwa - Ada wants food again)aggravatekpaso iwe (ya kpaso mụ iwe - she aggravated me)aggressiveobi oku (Ada bụ onye obi oku - Ada is an aggressive person)agreekwe; kwere to agree ịkwe (ikwe ihe gị ikwuru - agree what you said)agreement kwekuritara (anyi kwekuritara - we are in agreement)ageafọ; afọụle (kadụ afọ gị - what is your age)ahchi; chei; chimoo; cheimoo (chi or chimoo – ah or my God) alivendu (Ngozi di ndu - Ngozi is alive)all niile (riri ihe niile - ate everything)allegation boro ebubo (ha boro ya ebubo - they made allegation against him)allocate kere (ha kere mụ ụlọ ala - they allocated me on the ground floor of the building)all of usanyi; anyị (anyị na Ngozi dị mma - all of us and Ngozi is alright)allowkwere to allow ịkwere (ikwere John batawa - to allow John to come in)all the time ngbe niile (Bona no ebaa ngbe niile – Bona is here all the time)almightyChukwunna; Igwe (Chukwunna bụ Igwe elu na ala - God is the almighty in heaven and on earth)alonenani; nanuya (hapụ nanuya gawa - live him alone to go)aloud oluelu (dada nwere (di) oluelu - aunty is aloud)alright ọ dị mma; dị mma (kadụ? ọ dị mma - how or how are you? alright!)alsoma; kwa; ọzọkwa (weta ri na anu kwa - bring food and meat also)alwaysngbe niile (Ebere no ebaa ngbe niile – Ebere is here always)ambitiontuga anya (Ngozi tuga anya izu ụgbọ - Ngozi has the ambition of buying a vehicle)ambushchere ya echere (Bona chere ya echere - Bona ambushed him/her)amendmekwa; mezie (ihe mere mbu mekwa ya - amend what happened before)analyselero anya (lero anya ebe afo ego akwụkwọ anyi di - analyse or examine in details our yearly account)analysis nkenke (mere anyi afo ego akwụkwọ nkenke - analysis our yearly income and expenditure statement)ancestorndi nnanna nwuru anwu (biko ndi nnanna nwuru anwu nye aka - please ancestor help)ancestral ihe nnanna; ihe ochie; ala obi (ebea bụ ala obi mụ - this place is my ancestral land)andna (Uche na Ebere gawara - Uche and Ebere went)angeriwe (iwe di mụ - my anger)angry iwe iwe (Obi di iwe iwe - Obi is angry)anguishihe nwute (onwu bụ ihe nwute - death is an anguish)animal anumanu (John dika anumanu - John is like animal)announcegwa; ikwuputa (gwa onye ọwula - announce to everybody)anonymousamadụ (amadụ onye mere ya - an anonymous person did it)another ọzọ; ọdu (ha nyere anyi ọzọ - they gave us another)answer za to answer ịza answer a question za ajụjụ to answer a question ịza ajụjụansweredzara (Kem zara ụkọ - Kem answered the call)anticipatechegha (Tobi chegha dede - Tobi anticipates his uncle)anxiouschoro osiso (Uche choro osiso ihụ nwunye ya - Uche is anxious to see his wife)apologise gbahara (biko ghahara mụ - please I am apologising)apology nkwadide (ha nyere nkwadide - they made apology)appearanceputara (Ada putara na ụlọ ikpe - Ada made an appearance in court)applaudotito (ha nyere mụ otito - they applaud me)appleachicha (iri achicha - eat apple)approveekwe remu (ekwe remu ịlu - approve the marriage)archetype nsinambu (ihe nsinambu - something archetype)aredị; dịna; wụ; wụka (ha dị mma -they are fine)arguezu okwu; ru uka to argue ịzu okwu; ịru uka (Ngozi na ru uka - Ngozi argue)argumentaruruụka (Ada mege aruruụka - Ada making