Everyday Igbo Words
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U W X Y Z
A
aback
wega azu (ha wega mụ azu - they took me
back or they surprise me)
abandon
hapụru (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)
abide
jikodo; jikoro (iwu bu ihe jikoro anyi - the
rules are what abide us)
ability
emeli (ihe ịga emeli - something you can
do)
ablaze
agba oku; igba oku (ụlọ na agba oku - the
house is ablaze)
able
inwike (Uche di inwike - Uche is able)
able-body
shiri 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)
abolish
kwusịla (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)
about
choro; maka (ha choro iri ri ma ya bata -
they were about to eat when he came in)
about me
maka mụ (John jiri Ibe maka mụ - John
asked Ibe about me)
about-turn
tuhara (tuhara ebe ị na aga - about-turn
from the place you're going)
above
galiru elu (ihe galiru elu - something
above)
abrade
agriala (ukwu ụgbọ ya agriala - his car tyres
are abrade)
abreast
kuwara (akwụkwọ ozi Obi kuwara anyi -
Obi’s letter abreast us)
abridge
gburu nkenke (aha ya ọ gburu nkenke - his
name he has abridged)
abscond
zuroezo 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)
abstain
omedu (omedu ohuho - obstain from
voting)
abundant
nukwuru; kaririakari (mangoro di
nukwuru - mango is in abundant)
abuse
arụ; mkparị ojoo (ọ mere anyi mkparị ojoo
- he abuse us)
abusive
ikwu; mkparị (ikwu ojoo Obi nye mụ - Obi
was abusive to me)
academy
ụlọ akwụkwọ (ebe ụlọ akwụkwọ - the
place is a college or academy)
accelerate
gara osiso (ihe gara osiso - something
accelerated)
accept
kwere; ịkwe (kwere ego - accept the
money)
acclaim
otito (otito diri ya maka ọru ọruru - acclaim
him for the work he has done)
accommodate
ụlọ nga ehi; nyem ụlọ; ịhi na ụlọ mụ
(nyem ụlọ nga ehi - accommodate me)
accommodation
ụlọ ebiebi (ụlọ ebiebi nka anyi - our
accommodation)
accompany
soro; ị soro; ị soro ya (Ada soro ya aga -
Ada accompanying him or her to go)
accomplice
onye soro (Nickolas bụ onye soro -
Nickolas is an accomplice)
accomplish
ọruriala; ọmeriala (ọmeriala ụlọ -
accomplish building the house)
accord
kwekọrita (nzuko kwekọrita - meeting
accord)
accordance
nkwekọrita (iwu nkwekọrita - legal
accordance)
accountant
ọru akwụkwọ ego (Mike bụ onye ọru
akwụkwọ ego - Mike is an accountant)
acquaint
onye ọma (Tochi bụ onye ọma - Tochi is his
acquaint)
acquire
zuputara; wetere (Chief zuputara ụlọ -
Chief acquired the house)
activate
bidoro (ha bidoro akwụkwọ ịje - they
activated the ticket or the travelling
document)
active
ngahari; 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)
actor
omee; omeka (Peter dika omeka - Peter is
like actor)
add
gbakụ (Ebere gbakụ ego - Ebere add the
money)
address
aha ebe ibi (nye aha ebe ibi - give address
or give address where you live)
adequate
zuru ofụma (ri zuru ofụma - the food is
adequate)
adjourn
ngbeọzọ (nzukọ dewere ngbeọzọ - the
meeting was adjourned)
adjust
mekwara (Ngozi mekwara akwa ya - Ngozi
adjusted her cloth)
admire
ịhunaanya; ịfunaanya (ịhunaanya Ugo
ebe Chimaka di - Ugo admires Chimaka)
admission
kpọkputere (ha kpọkputere Bona na ụlọ
akwụkwọ - they gave Bona admission into
the college)
adult
oke nye; ọ buele; ọ tole (gị bụ oke nye -
you are an adult)
adultery
hịri (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)
advice
ndụmọdụ (naara ndụmọdụ - take advice)
advocate
onye na ekwutere (Uche bụ onye na
ekwutere mụ - Uche is my advocate)
affect
metụrụ (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)
afresh
bido ohuru (bido ohuru na ọlụ akwụkwọ -
start afresh at the college)
aftermath
mere mgbe ọgwuagwu (mmịrị soro
nkwuru, ọlụ we da - rain fell heavy,
aftermath a house fell)
again
ọzọ; ọzọkwa (Ada chọrọ nri ọzọkwa - Ada
wants food again)
aggravate
kpaso iwe (ya kpaso mụ iwe - she
aggravated me)
aggressive
obi oku (Ada bụ onye obi oku - Ada is an
aggressive person)
agree
kwe; kwere to agree ịkwe (ikwe ihe gị
ikwuru - agree what you said)
agreement
kwekuritara (anyi kwekuritara - we are in
agreement)
age
afọ; afọụle (kadụ afọ gị - what is your age)
ah
chi; chei; chimoo; cheimoo (chi or chimoo
– ah or my God)
alive
ndu (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 us
anyi; anyị (anyị na Ngozi dị mma - all of us
and Ngozi is alright)
allow
kwere 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)
almighty
Chukwunna; Igwe (Chukwunna bụ Igwe
elu na ala - God is the almighty in heaven
and on earth)
alone
nani; 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!)
