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-a/-e/-ọ/-oISUF

(-a after a ị ụ; -e after e i u; -ọ after ọ; -o after o) completive or open vowel suffix, used with most verbs in the imperative, the subjunctive, and the sequential forms Lùa ọlū Do the work: Kà ànyị jee Let us go ... ò wèe nalue ụnò wèe fụ yā ... and then he got home and found it

-akpụkpa (-ta)AV

have crawcraw

-ŋaAV

1. singe; burn; scorch
2. listen

-ŋàAV

1. be in excess
2. be spoilt by exposure ;to sunlight (of yam, cassava, cocoyam, etc.)
3. shake (tr.); roll (intr.)

-ŋa n’ọkụAV

roast

-ŋa ntìAV

listen; heed; incline the ear; pay attention

-ŋa ògbàdụAV

roast corn

-ŋà-chaAV

1. rinse (tr.)
2. fade (intr.) (of colour, photo, etc.) is fading fading

Ejīgo m nchà sasịa afele. Ọ fòzìlì kà m ji mmili dī mma ŋàchaa yā — I have washed the plate with soap. It remains for me to rinse it with clean water

Ŋàchaa ārụ nnwā — Rinse the body of the child

Akwà afù nà-aŋàcha àŋàcha — That cloth fades, or that cloth is fading

Akwà afù nà-ème nŋàcha — That cloth fades, or that cloth is fading

Akwà m àŋachàpùgo — My cloth has faded

-ŋachaAV

singe; burn; scorch

-ŋachalị

roast (for oneself)

Anà m èje iŋāchalị àbùba anū nnē nyèlù m — I am going to roast the animal fat that mother has given me

-ŋàghaAV

shake (a container of liquid)

Ŋàghaa ìtè ọgwù afù — Shake the medicine pot

-ŋàghalịAV

1. shake (a container of liquid) around Shake the pot of medicine round so that the medicine in it may mix well
2. roll about (as of a boat on water), swing here and there (intr.) is rolling about on the water like a boat?

Ŋàghalịa ìtè ọgwù afù kà ọgwū dī n’imē ya wèlụ jezùe ọnū — Shake the pot of medicine round so that the medicine in it may mix well

Nèe kà ụgbọ afū sì aŋàghalị n’enu mmīli — See how that boat is rolling about on the water

Kèdu ǹkè ị nà-aŋàghalị kà ụgbọ? — Why are you rolling about like a boat?

(agụū) -gụAV

be hungry

(agwa) -maAV

miss

Agwa enyì m nwokē nō n’Òbòdò Oyìbo nà-àma m# — I miss my friend who is in England (i.e. I feel his absence)

(agwa)ụnò) -maAV

be homesick

Agwa ụnò nà-àma m# — I am homesick

(Agwù) -kpaNNC

be possessed by Agwụ; be mildly eccentric or mentally deranged

Agwù nà-àkpa Okaàfò; ònyê mà mà ò mego ife anarō ème ēme? — Okaafọ is disturbed in his mind; who knows if he has committed an abomination?

(agwù) -kpaAV

be mildly mentally deranged

(ajù) -buNNC

be dizzy

(aka) -ka ākaNNC

be stronger than (literally hand to be greater than hand)

(àkpịlī) -gùAV

lose voice (as a result of excessive straining of the voice resulting from long speech or cold)

Àkpịlī`gùlù m — I have lost my voice

(àkpịlī) -kpọ nkụNNC

be intensely thirsty

(akpụkpa) -taNNC

attack (of crawcraw)

Akpụkpa nà-àta Azụbūògù — Azụbụọgụ has crawcraw

(ala) -kpaAV

1. be mad (literally be moved with madness)
2. be mad (literally be moved by madness) Òòala nà-àkpa ī? Are you mad?

(anwū) -chaNNC

beat (of sun)

(anya) -bughalịNNC

be dizzy, giddy, mad

Anya nà-èbughalị m# — I am dizzy

(àrụ) -ma nniAV

tremble

(àrụ) -yaAV

1. be sick
2. suffer from misfortune (brought by a person)

Àrụ nà-ayā ya — He is sick

(fig.) Ọ bù Òfọ kà ànyị nà-ayà — It is Ọfọ who worries us

(fig.) Adā ayā gī àyà — No one can suffer from you! (Used in reply to someone who boasts he can harm one)

(àrụ) nwụAV

be sick Àrụ nà-ànwụ yā He is sick

a

see e

àDEM

this

A màlù afà yaNNC

He is well-known

A mārọ afà yaNNC

No one has heard of him; he is unknown

a sị nàAV

if; suppose; supposing that

a-

see e-

a- m

see e- ... m

A.NNC

die

aàINTJalso aā

oh! (surprise)

àaINTJ

answer to a call, e.g. yes; a low murmuring or exclamation over tragic news or surprise

ÀbaNNC

Aba

Òbìàgèlì bì n’Àba — Ọbịageli lives in Aba

àbaNNC

1. flatness; lying flat on the back Ọ tògbòlù àba He lay flat
2. iron hook for fastening windows or doors or joining a canoe, or used by medicine men, usually forced into ground

àbàchàNNC

cassava (especially boiled and sliced) (compare okìlì 2.)

àbàdaNNC

cloth used mostly by women (Dutch print), also akwā àbàda

abadabaNNCalso abasāla

width; breadth; state or quality of being wide or broad

àbalàNNC

fruit of iroko (used for feeding goats, sheep, etc.) also àbalà ọjì

àbalà ọjìNNC

fruit of iroko (used for feeding goats, sheep, etc.)

