Igbo-English and English-Igbo Dictionary
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-- m I-a this, these Aabalï nightabalï öma good night, good-evening abüö two afa name (onitsha dialect) afere plate afüfa garden eggs agha war agu lion agwa beans agwö snake aha name ahïa market ahö year ahü that, those; body ajali red earth akpa bag akpatï nrï cupboard (box for food) aku oyibo coconut akükü edge akwa cloth, eggs, bed, weeping akwü door akwükwö book, paper, leaf akwükwö ögwü herbs ala ground, floor, earth alïbasa onion anö four anü meat, animal anü öhïa bush meat, bush animal anülï happy, merry añuli arö öfüü happy new year añuli easter happy easter añuli ekeresimesi merry christmas anwu sun anyanwü sun anyï we, us, our arö year asaa seven asatö eight atö three atülü blue azïza broom azü fish B-ba continue doing, starting an action (start doing)-bago already completing the action (already doing, already done) bata enter (verb) bee cry (verb) bekee english bi live (verb) bïa come (verb) biko please bü be (verb) -bü/-bu a past continuous action (he used to do) buru carry (verb) Cchere wait (verb)chö want (verb) chörö want, intend to (verb) chukwu god clasï grade Dda alü well donedi husband dï be, have the quality of, be in (verb) dibïa traditional doctor, medicine man dibïa oyibo doctor Ee mesïa thenebe place, location ebe ahü there ebea here (place) ebee where, which place echi tomorrow ede cocoyam edo yellow e-e yes egbe hawk egbe igwe thunder ego money ego ole how much ehi cow ehihie afternoon, daytime ehihie öma good afternoon ekele dili gï thank you very much ekpe left ekpere prayer elekere time, hour, clock elementrï primary school elu height enu top enwe monkey enyi friend, elephant esogbuna don’t worry etiti center etu manner ewu goat eze king ezi pig, genuine (adjective) ezi n’ülö family (lit. compound and house) ezi okwu truth ezi omume good behaviour ezigbo nwoke good man Ffa they (onitsha dialect)Gga used as auxilary to indicate future actiongaa go (verb) garri garri gbaa bölü play football (verb) gbasaa dismiss (verb) gbörödi water leaves gï you , your gïnï what -go already completed the action (have done) gota buy, purchase (verb) gözie bless (verb) gwa tell (verb) gwuo mmiri swim (verb) Hha they, them, theirhü see (verb) Ii youï you ï bölachï good-morning che think (verb) gbu kill (verb) igodokey ihe something ihe ahü that (thing) ihea this (thing) ijeri 1,000,000,000 ike strength ike kwe maybe ikpere mmiri riverbank ikuke wind ili bury ime interior ime obodo village (inside town) imela thank you ire sell iri ten ise five sie cook (verb) isi mgbu head-ache isii six ite pot itolu nine izute meet jee travel (verb) jesu kristi jesus christ ji owe (verb), yam jiakpu cassava jide possess, hold (verb) Kka so that, that, as, likeka chi foo goodnight ka e mesïa good-bye ka mgbe since kama instead of kedu how, when, where, which kodi bye kpee make a plea (verb) kpörö bring, take (verb) kunie stand up (verb) kuta fetch (verb) kuzie teach (verb) kwaa also, too -kwazi also, as well kwö carry on one’s back (verb) kwüa pay (verb) kwuo say (verb) kwüö ügwö pay (verb) L-le completed action (he has done)-la completed action (he has done) lee anya expect (verb) -lu to indicate an intensification of the action of the verb Mma üzö go early (verb)mahadüm university maka about, as, so maka gini why mana but, if, that, whether mba no mbala ji water yam mbara living-room mbü first mee do, make (verb) mgbakö addition, adding up mgbe room mgbe ahü then mgbörögwü osisi roots mgbu pain mkpisi fork mkpisi aka finger mmanü oil mmanya drink, beer, wine mme red mmiri water, rain mmiri-ozuzo rain mü I, me, my m I, me, my müö learn (verb) |