also
ma; kwa; ọzọkwa (weta ri na anu kwa -
bring food and meat also)
always
ngbe niile (Ebere no ebaa ngbe niile –
Ebere is here always)
ambition
tuga anya (Ngozi tuga anya izu ụgbọ -
Ngozi has the ambition of buying a vehicle)
ambush
chere ya echere (Bona chere ya echere -
Bona ambushed him/her)
amend
mekwa; mezie (ihe mere mbu mekwa ya -
amend what happened before)
analyse
lero 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)
ancestor
ndi 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)
and
na (Uche na Ebere gawara - Uche and
Ebere went)
anger
iwe (iwe di mụ - my anger)
angry
iwe iwe (Obi di iwe iwe - Obi is angry)
anguish
ihe nwute (onwu bụ ihe nwute - death is
an anguish)
animal
anumanu (John dika anumanu - John is like
animal)
announce
gwa; ikwuputa (gwa onye ọwula -
announce to everybody)
anonymous
amadụ (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 ajụjụ
answered
zara (Kem zara ụkọ - Kem answered the
call)
anticipate
chegha (Tobi chegha dede - Tobi
anticipates his uncle)
anxious
choro 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)
appearance
putara (Ada putara na ụlọ ikpe - Ada made
an appearance in court)
applaud
otito (ha nyere mụ otito - they applaud me)
apple
achicha (iri achicha - eat apple)
approve
ekwe remu (ekwe remu ịlu - approve the
marriage)
archetype
nsinambu (ihe nsinambu - something
archetype)
are
dị; dịna; wụ; wụka (ha dị mma -they are
fine)
argue
zu okwu; ru uka to argue ịzu okwu; ịru
uka (Ngozi na ru uka - Ngozi argue)
argument
aruruụka (Ada mege aruruụka - Ada
making argument)
arm; hand
aka (aka ya di ocha - his or her hand is
clean)
armpit
akpa abụ (akpa abụ ya na ịsị - his or her
armpit smell)
army
soja (nna wụ soja - father is a soja)
arrest
jide (ha jide ya - they arrest her)
arrival
mbataa; mbatara (John mbatara taa - John
arrival today)
arrive
batala; barula to arrive ịbatala; ịbarula
(Jude barula - Jude arrived)
art
nka (Uche mega nka na ọlụ akwụkwọ -
Uche is doing art at the college)
as
rụka; dịka (ojoko rụka ọgede - banana as
plantin)
ash
ntụtụ (oku ntụtụ na ịsị - fire ash smells)
ashamed
ihuere (ihuere gi mụ, maka ihe mere nu - I
am ashamed of what happened)
ask
jiri; jụ ajụjụ to ask or to ask question ịjụ
ajụjụ (John jiri ajụjụ - John asked a
question)
asleep
ura; arahna (Okoro arahna - Okoro is
asleep)
aspirant
onye tuga anya (Chiemeka bụ onye tuga
anya - Chiemeka is an aspirant)
assign
ekere (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)
at
na (iko no na elu - cup is at the top)
attach
tiri (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)
attain
ụrụ (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)
attest
akaebe (onye akaebe - someone who may
or will attest)
attire
uwe (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)
attraction
ihu na anya (ihu na anya Obi erika -
attraction to Obi is too much)
attractive
mma ofuma (mma ofuma Adaeze tụrụ mụ
ara - Adaeze is so attractive that I nearly
went mad)
aunt
da (da no ebaa – aunt is here)
aunty
dada (dada ndo - aunty sorry)
author
onye ode akwụkwọ (Nkem bụ onye ode
akwụkwọ - Nkem is an author)
authorise
asiri me; ndi isi kwụrụ (ihe asiri me -
something authorise or authorised)
authority
ndi isi (ha bụ ndi isi - they are the
authority)
available
ọdi; 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)
award
ihe onyinye (onye isi obodo wetere ihe
onyinye - our governor got an award)
aware