àbànàNNC

wateryam (Dioscorea alata Linn.) (also ji àbànà)

àbànìNNC

1. midnight; night
2. royal sword, double-edged and made of brass, with which the king touches the ozì gong to direct the sounding of the war- drums and leads his soldiers to war (also mmā àbànì)

àbànì dì egwùNNC

bandit

àbịNNCalso àbịì

yam cv. (sausage-shaped)

abìàNNC

music played on ìgbà ogwè, a tall standing drum, when great warriors die

abōNNC

long basket used for fishing (also ǹkàtà abō)

àbọNNC

plantation

abòsìNNC

shrub whose twigs are used for chewing-sticks and for àkàloògòlì figures

àbùNNC

1. plant resembling aŋā, used for its fibres
2. the rope made from it

abụNNC

1. pus
2. cat-like animal that sleeps by day, probably the Two-Spotted Palm Civet or genet

abùNNC

1. armpit
2. song; solo

abù akwāNNC

1. song (esp Song of Solomon)
2. mourning song

Abù m onye ÌgbòNNC

I am an Igbo person

abù mbidoAV

opening song

abù mgbasàNNC

dismissal song

abụ mgbasàAV

dismissal song

abù mmeliAV

1. victory song
2. song of victory

abù nchètaAV

memorial song

abù ochièNNC

old hymn book

abù ochīèNNC

old hymn book

abù ọfụūNNC

new hymn book

Àgbà ọfụū — New Testament

abù ọmaNNC

psalm

abù òtutoNNC

songs of praise

abù òtùtoNNC

songs of praise

àbùaCD

two (= ìbùa, ìbùọ)

abụbaNNC

feather; leaf; fibre

àbùbàNNC

fat

abụbọNNC

vegetables

abụbùNNC

used in

àbùbù

used in

abụbù akwūNNC

pounded palm nut fibre left after removal of kernels

àbùbùụ jī

cooked yam mashed to feed child or for sacrifice

abukèNNC

wooden vessel used for carrying

abùkeNNC

(usually òkụkù abùke) kind of fowl which never grows to a large size but is tough (usually used for sacrifice)

abụzùNNC

mole-cricket (edible)

àchàlàNNC

generic name for coarse grass or straw, including bamboo (Oxytenanthera sp.), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and spear-grass (Imperata cylindrica).

òpi àchàlà — Peugeot 404

achịNNC

hip-joint

achịcha

see asịsa

àchìchàNNC

1. biscuit; cake;
2. dried food (prepared by boiling plantain or banana and cutting it up into small bits, after removing the skin, and drying it in sun. In the dry form this is stored in a bag and preserved in ùko till used. It is then measured out like beans and steeped in water for a few minutes, removed and wrapped in balls with leaves and boiled. It is then emptied on to boiled pieces of yam or cocoyam, sometimes with vegetables added, and stirred and rolled thoroughly with other ingredients - pepper, oil, etc. - and served)

AdàNNC

1. a warlike people living to the north of the Ọhafịa, who traditionally acted as head-hunting mercenaries to the Nike and the Arụ
2. a feast, celebrated to commemorate a victory of Onitsha North people over the Ada, in which large numbers of small masquerades throw sticks and stones at people

adàNNCalso ada

a fall

àdaNNC

eldest daughter; chief woman of family; loosely used for all daughters

adà akāNNC

ganglion, tumour on arm or hand

àda èzèNNC

princess

àda èzèNNC

princess

àda ìbàNNC

1. daughter of the family
2. female name

àda mmāNNC

1. fine daughter (used to praise a small girl)
2. female name

àda nne nnàNNC

paternal aunt

àda nne nnēNNC

maternal aunt

àda ǸrìNNC

female palace dwarf associated with Ezē Ǹrì

àda òràNNC

1. daughter of all
2. female name

àdakāNNC

1. baboon (also used to abuse someone)
2. (also egbē ādakā) type of locally-made gun

adī àma āmaPV

1. perhaps; maybe; in case (literally one never knows)
2. perhaps; maybe; in case of

ÀdoNNC

an old name for Onitsha people

àdùNNC

bitter kola (Garcinia kola Heckel)

adùNNC

creeping plant with edible fruit, like potato in appearance

afaNNC

divination; shells of native mango fruit strung together and used by medicine men in divination

afàNNC

name; sort; kind

afà ịNNC

your personal name

afā ÌgbòNNC

Igbo name (versus afà Oyìbo, European name)

afā Ìgbò iNNC

your Igbo name

afà nnàNNC

father's name

afà nnà ịNNC

your father’s name, surname

afā ōtutuNNC

name by which someone is called on solemn occasions; praise-name

afà oyìboNNC

English name

afà Oyìbo īNNC

your English name

àfaàNNC

title given to chiefs

àfèNNC

dress; clothes; sewn garment; mask

àfè mmīliNNC

rain-coat

àfe mmọọNNC

mask of the masquerader; masquerader's cloth

àfè ọnūNNC

see àfù ọnū

àfè ụkàNNC

cloth, garment, robe set aside and devoted to wearing to divine service; Sunday best

àfè ụlāNNC

night-gown

afeleNNC

plate; flat dish

afele nsansaNNC

flat plate

afele ōwịwaAV

breakable dish

afele ùkòlòNNC

hollow plate

afịaNNC

market; trade

Afịa yā dachìghàlù àzụ, màkà nà o nwērọ ike ịzū ego e nyèlù ya — His trade declined because he could not build up his capital

afịa nkwe ìzùNNC

weekly market (Igbo week)

afịa ōlileAV

merchandise; commodity

afịa wàyoNNC

inferior goods

afịfịaNNC

grass; sweepings; parings; herb; native medicine prepared with herbs. Used abusively

Ọ nà-àgwa ụmù afịfịa okwū — He is speaking to low-grade people

afịfịa ọgwùNNC

herb (for the preparation of native medicine)

afọNNC

stomach; bowels; belly; abdomen (regarded as the seat of the affections)

ÀfòNNC

a day in the Igbo four-day week, following Oyè, personified as an alūsị

Àfòọma — name of female person born on Àfò

Nwaàfò — name of male person born on Àfò

afọ imēNNC

1. pregnancy (literally belly of pregnancy)
2. pregnancy (literally pregnant abdomen)

afọ njōNNC

unkindness

afọ njọNNCalso afọ njō

unkindness

afọ nnīNNC

gluttony

afọ òbàlàNNC

dysentery

afọ ōchịchịAV

diarrhoea

afọ òfùfùNNC

(Biblical) liberality; generosity

afọ ōlụlụNNC

colic; stomach-ache

afọ ọmaNNC

kindness

afọ òràNNC

sacrifice before cultivation

afọ ōsịsaAV

dysentery

afọ òsùsùAValso afọ ōzịza

1. flatulence
2. flatulence; distended stomach; rumbling stomach

afọ ōzịzaAV

flatulence

afọ ukwuNNC

gluttony

afọ ụkwūNNC

calf of leg

AfrịkàNNC

Africa (English)

afùNNC

1. halfpenny (English halfpenny)
2. that

àfùNNC

used in

àfù ọnūNNCalso àfè ọnū

moustache; beard

àfụfāNNC

eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon Linn.) (= aŋàlà)

afụfụNNC

trouble; difficulty

afùfùNNC

any rash caused by perspiration; dermatitis; eczema; uticaria; swollen patches due to sensitivity to some particular food, serum, drug, etc. ( -fù 1. swell)

afụfụ mmụọNNC

1. punishment in underworld
2. very severe punishment or trouble

afụfụ ùwàNNC

misfortune; ups and downs of life

Afùlù m ịPRN

I saw you

agāNNC

1. adze
2. large needle for sewing sacks, etc.