Nn’akükü besiden’enu on top of, up n’ime inside n’okpuru under, below na and, that; at, in, on, within; used as auxilary to specify continuing action in the present n’ in, at, on narï 100 ncha all nche anwu umbrella nde 1,000,000 ndï people, group ndi ahü those (group) ndï be family ndï mmepe obododevelopment agency ndï ölü workers ndïa these (group) ndiagu far from home ndïda down the road ndiuno close to home ndörö mmiri swimming-pool ndü life ngazi spoon ngwa ahia merchandise niile/dum all, each, every njem travel nke of, of which, whose nke ahü that nkea this nkita dog nmanü-ökü kerosine nna father nne madam, mother nnöö you are welcome nnuku lot, many nö be present in location (verb) nödü anï sit down (verb) nonye join (verb) nrï food, right (as well as food as it is eaten with that hand) nrï ütütü breakfast nso close, nearby nsogbu trouble, disturbance nü hear (verb) nwa child nwa nne nwanyï sister nwa nne nwoke brother nwa nwoke son nwannam brother/sister (paternal) nwannem brother/sister (maternal) nwanta kïrï child nwanyï woman nwata akwükwö student/pupil nwata kïrï nwanyi little girl nwata nwanyi girl nwoke man nwuye wife nyaa drive (verb) nye give, present (verb) nye aka help (verb) Oo he, she, itö he, she, it chineke lord obele small obodo town obodo bekee europe öbögwü duck obu bedroom öcha white, clean ücha white, clean (noun) oche chair ödü ügbö ala motorpark ofe soup, stew öfüma well oga boss, master ogbatumtum motor-cycle oge time, period, occasion oge ugürü harmattan period ogede banana ogologo long ögügü reading, count ögwü medicines, tablets ohia bush oji black öjï igbo kolanut ojii black öjöö ugly, bad njö bad (noun) öka corn ökara half oke ölü expensive ököchï dry season okporo cray fish okporoko stockfish okpukpe denomination okpuru underside vökü fire, hot ökükü chicken vökülatrïk electricity ole how many, how much, number olee which, where, when, how olee oge when ölü work öma good, beautiful mma good (noun) one how many (Onitsha dialect) önü price önwa moon onwa-abö August onwa-anö October onwa-asaa December, January onwa-asatö February onwa-atö September onwa-iri April onwa-iri na atö June onwa-iri na otu May onwa-ise November onwa-isii December onwa-itolu March onwa-mbu July onwerozi nothing more onye somebody, who onye ahïa customer onye anglican anglican (person) onye catholic catholic (person) onye igbo igbo man onye isi boss onye na ere ögwü medicine dealer onye nkuzi teacher onye öcha white man onye ojii black man onye ölü worker onye üka christian onye-ode akwükwö secretary ore akwükwö book seller ore ihe seller örïa sickness ose pepper osikapa rice osisi tree, stick oto straight otu one; as, that oyi cold özö next özü ahïa buyer Ppuku 1,000R-ra/-re action in the past (he did)-re present continuous action (is doing) ree sell (verb) -ri past completed action (he did) rïa örïa fall ill (verb) Ssi come from (verb)süö speak Tta chew (verb)-ta brings an action to completion taa today -tara/-tere action in the past (he did) tata today tinye put, add (verb) tolotolo turkey törö ütö be tasty (verb) tupu until Uube pearüböchï day, daylight, weather üböchi öma good day üböchï üka Sunday üdï kind, sort udu mmiri rainy season ügbö ala car, motor ügbö elu airplane ügbö mmiri boat ugbua now ügü pumpkin üka church ukwu big ülö house ülö akwükwö school, library ülö mposi toilet ülö ögwü hospital ülö ölü office ülö oriri chop house ülö oriri hotel umu aka children unu you, your (pl.) urukpu cloud usekwu kitchen ütütü morning, dawn ütütü öma good morning üzö early dawn Wweta bring in (verb)Yya he, his, him, she, her, it, itsZzaa sweep (verb)zoo rain (verb) zöpüta save, rescue (verb) züö buy (verb) |
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