argument)arm; handaka (aka ya di ocha - his or her hand is clean)armpitakpa abụ (akpa abụ ya na ịsị - his or her armpit smell) army soja (nna wụ soja - father is a soja)arrestjide (ha jide ya - they arrest her)arrival mbataa; mbatara (John mbatara taa - John arrival today)arrivebatala; barula to arrive ịbatala; ịbarula (Jude barula - Jude arrived)art nka (Uche mega nka na ọlụ akwụkwọ - Uche is doing art at the college)asrụka; dịka (ojoko rụka ọgede - banana as plantin) ashntụtụ (oku ntụtụ na ịsị - fire ash smells) ashamedihuere (ihuere gi mụ, maka ihe mere nu - I am ashamed of what happened)askjiri; jụ ajụjụ to ask or to ask question ịjụ ajụjụ (John jiri ajụjụ - John asked a question)asleepura; arahna (Okoro arahna - Okoro is asleep)aspirant onye tuga anya (Chiemeka bụ onye tuga anya - Chiemeka is an aspirant)assignekere (ọru ekere ya - the work assigned to him)assignment ọru e nyere (Ugo ruru ọru e nyere ya - Ugo did her assignment)assume anomụ eche (anomụ eche ha gawala - assume they have gone)as well kwa (Obi nye ego kwa - Obi gave money as well)atna (iko no na elu - cup is at the top)attachtiri (ihe anyi tiri na akpa - something we attach or attached to the bag)attack ịba ọgụ (ha choro ịba mụ ọgụ - they want to attack me)attainụrụ (ụrụ na ihe ha mere - something attain or attained from what they did)attempt choro ime (ihe mụ choro ime - what I attempt to do)attend gara (nmụ gara nzukọ - I attend a meeting)attestakaebe (onye akaebe - someone who may or will attest)attireuwe (uwe Ebere marama - Ebere’s attire is nice)attitude agwa (agwa nwata di mma - this child’s attitude is very nice)attract masiri (ahu ya masiri mụ - his or her body attracted me)attractionihu na anya (ihu na anya Obi erika - attraction to Obi is too much)attractivemma ofuma (mma ofuma Adaeze tụrụ mụ ara - Adaeze is so attractive that I nearly went mad)aunt da (da no ebaa – aunt is here)auntydada (dada ndo - aunty sorry)author onye ode akwụkwọ (Nkem bụ onye ode akwụkwọ - Nkem is an author)authoriseasiri me; ndi isi kwụrụ (ihe asiri me - something authorise or authorised)authorityndi isi (ha bụ ndi isi - they are the authority)availableọdi; di (mmaya ịchoga, ọdi - the alcohol you’re looking for is available)avarice anya ukwu ego (Chidi nwere anya ukwu ego, ọ di njoo - Chidi’s avarice is too bad)avert ekwele ka ọme (ogu, ekwele ka ọme - avert the fight or war)await chege (ihe anyi chege abiala - what we await has come)awake omu anya; ọ tee; mu anya (Okoro mu anya - Okoro is awake)awardihe onyinye (onye isi obodo wetere ihe onyinye - our governor got an award)awarema (ha ma anyi na abia - they are aware we are coming)awesomedi ọfuma (uwe ha di ọfuma - their clothes are awesome)awful di njoo (uwe ha di njoo - their clothes are awful)awhileoge nta (Obi noro oge nta - Obi stayed awhile)awayte anya; ọte anya; ọte aka (ebaa te anya - place is away)awkward isi ike (Ebere bụ onye isi ike - Ebere is an awkward person)ax; axeonye ike; anya ike; egbu egbu (wete onye ike - bring an axe)TopBbabynwa takiri; nwata (nwa takiri arahna - baby is asleep)backazu (azu mụ di njọọ - my back is bad)badojoo (Okochi di ojoo - Okochi is bad)bagakpa (akpa mụ di ibu - my bag is big)banana ọgede (iri ọgede – eat banana)basketekete (ekete mụ ejule - my basket is full)bathhu ahu to bath ihu ahu (ga hu ahu - go for a bath) beansakidi (akidi masiri Obi – Obi likes beans) beautiful mara mma (Adaobi mara mma - Adaobi is beautiful)beauty wumma (Akaugo wumma - Akaugo is a beauty)becausemaka (gị gba ọsọ maka gị gi ụgwọ - you run because you owe)beefanụ nama (cow meat)beforenbu (gawara nbu - went before)begin bido (bido gawa - begin to go)behaviouromume (omume gị di mma - your behaviour is okay)behind azu (Olumma dina azu - Olumma is behind)better ditụ mma (omume gị ditụ mma - your behaviour is better)betweenetiti (kemụ dina etiti - mine is between)bibleakwukwo nsọ (ịgụ akwukwo nsọ - to read the Bible)bicycleigwe (igwe dede - uncle’s bicycle) bigibu; ukwu (ji di ibu - the yam is big)birthmu nwa; ịmu nwa; mọ nwa to give birthmuru nwa (Ngozi muru nwa - Ngozi had a baby)birthday ụbọsi amuru your birthday ụbọsi amuru gịbite taa ara (nwanyi taa ara Ngozi - woman bites Ngozi)bitterilu (kemụ di ilu - mine is bitter)blackojii (oche di ojii - chair is black)black market ahia iwu (Obi rege onu ahia iwu - Obi selling black market price)bless or blessingngoziblind ishi; kpuru ishi (Opara kpuru ishi - Opara is blind)bloodobara (obara putaga - blood coming out)bodyahu (ahu ya di njoo - his body is bad)boil ogbola; gbola (anu gbola - meat boiled)boneọkpụkpụ (anu mụ di ọkpụkpụ ọkpụkpụ - my meat is bone bone)bookakwụkwọ (gụ akwụkwọ - read book)borrowwere naka (ịga were naka ngbe niile - you will borrow every time)bottleaba; karama (Uche mara otu ọnye karama - Uche stab someone with bottle)bought zuru; zutara (Chima zutara ihe na ahia - Chima bought something in the market)boundaryoke; okere (okere ala bido ebea - land boundary starts here)box or case igbe (igbe di ibu - box or case is big)boynwa nwoke; nwata nwoke (nwata nwoke gara ahia - boy went to the market)breadthume (kụrụ ume - take a breadth)breakfast ri ụtụtụ (ri ụtụtụ di mma - breakfast is good)breezeikuku (kụrụ ikuku - take a breeze)bringwete; weta; bute; nyem to bring iwete; iweta; ibute (wete ri - bring food)bring water wete mmiri (Agwu wete mmiri - Agwu bring water)brokengbaji; nkowa broken akowala (afara akowala - the plate is broken)broken bottlekalama (Uche mara otu ọnye kalama - Uche stab someone with a broken bottle)broochọla obi (Ada yi ọla obi – Ada wears brooch)broomaziza (wete aziza – bring broom)brother nwanne nwoke (nwanne mụ nwoke – my brother)buildrọ; wu to build ịrọ; iwu (ịrọ ụlọ – build a house)bushohia (anomụ nọ ohia - I am in the bush)business ịcho ego (John mega ịcho ego na ahia - John is doing business in the market)busynkpa; ihe dinkpa (anomụ emege ihe dinkpa - I am busy or doing something important)but ma; mana (agama aga mana ahia ka nkpa – I will go but market is more important)buy izu; zuta; zọ to buy ịzuta (izu ihe na ahia - buy something in the market)TopCcalculatengbako; gbako (biko gbako ego - please calculate the money)call ụkọ; kpọ to call iụkọ; ikpọ (Ebube na kpọ - Ebube is calling)camebịara (chief bịara – chief came)capitalisi obodo (isi obodo Ndi-Britain wụ London - capital of Britain is London)car ụgbọ; ụgbọ ala (biko nya ụgbọ ọfuma - please drive