àgàNNC

1. variety of yam
2. barren woman

agàbaNNC

1. lion
2. name of masquerade

agadīNNC

old person

agadī nwaànyìNNC

old woman

agadī nwaànyì isiNNC

(literally an old woman with grey hair) plant used as medicine to

agadī nwokēNNC

old man

agadiì nwaànyìNNC

old woman

agadiì nwokeDEM

old man

àgàfùNNC

bandit; expert thief

agàmeèbùNNC

1. false thistle (Acanthus montanus T. Anders.)
2. name of a masquerade

àgànàNNC

barbed spear for hunting or fighting

agbāNNC

1. title given to chiefs
2. tree from which firewood and incense are obtained

àgbàNNC

1. covenant; appointment
2. jaw
3. rheumatism (compare òkpoòmìlì)

Àgbà OchīèNNC

Old Testament

Àgbà ỌfụūNNC

New Testament

àgbadàgba ntìNNC

mumps

AgbàlàNNC

1. the author of fertility, one of the manifestations of Chukwu Òkìke, Creator
2. child (usually male) whose pregnancy and delivery was made possible by Agbala
3. male name

agbàlàNNC

1. (also agbàlà nwaànyì) woman of great influence or of strong, stout build
2. an object about 8’ long, made of two long bamboos, with a number of coconut shells fixed between them representing the number of girls the owner was on intimate terms with in his youth

àgbàlàNNCalso àgbalà

cow-itch (Mucuna pruriens Linn.)

agbàlà nwaànyìNNC

woman of great influence or of strong, stout build

àgbàmakwụkwọAV

wedding (church or ordinance, especially church)

àgbàtàNNC

boundary line; border

ÀgbàtàNNC

1. a god
2. male name

àgbàtà obìNNC

neighbourhood; neighbour

agbèNNC

long, narrow calabash for carrying water or wine; calabash

agbidiNNC

solid, thick palm oil

agbịsìNNCalso agbụsì

black ant infesting houses, living in holes in mud floors

agbōNNC

(also agbọ ajō ọfịa) very thick forest, especially that devoted to a god, out of bounds to all except the priests of that particular god

àgbòNNC

1. growing calabash
2. covering cloth
3. descent; family; lineage; inheritable characteristic of a family

Àgbọ Ǹgọzî bù àgbọ nā-adị nkenke — Ngọzi’s lineage is one of short people

àgbọghò

see àgbọò

agbọlōNNC

slimy substance, e.g. from fish

ÀgbòmmāNNC

female name

àgbònò

see ògbònò

agbọōNNC

vomit

àgbọòNNCalso àgbọghò

girl of marriageable age; young girl

Roseline bù nwa āgbọò — Roseline is a young girl

àgbọọbìàNNC

girl of marriageable age

agbụNNC

bonds; a binding

àgbụgbōNNC

place where refuse is disposed; dunghill (usually deliberately kept as store of manure for fertilizing land); compost heap; rubbish heap

agbùlùgadaNNC

molar teeth; part of the jaw where they are situated

agbụsì

see agbịsì

aghaNNCalso aya

1. war
2. used in agha ōghụgha changing of state of things for worse

àghalāNNCalso àyalā

lawlessness; confusion

Ọjì nà-àbịa ebe à ịkpā àghalā — Ọjị is coming here to cause confusion

aghùghòNNCalso awùwò

guile; deceitfulness; cunning; double-dealing

àgìdiNNC

maize gruel (derived from Yoruba àgìdì)

agịdịgịNNC

fatness; stoutness; bigness

àgìgò

see àgùgò

agogoNNC

iron gong for proclamations (compare derived from Yoruba agogo ‘bell’)

àgòlòNNC

medicinal plant with reddish seeds

agrìNNC

wild Canna (Canna indica Linn.), seen in Agwụ shrines

agūNNC

1. leopard
2. open grassy country; wilderness

agùAV

1. person bearing same name as oneself; namesake (compare ògbò)
2. namesake

AgùNNC

see Agwù

agụ atāNNC

1. jackal-like animal
2. name of a town (literally leopard of the wilderness)

agụ iyīNNC

crocodile

agụ ọgbàNNC

leopard which is weaker and less ferocious than the real leopard

agùbaNNC

razor

àgùgòNNCalso àgìgò

denial; plea

Ènwerō m àgùgò — I have no plea

agụgụNNC

festival

AgụnyegoNNC

name for a child believed an ọgbanje (literally Are we to count you among our family circle (or are you going to leave us again?))

agụūNNC

hunger; desire; eagerness

agụū mmīliNNC

thirst

agwaNNCalso agwaā

homesickness; nostalgia

àgwàNNC

1. beans; Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus Linn.)
2. colour
3. manners; behaviour

Àgwà ya adīsịrọ mmā — His manners leave something to be desired

àgwà ọchaNNC

cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.)

àgwà ochīèNNC

old custom

agwọNNC

snake (generic)

agwòNNC

1. raffia
2. raffia dancing-skirt used by masquerades

AgwùNNCalso Agù

an alūsị, or class of alūsị, of ambivalent character, the spirit of afa divination. Agwụ possesses those who are called to serve as ndị dibìà, the signs of a vocation being absent- mindedness, disorientation, and the like

Ndị nā-eme Agwù kà Agwù nà-àkpa — It is those who minister to Agwụ that Agwụ possesses

agwū agwụAV

inexhaustible

àhaà!INTJ

aha! (surprise)

ajāNNC

earth; trodden clay; building mud; sand

ajàNNC

cymbal

àjàNNC

1. sacrifice, particularly the joyless sacrifice offered to pacify or drive out evil spirits
2. Nile Perch, the largest fish in the area (Lates niloticus)

aja idèìNNC

heap of sand collected by flood after rainfall

aja ngweNNC

wall

aja ōdidoAV

wall

aja ubòmNNC

1. white sand from river, used in building
2. the old boundary market, held in the dry season on the sandbar in the middle of the Niger opposite Onitsha
3. male name

aja ūkeNNC

red soil

aja ụpàNNC

red clay used for building in upland areas (compare ụlō)

