Jishie's Igbo

ábálï

goodnight

goodnight

abani

goodnight

anyasi

ömá

good

goodmorning

i bööla chi

i teta la?

have you woken up?

ka emesia

goodbye

kedu

how are you? (short)

kee k’ i mere

how are you?

Á dï m ma

I’m fine

Ö dï mma

he/she/it is fine

kèé kwánù

how far?

dáàlu

thank you

thank you

imeela

thank you

deeme

thank you

arinze gi

dàálu so

thank you so much

dàálu rinne

thank you very much

mma

fine

gï kwánú

and you?

nü

plural maker

nnoo nu

welcome all of you

daalu nu so

thank you all so much

ocha

fair, white, clean

di

to be,

state of being of an object or person

uto

sweet, yummy

oku

hot

mkpumkpu

short

chidaalu di mkpumkpu

Chidaalu is short

o di oku

it is hot

ụ̀tụ́tụ̀

morning

èhíhiè

afternoon

ḿgbèdè

evening

Kà ọ́ bọọ

goodnight reply

goodbye

Kà ọ́ dị́

How are you?

Kèdụ́ kā ị́ mèrè?

Gị́nwà kwánụ́?

and you?

ǹdó

sorry

1. noun

2. Verb

3. Adjective

   Egusi di uto

noun, verb or adjective first?

bù

to be

describing identity or relationship

Chika bù onye Nnewi

Chika is from Nnewi

onye

person

onye Owerri

Owerri person/from Owerri

Ifeoma bù dökito

Ifeoma is a doctor

dökito

doctor

A bü m onye Nkuzi

I am a teacher

nkuzi

A nkuzi m

Ö nkuzi ya

to teach

teacher

onye nkuzi

di

husband

Emeka bü di m

Emeka is my husband

nwanne

sister, brother, sibling

nwanne

fellow igbo person

Ngozi bù nwanne m

Ngozi is my sister

nwanne m

my brother

weh

nwanne = wahnee

nw sound

m

Nkita m

my/mine

my dog

nwunye

wife

Obinna bü nwunye m

Obinna is my wife

A bü m nwanne gï

I am your sibling

Ö bü di m

He is my husband

A/E ___ m

A chörö m - I want

I - pronoun

Ï/I

Ï chörö

you - pronoun

you want

Ö/O

Ö chörö

he/she/it

she wants

anyï

anyï chörö

we

we want

unü

unü chörö

ye(you plural)

ye want

ha

ha chörö

they

they want

m/mü

ö gwara m

me

she told me

gï

ö gwara gï

you(2nd person)

he told you

ya

ö gwara ya

he/she/it(2nd person)

he told her

ö mere ya

he did it

ö bü onye nkuzi ya

he is her teacher

anyï

ö gwara anyï

us

he told us

unü

ö gwara unü

ye(plural) (2nd person)

he told ye

ha

ö gwara ha

them(2nd person)

he told them

nò

to be - location of a person, animal, living thing

dï

to be - location of a place, object, inanimate object

A nó m na Naijiria

i am in Nigeria

Naijiria

Nigeria

Nkita

dog

Nkita nó n’elu oche

the dog is on top of the chair

n’elu

on top (of something)

oche

chair

Naijiria dï na Afrika

Nigeria is in Africa

oche dï n’elu nkita

the chair is on top of the dog

nwere

A nwere m Nkita

to have

i have a dog

ajuju

a question

Ï nwere ajuju?

Do you have a question?

chörö

ï chörö

to want

you want

gwara

A gwara m gï

to tell

i tell you

na-abia

Ï na-abia

to come

you come

mere

A mere m ya

to do

i do it