igbo 1

from quizlet sasspop101

ra onu.

to make a sound

kedu oge

when

onee

how many

kedu

how

kedu nke

which

gba iru

to frown

jo. ujo.

to fear or be cowardless

u.ka

church

mpe

small

ire (verb)

to sell

house

uno

uwa

world

iwu

laws

uzo

road or way

zaa

sweep

echi

tommorow

tata

today

ngbede

evening

afo

belly or year

efere

plate

ugegbe

mirror

ada ora

precious daughter

je

go

dobe/dowe

keep

ikuzie

to teach

mba

foreign land

je mba

travel

gote

buy

tinye

put

anuli

happiness

uchichi

night

uche

mind or sense

ehi

cow

ekpere

prayer

gwuo mmiri

swim

igbu

kill

izute

to meet

kama

instead of or rather than

mgbe

room or time

mmiri ozuzo

rain

usi ekwu or ebe ana esi nni

kitchen

tupu/tutu

until or before

oyi

cold

ose

pepper

osisi

tree or stick

osikapa

rice

-ga/da onu.

to be expensive

okara

half; portion

-jo njo

to be ugly or bad

ogede

banana

obodo oyibo

europe

ofuma

well

n'akuku

besides

n'ime

inside

n'okpuru

under or below

ko uko

show off

ndu.

life

ngazi

spoon

ndi okachamara

scientists

nri ututu

breakfast

nwata akwukwo

pupil

o.tu.tu.

many or various

ugbo

farm/garden

ji

hold or use

oge na-aga

time is going

oge erubeghi

it is not yet time

oge agaala

theres no time

oge ka di or oge ka foro

there is time

There is only little time left

Oge foro nwantinti

oge adighi

there is no time left

anya (adjective)

far

nwe ike

to be able to or might

aju.j.u

question

u.bo.chi

day

u.zo ututu

early morning

etiti ehihie

afternoon

mgbe ahu

then

etiti abali/etiti anyasi

midnight

eserese

drawing

ikere

to receive (usually something from God)

metutara

regarding

-wanye

to increase or become more

nkowa

explanation or introduction

choputa

look for or discover

mejuo

complete or fill

fee

wave (e.g. fee aka)

deputa

write down

onuogu

number

aghugho

cunning or deceitful

asopuru

to respect

ejije

imitate

togharia

translate or turn over

kwute

used to beckon someone or mentioning someone

mbo aka

fingernails

iwa (verb)

to axe; cut

mgbochi

prevention

mkpuru

seed

edemede

writing

ndi gbara mkpi

things in pairs

ike (verb)

tie/braid