AjaànàNNC

1. see Ànì
2. aspect of the earth related to death rites

àjàdùNNC

widower; widow

àjàdù nwaànyìNNC

widow

àjàdu nwokèNNC

widower

ajịNNC

1. hair of humans or animals (excluding hair of head and eyelashes, which are known as ntùtù (isī) and ntùtù anyā respectively)
2. used in

ajìNNC

1. (also akwà ajì) a kind of native woven cloth, rough, coarse and thick
2. used in

ajì enyīNNC

1. severe dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation) which occurs mostly in young women; in severe cases leaves the patient prostrate, and can be disabling
2. severe dysmenorrhoea (see ajì)

ajị iyīNNC

crocodile

ajiīNNC

shortened form of ajị iyī crocodile

ajịlịjaNNC

1. sweat; perspiration
2. smooth pebble
3. (fig.) strong and wiry

Ọ bù ajịlịja mmadù/Ọ dì ajịlịja n’anya — He is strong and wiry

ajōAV

bad

ajō arụAV

bad luck

ajō ifeAV

1. crime, including abomination and defilement
2. abomination; defilement

ajō isiAV

1. back luck
2. ill luck

ajō mmadùAV

wicked person

Ànyị àmalụgo nà Òbìàgèli abūrọ ajō mmadù — We know that Ọbịageli is not a wicked person

ajō mmụōAV

1. bad spirit
2. bad dead spirit

ajō nniNNC

bad cooking

ajō ọfịaAV

1. see under ọfịa
2. a piece of land dedicated to a god
3. a piece of land where people who die of serious diseases (e.g. smallpox, leprosy) or whose death is mysterious, are buried (literally bad forest)

ajō ọlụAV

very, exceedingly, hard

ajō ọnòdùAV

bad position or condition

ajō ònòdùNNC

1. position of danger or inconvenience to a person or thing occupied by another. The person occupying the position is himself not necessarily in danger but his being so close to the other is a threat to security or convenience of the aggrived person he is so close to
2. careless, indecent, or immodest way of sitting (usually of women)
3. bad conditions, state (poverty, etc.), of person who has not been in that position before

Ị nò m ajō ònòdù — Your staying so close to me inconveniences me, or is a threat to my security

Ụmū Mbà nwaànyì àna-anòka ajọ ọnòdù n’ikpo mmadù — Mba's daughters are very fond of sitting carelessly, immodestly, in the midst of people

A nò m n’ajō ònòdù — I am in a precarious position

ajọ ònòdùNNC

1. position of danger or inconvenience to a person or thing occupied by another. The person occupying the position is himself not necessarily in danger but his being so close to the other is a threat to security or convenience of the aggrived person he is so close to
2. careless, indecent, or immodest way of sitting (usually of women)
3. bad conditions, state (poverty, etc.), of person who has not been in that position before

Ị nò m ajō ònòdù — Your staying so close to me inconveniences me, or is a threat to my security

Ụmū Mbà nwaànyì àna-anòka ajọ ọnòdù n’ikpo mmadù — Mba's daughters are very fond of sitting carelessly, immodestly, in the midst of people

A nò m n’ajō ònòdù — I am in a precarious position

ajō ọnụAV

1. bad speech; foul-mouthedness
2. rudeness

ajō ọyàAV

malignant disease

ajō oyiAV

rheumatism

ajō uchèAV

bad plan

ajụNNC

headpad

ajùNNC

1. dizziness
2. tall coarse grass used for thatching

ajù (-bu)AV

be dizzy

Ajù nà-èbu m#NNC

I am dizzy

ajụ ụtabàNNC

roll of tobacco

ajụ ūtabàNNC

roll of tobacco

ajùjụAV

a question

akaNNC

1. arm; hand; foreleg; handle; part; portion
2. length; distance

akàNNC

kind of bead worn round neck; necklace; bead worn on wrist by renowned men

àkàNNC

1. dwarf; midget (compare àkàkpò)
2. year

àkàNNCalso òkà

jigger; animal tick

àkǎ àNNCalso àkà afù

last year; old times; days of old

aka àfèNNC

1. garment sleeve
2. sleeve of garment

àkà afù

last year; (generally) old times, days of old

aka āzụNNC

bribery (literally back-hand)

Ọ nà-àchọ ilī aka āzụ — He wants to take a bribe

aka ebēNNC

1. witness; surety
2. pledge

Ọ bù onye aka ebē m — He is my witness

Kà ife à nòdụ n’aka ebē — Let this (thing) stand as a pledge

aka èkpèNNC

left hand

aka ezēNNC

toothache

aka ịkā akaAV

be stronger than (literally hand to be greater than hand)

aka ikēNNC

1. stinginess
2. rigid discipline
3. force; violence
4. rigid discipline
5. stinginess
6. force; violence enforces rigid discipline in his town

Ezè afù jì aka ikē wèlu àchị ndi òbòdò ya — The chief enforces rigid discipline in his town

aka ikeǹgàNNC

right hand

aka ìkeǹgàNNC

right hand

aka izizēNNC

shaky hand>> (e.g. some people cannot bear to inflict injury on other even in treatment, as in incision of abscess, injection, etc.)

aka m#PRN

my hand

Aka m`kà aka yāNNC

I am stronger than he

akâ mèlùAV

illicit gin (literally made by hand)

aka mkpàNNC

one’s very own

aka nchịchāNNC

hand with white patches (due to depigmentation)

aka ngweNNC

stone or wooden pestle for pepper, egusi, herbs, etc.

aka ǹkàNNC

artistically inclined, talented

aka nkōNNC

handy; quick-handed

aka nlōNNC

gentleness

aka nnīNNC

right hand

àka ǸrìNNC

1. male palace dwarf associated with Ezē Ǹrì
2. dwarf associated with Nri people

Ama Ǹrì — the Nri village square, believed by many surrounding groups to be a resting place en route to the land of the dead