the car well)cardkaadi (zuta ụbọsi amuru kaadi - buy birthday card)carpetute (ịga tinye ute ebea - you will put carpet here)case or court caseikpe (ikpe mara ya - case went against him or her)case or boxigbe (igbe di ibu - box or case is big)cashego (weta ego - bring cash or money)cassava ji akpu; akpu; gari (kedụ maka ri jiakpu Helena chọrọ - what of cassava food Helena wants)cathedral isi ụlọ uka (Obiako gawara isi ụlọ uka - Obiako went to the cathedral)celebration mmeme (ụbọsi amuru mmeme - birthday celebration)centreetite (Madike di na etite - Madike is in the centre)chain ọla (ha gba ola - they wear chain)chair oche (bute oche - bring chair)cheapntakiri (ihe nona ahia di ntakiri - things in the market are cheap)chequeakwụkwọ ego (nye akwụkwọ ego mana ya deto ya - give cheque so that he records it) chewta to chew ịta (Ngozi na ta anụ - Ngozi chews meat)chickenọkụkọ chicken meat anụ ọkụkọchiefchiri echichi (nna Uche chiri echichi - Uche’s father is a chief or is a titled man)chieftaincy chịi ọzọ; chịri ọzọ; ịchịi ọzọ (Obi chịri ọzọ - Obi took a chieftancy title)childrenụmụ little children ụmụaka (ụmụaka gara aha – children went to the market)ChristianKirista; ọnye uka (Adanna dika ọnye uka - Adanna is like a Christian)ChristmasEkesmesi (Ekesmesi di eba - Christmas is here)churchebe uka; ụlọ uka (ụlọ uka di eba - church is here)citizenọnye ala (Uche bu ọnye ala – Uche is a citizen)cinemasinema (ya gara sinema – he went to the cinema)circumcisebi ugwu; be ugwu to circumcise ibi ugwu; ibe ugwucircumcised or circumcisionbere ugwu; biri ugwu (nwa nwoke biri ugwu - boy circumcised or circumcision)city obodo (obodo bu Owerri – city is Owerri)civil war ogu ụlọ (ogu Nigeria na Biafra wụ ogu ụlọ - Nigeria and Biafra war was a civil war)clanumu nwanee (umu nwanee Obieze - Obieze clan)cleanocha (efere di ocha - plate is clean)cleverma ihe; ema ihe (Chikodi ma ihe - Chikodi is clever)climbnyu elu to climb ịri elu; inyu eluclockoge; elekele (oge bukwa asaa – the time is seven)closemechi; kpuchi to close ịmechi; ịkpuchiclothakwa; uwe (akwa mụ di unyi - my cloth is dirty)coconut aki bekee (aki bekee di uto – coconut is sweet)cocoyamede (ede bukwa ri mụ - cocoyam is my food)cokekooku (achọrọ mụ kooku - I want coke)coco colakooku (achọrọ mụ kooku - I want coco cola)cold oyi (Uche di oyi - Uche is cold)cold watermmịrị oyi (Nna chọrọ mmịrị oyi - father wants cold water)collegeụlọ akwụkwọ (Adapapa gawara ụlọ akwụkwọ - Adapapa went to college)combmbo to comb imbo (achorumụ imbo isi - I want to comb my head)comebịa; bịaa to come ịbịa; ịbịaa (Mbachi bịa - Mbachi come)come inbata; batawa (Nze batawa - Nze come in)coming outputawa; putaga (Chief putawa - Chief coming out)computercomputa (computa mụ gbalaga osisu - my computer runs fast)condomkọndọm (Ngozi na Obinna tinyere kọndọm - Ngozi and Obinna put on condom)confirmkwe; to confirm ikwe (Ezeiga kwe na ego - Ezeiga confirm the money)cook si; siri ihe; isi nri or isi ihe cooking siga (Galouka siga nri - Galouka is cooking food)cook foodsiri ihe; siri ri; isi nri (biko siri mụ nri - please cook food for me)copydere; kopi to copy idere; ikopi (Ngozi na dere ihe John - Ngozi copy things from John)countguo