ma (ha ma anyi na abia - they are aware we
are coming)
awesome
di ọfuma (uwe ha di ọfuma - their clothes
are awesome)
awful
di njoo (uwe ha di njoo - their clothes are
awful)
awhile
oge nta (Obi noro oge nta - Obi stayed
awhile)
away
te 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; axe
onye ike; anya ike; egbu egbu (wete onye
ike - bring an axe)
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B
baby
nwa takiri; nwata (nwa takiri arahna -
baby is asleep)
back
azu (azu mụ di njọọ - my back is bad)
bad
ojoo (Okochi di ojoo - Okochi is bad)
bag
akpa (akpa mụ di ibu - my bag is big)
banana
ọgede (iri ọgede – eat banana)
basket
ekete (ekete mụ ejule - my basket is full)
bath
hu ahu to bath ihu ahu (ga hu ahu - go for
a bath)
beans
akidi (akidi masiri Obi – Obi likes beans)
beautiful
mara mma (Adaobi mara mma - Adaobi is
beautiful)
beauty
wumma (Akaugo wumma - Akaugo is a
beauty)
because
maka (gị gba ọsọ maka gị gi ụgwọ - you run
because you owe)
beef
anụ nama (cow meat)
before
nbu (gawara nbu - went before)
begin
bido (bido gawa - begin to go)
behaviour
omume (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)
between
etiti (kemụ dina etiti - mine is between)
bible
akwukwo nsọ (ịgụ akwukwo nsọ - to read
the Bible)
bicycle
igwe (igwe dede - uncle’s bicycle)
big
ibu; ukwu (ji di ibu - the yam is big)
birth
mu nwa; ịmu nwa; mọ nwa to give birth
muru nwa (Ngozi muru nwa - Ngozi had a
baby)
birthday
ụbọsi amuru your birthday ụbọsi amuru
gị
bite
taa ara (nwanyi taa ara Ngozi - woman
bites Ngozi)
bitter
ilu (kemụ di ilu - mine is bitter)
black
ojii (oche di ojii - chair is black)
black market
ahia iwu (Obi rege onu ahia iwu - Obi
selling black market price)
bless or blessing
ngozi
blind
ishi; kpuru ishi (Opara kpuru ishi - Opara
is blind)
blood
obara (obara putaga - blood coming out)
body
ahu (ahu ya di njoo - his body is bad)
boil
ogbola; gbola (anu gbola - meat boiled)
bone
ọkpụkpụ (anu mụ di ọkpụkpụ ọkpụkpụ -
my meat is bone bone)
book
akwụkwọ (gụ akwụkwọ - read book)
borrow
were naka (ịga were naka ngbe niile - you
will borrow every time)
bottle
aba; 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)
boundary
oke; okere (okere ala bido ebea - land
boundary starts here)
box or case
igbe (igbe di ibu - box or case is big)
boy
nwa nwoke; nwata nwoke (nwata nwoke
gara ahia - boy went to the market)
breadth
ume (kụrụ ume - take a breadth)
breakfast
ri ụtụtụ (ri ụtụtụ di mma - breakfast is
good)
breeze
ikuku (kụrụ ikuku - take a breeze)
bring
wete; weta; bute; nyem to bring iwete;
iweta; ibute (wete ri - bring food)
bring water
wete mmiri (Agwu wete mmiri - Agwu
bring water)
broke
ngbaji; nkowa broken akowala (afara
akowala - the plate is broken)
broken bottle
kalama (Uche mara otu ọnye kalama -
Uche stab someone with a broken bottle)
brooch
ọla obi (Ada yi ọla obi – Ada wears brooch)
broom
aziza (wete aziza – bring broom)
brother
nwanne nwoke (nwanne mụ nwoke – my
brother)
build
rọ; wu to build ịrọ; iwu (ịrọ ụlọ – build a
house)
bush
ohia (anomụ nọ ohia - I am in the bush)
business
ịcho ego (John mega ịcho ego na ahia -
John is doing business in the market)
busy
nkpa; 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)
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C
calculate
ngbako; gbako (biko gbako ego - please
calculate the money)
call
ụkọ; kpọ to call iụkọ; ikpọ (Ebube na kpọ -
Ebube is calling)
came
bịara (chief bịara – chief came)