Ezē Ǹrì — the sacred king of Nri

aka ntadideAV

stinginess

aka ntụtùAV

1. pilfering; light fingers
2. pilfering; having light fingers

Ọ bù onye aka ntụtù — He is light-fingered

àkà nwa ǹtùgbuNNC

insect seen on unscrubbed mud floors

aka odōNNC

wooden pestle for yam pounding

aka ōkwuteNNC

stone for grinding corn

akàbòNNC

pangolin, whose skin is used for medicine

àkàjèNNC

mockery; humiliation

àkàkpòNNC

person (usually child) of stunted growth; underdeveloped person (usually child or young person); dwarf (compare àkà 1.)

akàlàNNC

sign; mark; cut; footprint

àkàlàNNCalso àkàrà

cake made of beans (derived from Yoruba àkàrà)

akàlà akāNNC

lines on the hand; destiny

akàlà ọkwāNNC

insignia of office

àkàloògòlìNNC

1. spirits of the dead of worthless people (see mmụō)
2. unambititious, easy-going, prodigal person

Ndị àkàloògòlì jì yà aka — He is possessed by the spirits of worthless people

àkàmùNNC

guinea corn gruel; hot pap (? Hausa)

àkanwụNNC

potash (Hausa kanwaa)

àkanyaNNCalso àkanyị

thatching mats made of ngwò leaves

àkàrà

see akàlà

àkàsìNNC

common type of cocoyam (compare edè)

àkàtaàkàNNC

masquerade with a large head

àkàtàkpoNNC

great person (used as a praise-name

Ọ bù àkàtàkpo mmadù — He is a great person

àkèleNNC

frog whose cry is a sign of the annual flood of the Niger

àkịkàNNC

1. termite
2. pattern of spots

akịkọ

see akụkọ

akịlịkaNNC

dry grass; grass for thatching; dry palm fronds

akìlịkōNNC

1. peeling or scraping of roasted yam; food burnt in cooking
2. dry yam plant (external stem which looks like rope and which when twined into a bundle resembles a sponge, sometimes used for hard scrubbing)

àkọNNC

1. sense
2. food prepared from ground maize for feasts

àkọ nà uchèNNC

intelligence; mind

àkọlọNNC

dry (land)

àkọlō

see àkụlō

akòmNNCalso akùm

fever; malaria; jaundice (compare ịbà)

àkọmọọnūNNC

abuse; vituperation

akpàNNC

strip iron used to strengthen a mud building and join timbers

àkpaNNC

1. grub such as found in compost heap or decaying palm tree
2. living or dead palm fronds; long broom prepared from palm fronds, used for sweeping outside

àkpàNNC

1. bag; sack; container
2. nest (of bees or wasps)

àkpà abùNNC

boil in armpit

àkpà afāNNC

diviner’s bag

àkpa āgbụgbōNNC

grub usually found in a decaying compost heap

àkpa āgbụgbọNNC

grub usually found in a decaying compost heap

àkpa ākụNNC

quiver

àkpà anwūNNC

1. bees’ nest
2. beehive

àkpa èbùNNC

wasps’ nest

àkpa èbuNNC

wasps’ nest

àkpà egōNNC

1. purse
2. 24,000 cowries (= 20 akwà)
3. a hundred pounds

àkpa nkwūNNC

1. grub found on palm tree and in decaying palm tree trunk (literally palm tree grub)
2. palm fronds; long broom of palm fronds
3. grub found on palm tree and in decaying palm trunk
4. palm fronds; long broom prepared from palm fronds, used for sweeping outside

àkpà nnwāNNC

womb; uterus

àkpà nnwammīliNNC

bladder

àkpà nwaammīliNNC

bladder

àkpà nwaāmmiliNNC

bladder

àkpà ọjīNNC

pod of kolanut

àkpà uchèNNC

mind; memory

àkpà ụkwalàNNC

asthma

àkpakaNNC

used in

àkpaka ụzūNNC

1. log of wood on which the blacksmith’s anvil is set. It is buried in the ground with raffia fibres forming the base so that the log of wood jumps when the iron is hit by the blacksmith. This lightens the jarring of the hammer on the blacksmith’s hand
2. log of wood on which blacksmith's anvil is set (see àkpaka)

àkpàkwùlùNNC

stomach

akpàlàtàNNC

long bamboo frame for carrying load; stretcher for sick person

akpàlataāNNC

tree whose seed is used in making soup (Afzelia africana)

àkpammānụNNC

yellow; brown

àkpanāNNC

dung of fowls and birds

àkpànìNNC

used in -tụ àkpànì be bellicose, pugnacious

àkpàràjàNNC

(fig.) someone who can behave badly because he is protected at a higher level

akpataNNC

shelf for storing

akpàtìNNC

box

akpàtì ozūNNC

coffin

àkpelèNNC

trumpet; horn

akpìNNC

scorpion (compare òdogwu òzàlà)

àkpịNNC

tick; bedbug

àkpịlīNNC

throat

àkpịlī ịkpō nkụNNC

intense thirst

akpịliCịkpọ nkụAV

intense thirst

akpìlịkpāNNC

scale of fish

akpoNNC

round; number of times

àkpoNNC

soft palate; (more generally) roof of the mouth

akpụNNC

1. cassava; cassava starch; fufu (raw and pounded)
2. cottonwood; silk cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra (Linn.) Gaertn.), found at Agwù shrine

akpùNNC

knot; lump; cyst; hump (compare òkpù)

akpụ a gwōlụ agwọAV

shredded cassava mashed with ụkwà or òkwè)

akpù akāNNC

biceps

akpụ àpàlàpàNNC

raw fufu (sieved and ready for cooking)

akpū jīNNC

2nd yam for replanting. At the beginning of yam harvest, the first yams harvested are not quite as firm as those harvested at the end, so some early harvested yams when dug up are not completely rooted out from the soil; the tuber is carefully cut leaving the very tip of the head and the roots in the soil. These are properly covered back in the soil. By the end of the yam harvest these are harvested together with the remaining yams. By this time the small piece of the yam left with the tip of the head of the yam in the soil has grown more yam

akpǔ jīNNC

2nd yam for replanting. At the beginning of yam harvest, the first yams harvested are not quite as firm as those harvested at the end, so some early harvested yams when dug up are not completely rooted out from the soil; the tuber is carefully cut leaving the very tip of the head and the roots in the soil. These are properly covered back in the soil. By the end of the yam harvest these are harvested together with the remaining yams. By this time the small piece of the yam left with the tip of the head of the yam in the soil has grown more yam

akpū jiNNCalso akpǔ jī

second yam for re-planting

akpụ ǹkòlòNNC

shredded cassava; raw or pounded fufu; archaic name loosely used for cassava generally

akpù onūNNC

goitre

akpù ụkwūNNC

thigh muscle

akpụkpaNNC

crawcraw

akpụkpọNNC

skin; leather; hide

akpụkpọ ụkwūNNC

boot; shoe; sandal

akpụkpụNNC

crumbs (of pounded food)

