–
– m I
-a this, these
A
abalï night
abalï 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)
C
chere wait (verb)
chö want (verb)
chörö want, intend to (verb)
chukwu god
clasï grade
D
da alü well done
di husband
dï be, have the quality of, be in (verb)
dibïa traditional doctor, medicine man
dibïa oyibo doctor
E
e mesïa then
ebe 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
F
fa they (onitsha dialect)
G
ga used as auxilary to indicate future action
gaa 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)
H
ha they, them, their
hü see (verb)
I
i you
ï 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)
K
ka so that, that, as, like
ka 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
M
ma 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) |
N
n’akükü beside
n’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 obodo development 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)
O
o he, she, it
ö 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
P
puku 1,000
R
-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)
S
si come from (verb)
süö speak
T
ta 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
U
ube pear
üböchï 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
W
weta bring in (verb)
Y
ya he, his, him, she, her, it, its
Z
zaa sweep (verb)
zoo rain (verb)
zöpüta save, rescue (verb)
züö buy (verb)
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