capital
isi 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)
card
kaadi (zuta ụbọsi amuru kaadi - buy
birthday card)
carpet
ute (ịga tinye ute ebea - you will put carpet
here)
case or court case
ikpe (ikpe mara ya - case went against him
or her)
case or box
igbe (igbe di ibu - box or case is big)
cash
ego (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)
centre
etite (Madike di na etite - Madike is in the
centre)
chain
ọla (ha gba ola - they wear chain)
chair
oche (bute oche - bring chair)
cheap
ntakiri (ihe nona ahia di ntakiri - things in
the market are cheap)
cheque
akwụkwọ ego (nye akwụkwọ ego mana ya
deto ya - give cheque so that he records it)
chew
ta to chew ịta (Ngozi na ta anụ - Ngozi
chews meat)
chicken
ọkụkọ chicken meat anụ ọkụkọ
chief
chiri 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)
children
ụmụ little children ụmụaka (ụmụaka gara
aha – children went to the market)
Christian
Kirista; ọnye uka (Adanna dika ọnye uka -
Adanna is like a Christian)
Christmas
Ekesmesi (Ekesmesi di eba - Christmas is
here)
church
ebe uka; ụlọ uka
(ụlọ uka di eba - church is here)
citizen
ọnye ala (Uche bu ọnye ala – Uche is a
citizen)
cinema
sinema (ya gara sinema – he went to the
cinema)
circumcise
bi ugwu; be ugwu to circumcise ibi
ugwu; ibe ugwu
circumcised or circumcision
bere 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)
clan
umu nwanee (umu nwanee Obieze -
Obieze clan)
clean
ocha (efere di ocha - plate is clean)
clever
ma ihe; ema ihe (Chikodi ma ihe - Chikodi
is clever)
climb
nyu elu to climb ịri elu; inyu elu
clock
oge; elekele (oge bukwa asaa – the time is
seven)
close
mechi; kpuchi to close ịmechi; ịkpuchi
cloth
akwa; uwe (akwa mụ di unyi - my cloth is
dirty)
coconut
aki bekee (aki bekee di uto – coconut is
sweet)
cocoyam
ede (ede bukwa ri mụ - cocoyam is my
food)
coke
kooku (achọrọ mụ kooku - I want coke)
coco cola
kooku (achọrọ mụ kooku - I want coco
cola)
cold
oyi (Uche di oyi - Uche is cold)
cold water
mmịrị oyi (Nna chọrọ mmịrị oyi - father
wants cold water)
college
ụlọ akwụkwọ (Adapapa gawara ụlọ
akwụkwọ - Adapapa went to college)
comb
mbo to comb imbo (achorumụ imbo isi - I
want to comb my head)
come
bịa; bịaa to come ịbịa; ịbịaa (Mbachi bịa -
Mbachi come)
come in
bata; batawa (Nze batawa - Nze come in)
coming out
putawa; putaga (Chief putawa - Chief
coming out)
computer
computa (computa mụ gbalaga osisu - my
computer runs fast)
condom
kọndọm (Ngozi na Obinna tinyere kọndọm
- Ngozi and Obinna put on condom)
confirm
kwe; 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 food
siri ihe; siri ri; isi nri (biko siri mụ nri -
please cook food for me)
copy
dere; kopi to copy idere; ikopi (Ngozi na
dere ihe John - Ngozi copy things from
John)
count
guo to count ịguo (iguo ri - to count the
food)
county
obodo (obodo anyi wụ Nigeria - our
country is Nigeria)
court
ụlọ ikpe (Obiako gawara ụlọ ikpe - Obiako
went to court)
cousin
nwanne; 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)
crisis
nsogbu (ndi nsogbu – community or
people of crisis)
crown
okpu eze (Eze kpunye ya okpu eze - King
put on the crown on him)
cry
akwa 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)
cup
iko (iko mụ egule - my cup is full)
cure
gwọ to cure ịgwọ (biko gwọ mụ ọrịa -
please cure my sickness)
curse
abumonụ (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)
cutlass
nma (nma gị dinko - your cutlass is sharp)