Proverb Akpụkpụ ikwè ka nne nnī, ònye nwē nni ebulukwọ nnī ya — (Lit. If crumbs of pounded food tend to be larger than the main food, the owner of the food will take back his food [in annoyance, discontinuing the pounding])

akpùlụNNC

droppings, dung, of animals (the kind that is rolled in small balls, made especially by goats)

akpùlùNNC

used in

akpùlù ekwēNNC

unsplit cane

aks ōkwutēNNC

stone for grinding corn

akụNNC

1. palm kernel
2. pubic hair

àkụNNC

arrow

àkùNNC

1. wealth; riches
2. winged termite (edible)

akụ mmili igwēNNC

hail

àkù nnàNNC

patrimony

akụ oyìboNNC

coconut

akụ oyìbo = akụ bèkeèNNC

(literally European kernel) coconut

akụ ùtùtọlōNNC

kernels of unripe palm fruits (usually white)

akụkọNNCalso akịkọ

story (in general)

akụkọ iròNNC

1. fable; myth
2. true narrative; history (as opposed to akụkọ irò)

akùkùNNC

side; part; locality

àkùkùNNC

slang

àkùkù ọfụūNNC

new piece of slang

àkụlōNNCalso àkọlō

plant (Selaginella)

akūluNNC

plant with tiny thorns which yields strings, used to tie up seed-yams or to make àkwalī B.

akùm

see akòm

àkùpèNNC

fan

akwaNNC

cry; weeping

akwàNNC

1. cloth
2. 1200 cowries (= 20 ùkwù)

àkwaNNC

egg

àkwàNNC

bed; bridge

akwà ajìNNC

native woven cloth, very thick, rough and coarse

akwa àlìlìNNC

weeping over personal tragedy or misfortune, e.g. death of one’s dear one; unnatural misfortune, e.g. thrashing by one’s child or lover

Onye m bù n’obì àrapụgo m wèlụ naba, akwa àlìlì ègbue m# — My sweetheart has left me and died, I am dying of a broken heart

àkwà edinàAV

bed

akwà mgbòchiAV

curtain

akwà mmīliNNC

rain-coat

akwa nnīNNC

1. greediness; lack of hospitality (literally crying for food)
2. stinginess over food

àkwa ògàzìNNC

egg of guineafowl

akwā ōmụmaAV

blanket; wrapper

akwà oyīNNC

blanket

akwā ùfùfèAV

sail

akwà ụjūNNC

black cloth worn by mourners

akwā ūruNNC

1. mourning garment (usually of black cloth); sackcloth
2. sackcloth; mourning garment (usually black)

akwalàNNC

1. vein; sinew; muscle
2. fibres from raphia palm; rope made from them (also akwalà ngwò)

akwalā ngwòNNC

fibre of stem of ngwò

àkwalīNNC

1. creeping plant in the bush, whose vines can be made into strings (Landolphia dulcis)
2. a charm, made of the strings of àkwalī A. or akwūlu to increase fruitfulness (òmùmù). It can be for a whole village or family, or for an individual woman (àkwalị nwaànyì)

àkwamozuAV

1. funeral ceremony
2. funeral ceremony Ànyị gà-èje ākwamozu echi We shall attend a funeral ceremony tomorrow

akwụNNC

palmnut; palm fruit

àkwụNNC

bird’s nest (= anì)

akwụ ànìNNC

white ant (the type that lives in the ground) (literally palmnut of the ground)

akwụ chaAV

irredeemable; that which can never be completely repaid; debt

akwụ do akwụdoAV

instability; shakiness; that which is never stable

akwū ōsụkwūNNC

fruit of a type of palm, easy to break

akwụ(kwọ) olūNNC

pineapple (Ananas comosus Linn.)

akwụchaAV

which can never be completely liquidated

akwùkwàNNC

mud cooking-stand or metal tripod

akwụkwọNNC

1. leaf
2. broad leaf

akwụkwọ isīNNC

tax; tax receipt, payment (literally head paper)

akwụkwọ īwuNNC

law book

akwụkwọ mfụkòbaNNC

folded paper

akwụkwọ nnīNNC

vegetable

Akwụkwọ NsōNNC

Holy Bible

akwụkwọ ōbodòlòboNNC

broad leaf

akwụkwọ ọfụlūNNCalso ọfụū

new book

akwụkwọ ọfụūNNC

new book

akwụkwọ ọlūNNC

letter of appointment

Fà ènyego ī akwụkwọ ọlū? — Have they given you the letter of appointment?

akwụkwọ osisiNNC

leaf of tree

akwụkwọ ūkweNNC

1. hymnbook
2. hymn-book

akwụkwọ ūmaNNC

1. Sarcophrynium spp.; of leaf with smooth surface much used in wrapping food and kola nuts
2. leaf, shiny, broad and smooth, used for wrapping food (especially in convenient bits for sale) and for thatching (Sarcophrynium brachystachys (Benth.) K. Schum.)

àkwụkwùNNC

epilepsy

àkwụmàNNC

yaws (compare òfì)

àkwụmà ụkwūNNC

corn (on foot)

àkwùnàkwụnàNNC

prostitute; harlot (compare ògàcha)

alaNNC

1. breast; milk
2. madness

ala efīNNC

1. milk (from cow)
2. cow’s milk

alā ụlaNNC

sleeplessness

ÀlàhambràNNC

name of a particular small market in Onitsha, now replaced by Òchàǹjà

àlakùbaNNC

Arabic language, named after the phrase in Moslem prayers ’Allāhu ’akbar

Ọ nà-àsụ àlakùba — He is talking double Dutch

alịlịNNC

a millipede (compare esu)