to count ịguo (iguo ri - to count the food)county obodo (obodo anyi wụ Nigeria - our country is Nigeria)courtụlọ ikpe (Obiako gawara ụlọ ikpe - Obiako went to court)cousinnwanne; nwanna (Ebere dika nwanne - Ebere is like my cousin)cover mechiri; mkputchi (aja mechiri ụzọ - sand cover the door)crime ihe ojoo (Ezenu mere ihe ojoo - Ezenu committed a crime)criminal ọnye ojoo; onye ojoo (Ezenu wụ ọnye ojoo - Ezenu is a criminal)crisisnsogbu (ndi nsogbu – community or people of crisis)crownokpu eze (Eze kpunye ya okpu eze - King put on the crown on him)cryakwa to cry ibe akwa; ịkwa akwa (Uche no ibe akwa – Uche is crying)culture omenaala (Dyo omenaala afo nu dimma - Dyo culture this year is okay)cupiko (iko mụ egule - my cup is full)cure gwọ to cure ịgwọ (biko gwọ mụ ọrịa - please cure my sickness)curseabumonụ (nwanyi tinye abumonụ na gị - the woman put a curse on you)custom omenaala; odibendi (omenaala anyi maramma - our custom is very good)cut kube: gbubie; chapu (kube anu ntakiri - cut the meat small)cutlassnma (nma gị dinko - your cutlass is sharp)TopDdance ega egwu; ite egwu (Ngozi muru iga egwu - Ngozi learn to dance)daughter nwanyị; agbọọbia first daughter ada (nwanyi gara aha – daughter or lady went to the market)deadagala; anwula; ogala; onwula (Okoro anwula - Okoro is dead)deathonwu (onwu biaa na ura - death came as asleep)debtugwo (John jide ego Tom na ugwo - John holds Tom’s money as debt)delaygbọ uge; gbọrọ uge to delay igbọ uge; igbọrọ ugedeparture apu; opupu; opula (opupu wụ ebea - departure is here)desirechoro to desire ichoro what desired or thing desired ihe chorodestroygbu; nmebi to destroy ịgbu; ịmebi (Ebere ịmebi ihe – Ebere destroyed something)dieonwu died anwuna (Taka anwuna - Taka has died)difficult siri ike to be difficult osiri ike (ụle siri ike – the examination is difficult)diggwu to dig igwu (igwu ala - to dig ground or land)dilemmaamdumu; amadimụ (amadimụ ihe meganu - dilemma on what is happening)direct zi; gosi (gosi ya ụlọ - direct her to the house) (zi ya ụzọ - direct him the way)dirty ụnyi; iru ụnyi (uwe mụ di unyi - cloth is dirty)disappear pọ to disappear pọla; apọla (nna pọla – father disappears or gone out)discusskoria to discuss or discussed koriari (ya koriari mụ - he discussed with me)disease ọrịa; nrịa (ọrịa mụ bido nyahụ - my sickness or disease began yesterday)dishefere (wete efere - bring dish or plate)disturbance nkwhara (nkwhara na mehariga - disturbance is happening)distributeke distribute thing ke ihe distribution of thing ike ihedivisiondivsọn (ebe hu bụ divsọn anyi - that place is our division)do me to do ime (ime ihe - to do something)doing mega (Bon mega ịcho ego - Bon is doing a business)doctor dokito; dibia; dibe; dibia bekee traditional or native doctor dibe; dibiadoor ụzọ (mehe ụzọ - open door)dramaejije (ejije nke ahụ dị mma - that drama is okay) drawse (se ihe - draw something)dream nro (nro nke ahụ di njoo - that dream is bad)dressuwe (uwe mụ di unyi - my dress is dirty)drinkọnunụ; ihe ọnunụ (achọrọ mụ ihe ọnunụ - I want something to drink)drive nya (biko nya ụgbọ ọfuma - please drive the car well)drugọgwụ; ịgbo (ọgwụ nke ahụ di ike - that drug is strong)TopEeachotu