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dance
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)
dead
agala; anwula; ogala; onwula (Okoro
anwula - Okoro is dead)
death
onwu (onwu biaa na ura - death came as
asleep)
debt
ugwo (John jide ego Tom na ugwo - John
holds Tom’s money as debt)
delay
gbọ uge; gbọrọ uge to delay igbọ uge;
igbọrọ uge
departure
apu; opupu; opula (opupu wụ ebea -
departure is here)
desire
choro to desire ichoro what desired or
thing desired ihe choro
destroy
gbu; nmebi to destroy ịgbu; ịmebi (Ebere
ịmebi ihe – Ebere destroyed something)
die
onwu died anwuna (Taka anwuna - Taka
has died)
difficult
siri ike to be difficult osiri ike (ụle siri ike –
the examination is difficult)
dig
gwu to dig igwu (igwu ala - to dig ground
or land)
dilemma
amdumu; 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)
discuss
koria 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)
dish
efere (wete efere - bring dish or plate)
disturbance
nkwhara (nkwhara na mehariga -
disturbance is happening)
distribute
ke distribute thing ke ihe distribution of
thing ike ihe
division
divsọn (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; dibia
door
ụzọ (mehe ụzọ - open door)
drama
ejije (ejije nke ahụ dị mma - that drama is
okay)
draw
se (se ihe - draw something)
dream
nro (nro nke ahụ di njoo - that dream is
bad)
dress
uwe (uwe mụ di unyi - my dress is dirty)
drink
ọnunụ; ihe ọnunụ (achọrọ mụ ihe ọnunụ -
I want something to drink)
drive
nya (biko nya ụgbọ ọfuma - please drive
the car well)
drug
ọgwụ; ịgbo (ọgwụ nke ahụ di ike - that drug
is strong)
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each
otu otu; ma otu ma otu; ofu ofu; ma ofu
ma ofu (nye otu otu - give each)
ear
nti (nti mụ di ibu - my ear is big)
early
na oge; boo ụzọ (Dike bịa na oge - Dike
came early)
earrings
ọla nti (Ngozi gba ọla nti - Ngozi wears
earrings)
eat
iri; rie to eat iri ri; iri nri (Uche rie ri - Uche
eat food)
education
ịmuta ihe (ịmuta ihe di mma - education is
good)
egg
akwa (akwa nke hụ akowala - that egg is
broken)
election
nhoputa; ịzọ ọkwa
Electric
oku; eletrik
end
agwula; ogwula; ogwugwu (ri agwula –
food is finish or end)
English
bekee (also for English or white person)
enjoy
ibndu (Chikwa na ibi ndu - Chikwa is
enjoying)
enjoyment
iri ndu; ibi ndu (ibi ndu Luya di njọọ -
enjoyment of Luya is bad)
evening
anyasị (rie nri anyasị - eat evening meal or
food)
everything
ihe 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)
excuse
chere; 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)
explain
kọwe; kọwa to explain ịkọwe; ịkọwa
(kọwe ihe gị na kwu - explain what you
talked)
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face
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)
farming
iku 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)
fetch
bute; 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)
fight
ogu (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)
fix
mezie (biko mezie ụgbọ osiso - please fix
the car quick)
flu
iba (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)
foreign
ebeọdọ (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)
forget
chefuo to forget ichefuo (gị ichefuo ego -
you forget the money)
forgive
gbaghara 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)
full
egule (ri egule mụ - the food full me)
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