àlìlìNNC

resentment at misfortune

Ọ nà-àkwa àlìlì — He resents his misfortune

alòAV

1. advice; counsel; suggestion; idea; consultation
2. cock’s comb
3. spear used by titled men for ceremonies (= ubē ǹzè)
4. (in Nri) staff symbolizing the power which a lineage received from Chukwu during its creation
5. advice; suggestion

alọNNC

heaviness; grievousness

àlòmmụōNNC

feast for sacrificing to the ancestors

alụNNC

bite

alūNNC

abomination; hurtful, obnoxious thing; taboo

alụlụNNC

used in

àlụlùNNC

medicinal plant, also used for stew

àlùlùNNC

1. yamsticks
2. used in

alụlụ ànìNNC

injustice; maltreatment; wickedness

alụlụ ÀnìNNC

injustice; maltreatment; wickedness

àluluūNNC

mist; cloud; vapour

alūsịNNC

spirit; divinity; deity; invisible supernatural ‘being-force’, divided by Nri into four types those directly established by Chukwu such as Igwē, the firmament those established by Eri such as Ànì, Ajaànà, Ìfèjiọkū, Onuebo, and the market days Èke, Oyè, Àfò, and Ǹkwọ; those established by the ancestors such as Idemmīli, Udō, Arò, Àkwalị Òmùmù, Ǹgènè, Ògwùgwù, and Òrìmmìlì; those called Agwù. The market-days and the alūsị of the third and fourth types have human temperaments and are represented by nkwu (images). Others are regarded as forces rather than beings and so can be represented only symbolically in shrines (Onwuejeogwu 1974:85 ff.)

amaNNC

(also èzi amā) space in front of the compound, outside the compound wall and beginning from the main gate; street

Ama Madùnààgụ — Madụnaagụ street

amāAV

1. distinguishing mark
2. (negative form), used in many negative noun phrases, e.g.

amàNNC

measure

àmàNNC

witness; secret divulged (e.g. if a person is planning to kill me on a certain day and a friend happens to know of this and tells me beforehand this information is àmà); information; testimony

Ndi àfè ojiī nà-àkwadebe ijīde Chiìnwè mà ndi enyì ya āgbagolụ yā àmà — The police were going to arrest Chiinwe but her friends have warned her of this

amà akāNNC

1. span (of thumb and forefinger)
2. span

amā ama/ifeAV

ignorance

Ife o jì dàa nnene akwụkwọ bù amā ama — What made him fail the examination was ignorance

Amā ama adī ègbu amà àmà — Something you don’t know of won’t kill you

amā ifeNNC

ignorance

amā ndị a nà-ezèAV

failure to know the people to be avoided

amā nnàAV

lack of respect for father

Jọǹ bù amā nnà — John does not respect his father

amā ògòAV

1. ingratitude; ungrateful person
2. ingratitude

amā oku ọnūAV

inability to express oneself freely; inarticulateness

amà okwūNNC

verse

amā onweAV

senselessness; unconsciousness

amā uchē ChukwuAV

inability to understand God's ways

àma ụghāNNC

false witness

Ọ bù ife ọjọō ịgbā àma ūgha — It is a bad thing to bear false witness

àma ūghaAV

1. false witness
2. followed by -lị, used as suffix meaning about'

amà ụkwūNNC

1. pace; footstep ( -mà measure)
2. pace; footstep

amā ụmaAValso amānụma

mistakenly

Àmà-àma-amāsị-amasịAV

1. one known but never fully (praise-name of God)
2. title-name for masquerade

amāafịaNNC

tooth-ache

amāafịa ǹtùtọNNC

sore throat

amāafịa ǹtùtọ ākpịlịNNC

sore throat

amàlàNNC

type of fish

àmàlàNNC

1. favour
2. paddle (for canoe)

àmàmifeAV

knowledge; wisdom

àmàmikpeAV

condemnation, conviction (in case)

àmànìNNC

point of time; hour

àmeNNC

black plaited necklace

amìNNC

(also amì mịlō) reed

amōosuNNC

witch

amụNNC

laugh; laughter

amùNNC

scrotum

amù ibìNNC

hydrocele

amụmaNNC

prophecy

àmùmàNNC

lightning

ànà

see ànì

Anà m àsụ akwàAV

I am washing some clothes

Anà m èje ịghā osèAV

I am going to sow pepper seeds (broadcast)

anakāNNC

branch

anakā osisiNNC

branch of tree

anaka osisiNNC

branch of tree

ÀnàndiìchèNNC

god of family, represented by a tree

ànàsìNNC

chief or favourite wife (usually first) of a king

anìNNC

(also anì nnùnù) bird’s nest (= àkwụ)

ànìNNCalso ànà

land; ground; soil

ànì apìtìNNC

swamp

ànị èdòNNC

Atanị area

ànì ezèNNC

kingdom

Ànị ēziNNC

the shrine of Ànì owned by the head of a compound, kept in front of his house

ànì isīNNC

skull of head

ànị mmadùNNC

1. foreign country; another person’s land
2. land of the living (opposed to ànì mmụọ)

ànì mmanụ anwū nà mmili ala efīNNC

promised land (land of milk and honey)

ànị mmānyaNNC

dregs of wine

ànì mmānyaNNC

dregs of wine

ànì mmarùbeAV

earthquake

ànị mmụọNNC

1. land of the dead (opposed to ànị mmadù, land of the living) (Christian usage) hell; Hades
2. lands of the dead; (Christian usage) hell

Ọ līdàlù n’ànị mmụọ — He descended into hell

ànì obìNNC

1. place of abode; settlement
2. empty plot for future building (of dwelling)

ànì ọchaNNC

1. dry land, not overflowed in wet season
2. Ìgbò land

ànì ogwē akāNNC

forearm

ànì okwūNNC

most important part of the story

ànì olūNNC

land overflowed in wet season

ànị ōma jìjìjìAV

earthquake

ànì ọnà ọcha nà ọnā èdòNNC

land of gold and silver

Ànị ÒnìchàNNC

secret place worshipped by Onitsha people

ànị ÒnìchàNNC

secret place worshipped by Ọnịcha people

ànì ụkwūNNC

heel of the foot

ànì ụlōNNC

clay soil

ÀnìegbòkaAV

1. person’s name
2. person's name (literally the land has offered very formidable protection)
3. cover in order to prevent; cover

ÀnìèmekaAV

1. person’s name (literally The land has done very well)
2. male name

anịkịlịjāNNC

old, worn-out thing, usually machine or vehicle

Igwē ǹkaà bù anịkịlịjā — This bicycle is very old and worn-out

ànịnịNNCalso àniniī

tenth of a penny (Hausa àniinii)