otu; ma otu ma otu; ofu ofu; ma ofu ma ofu (nye otu otu - give each)earnti (nti mụ di ibu - my ear is big)early na oge; boo ụzọ (Dike bịa na oge - Dike came early)earringsọla nti (Ngozi gba ọla nti - Ngozi wears earrings)eatiri; rie to eat iri ri; iri nri (Uche rie ri - Uche eat food)educationịmuta ihe (ịmuta ihe di mma - education is good)eggakwa (akwa nke hụ akowala - that egg is broken) electionnhoputa; ịzọ ọkwaElectric oku; eletrikendagwula; ogwula; ogwugwu (ri agwula – food is finish or end)English bekee (also for English or white person)enjoyibndu (Chikwa na ibi ndu - Chikwa is enjoying)enjoymentiri ndu; ibi ndu (ibi ndu Luya di njọọ - enjoyment of Luya is bad)eveninganyasị (rie nri anyasị - eat evening meal or food)everythingihe niile (ihe niile adirọ mma - everything not good)every time ngbe niile (ngbe niile gị ga ahia - every time you go to the market)examination ule examination paper ule akwụkwọ (ule siri ike – the examination is difficult)excusechere; cheretụ; biko (chere kamụ kwu - excuse me to talk)excuse me cheretụ mụ; biko chere mụ (cheretụ mụ ka anyi gawa - excuse me let us be going)explainkọwe; kọwa to explain ịkọwe; ịkọwa (kọwe ihe gị na kwu - explain what you talked)TopFface ihu (ihu gị di mma - your face is good)fail ida (John ida ule akwụkwọ - John failed his examination papers)family ezinụlọ (ezinụlọ anyi wụ Obi nọna ebe Umuna - our family is Obi in Umuna village)farm oru ịgbo; ubi to farm iru oru ịgbo (gawara oru ịgbo - went to the farm)farmingiku oru; iku ubi (Okoro na iku oru – Okoro and farming)fast osisu (bịaa osisu - come fast)fat ibu (Japuna di ibu - Japuna is fat)father nna; papa (nna anyi gawara ahia - our father went to the market)fear ujo (maka ndi oshi ujo na tu mụ - because of thief I am fear)fetchbute; kute; wete (bute nri - fetch the food)fetch water kute mmiri (Nne chọrọ mmiri, kute mmiri - mother wants water, fetch water)fever ahu oku (ahu oku di mụ - I have a fever)fightogu (ogu mụ na Uche - my fight with Uche)find chọta to find ịchọta (chọta ego - find the money)fine ọ dị mma (kedụ? ọ dị mma! - how are you? fine! or I am fine!)finish ogwula; agwula (ri anyi agwula - our food is finish)fire oku (wete nku ka tinye oku - bring the firewood to put the fire)firewood nku (bute nku ka tinye oku - bring the firewood to put the fire)fixmezie (biko mezie ụgbọ osiso - please fix the car quick)fluiba (biko gawa maka iba gị - please go because of your flu)food ri; nri to eat food iri nri; iri ri (iri ri uda di mma - to eat food now is good)foreignebeọdọ (ihe si ebeọdọ - foreign thing)foreigner ọnye mba; onye mba; onye obia; ọnye obia (ọnye obia bịara taa- foreign or visitor came today)forest ohia (nna nọna ohia - father is in the forest)forgetchefuo to forget ichefuo (gị ichefuo ego - you forget the money)forgivegbaghara to forgive ịgbaghara (ịgbaghara Ngozi - to forgive Ngozi)fracture mgbaji; gbaji to fracture igbaji (igbaji olu gị - to fracture your neck)friend enyi (enyi gị wụ Innonaka - your friend is Innonaka)frighten ujo (maka ya ujo na tu mụ - because of her, I am frighten)from site (site taa gawa ino na nke gị - from today go on you are on your own)fullegule (ri egule mụ - the food full me)Top