ànọCD

Central Igbo form of ìnọ, used in ta à bụ ànọ three days ago (literally today is four)

anụNNC

animal; meat

anụ atụlūNNC

mutton

anụ efīNNC

beef

anụ eghēlegheAV

fried meat

anụ ewūNNC

1. goat’s meat
2. goat-meat

anụ ezìNNC

pork

anụ ibūNNC

beast of burden

anụ namàNNC

beef

anụ ọfīaNNC

1. wild animal
2. (fig.) any person who behaves like an animal; foolish person
3. wild animal; (fig.) stupid, foolish person

anụ ōghigheAV

fried meat

anụ ūfeAV

flying creature; bird; bat

anụ ugbokōNNC

1. stupid, uncivilized person
2. name of a town in Bendel State

ànùmNNC

1. female tortoise
2. wife of Tortoise in fables

anụmànùNNC

animal (generic)

ànụmdiNNC

marriage (of woman to man); wedding

ànùnùNNC

1. bird (rare, small)
2. indigo vine (Lonchocarpus cyanescens Benth.)
3. type of game played by children

ànùnù ebèAV

1. tree supposed very poisonous, associated with ànùnù
2. tree, supposed very poisonous, associated with ànùnù (literally ànùnù never settles on it)

ànùnụ ngweNNC

vegetable

ànunuūNNC

plant yielding black dye

ànwàlìNNC

(also ìpo ànwàlì) a fish (Alestes leuciscus); ìpo is regarded as the larger size of ànwàlì

ànwàǹsìNNC

conjuring, magic, jugglery, by dibìà

anwūNNC

1. sunshine; heat of sun
2. bee
3. mosquito

anwụ anwụNNC

neg. noun phrase, as in Onye à bù anwụ anwụ This person never seems to get old, or, This person bears a charmed life

anwụ ntàNNC

mosquito

anwùlị

see aŋùlị

anwụlịnwụNNC

rough surface

anwụlùNNC

1. smoke
2. tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco snuff (compare ùtabà)

anwụlūAValso ùtabā

tied or rolled tobacco; bits of such tobacco retailed in small

anwụlū èkèlèkeNNC

tied tobacco; bits of tied tobacco retailed in small amounts - 1d, 3d, etc.

anyaNNC

1. eye
2. distance

anya aka èkpèNNC

the left eye

anya akpàNNC

goggling eyes

anya akpà (ọnụ ) -kpà A.AV

1. goggling eyes
2. lose appetite Ọnụ kpàlù m I have no appetite

anya īNNC

exclamation of pleasure on meeting a friend after long separation

anya ikēNNC

1. boldness; greed; fearlessness
2. axe

anya mkpōNNC

blindness

anya mkpọAV

blindness

anya mkpūlụ egōNNC

1. eye with pupil whitened by disease
2. (fig.) fruit; seed; offspring; descendant
3. (fig.) fruit, result (of deed)
4. (fig.) individual

Nwa ǹkaà dì kà mkpụlụ Èzènwiìlè — This child looks like a descendant of Ezenwiile

Ibè nò n’ime oke afụfụ, ọ bù mkpụlụ njō yā kà ọ nà- àghọlụ — Ibe is in great trouble; he is reaping the fruit of his sin

anya mmīliNNC

tears

anya mpīaNNC

eye partly closed through disease or accident

anya ọkūNNC

1. disease of the eye
2. fierceness of aspect
3. jealousy; envy (literally fiery eyes)

anya ūdoNNC

self-control; temperance

anya ùfìèNNC

squint; cross-eyes

anya ukwuNNC

1. greed; coveteousness (literally big eyes)
2. covetousness

ànyaāINTJ

how? what? (used in addressing persons)

anyaanwūNNC

sun (as heavenly body)

anyàlà

see aŋàlà

ànyàlìNNC

albino

ànyasìNNCalso anyàsì

evening; night (compare ùchichì)

ànyịPRNalso àyị

Ànyị nò ebe à We are here

Wètalụ āyị ego āyị — Bring us our money

Ònye nà-àkpọ āyị? — Who is calling us?

ānyịESUF

Ọjì bù ọnụ nā-ekwulụ ānyị — Ọjị is our spokesman

ànyị nà ònwe ānyịPRN

we ourselves

ànyị nwàPRN

we here; we ourselves

anyikēNNC

axe (anyụ + ike)

ànyìnyàNNCalso ìnyìnyà

horse

ànyìnyà ibūNNC

1. donkey; mule; ass; beast of burden
2. donkey; mule; ass

ànyìnyà igwèNNC

bicycle (old term)

anyụNNC

axe (also anyikē, anyụ ikē), see separate entry

A kàta nà a gà-ègbu ọjì, anyụ èpelụ ọnū, mpòmà èpelụ ọnū — When it is said that the iroko is to be felled, the axe loses its edge, the matchet loses its edge (i.e. people become discouraged at the thought of too difficult a task)

anyūNNC

pumpkin

anyụ ǹkàNNC

small hammer used by blacksmith

aŋāNNC

wild cane; rattan; generic term applying to Oncocalamus wrightianus Hutch., O. acanthocnemis, Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum, and A. opacum, used to make chairs, beds, walking-sticks, baskets, trays, whips string, etc.

aŋàafìNNC

kind of ant with painful bite and characteristic smell; stink-ant

aŋàlàNNCalso anyàlà

(= ofe) egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves (Solanum macrocarpon Linn.) (= àfụfā)

aŋùlìNNCalso anwùlị

feast; joyful celebration

aŋùlị nnwāNNC

1. feast for a child (e.g. outing, christening, etc.) ( -ŋù 1. rejoice)
2. child feast (e.g. "outing", christening, etc.)

aŋụlụmaNNC

drinking spree

àpàNNC

scar; mark

àpà ọnyāNNC

scar; scar of sore

àpà ụkwūNNC

footprint

àpàlàpàAValso àpìlàpì

1. fresh fufu (from -pà mould)
2. fresh fufu

àpàlìNNC

climbing fibre plant

àpàlị ùdòNNC

1. fibres of ùdò
2. rope, cord, string made from the fibres of ùdò

àpàtàpàNNC

used in

àpàtàpà ụkwūNNC

thigh

àpịNNC

foreskin

apịaNNC

Black-and-White-Tailed Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus)

àpìlàpì

see àpàlàpà

apìtìNNC

mud; mire; swamp; marsh

apù imēAV

inability to do; impossibility

àràbàNNC

plant planted to enrich the soil (especially in the Ìgbo agba enū area)

ÀràbàNNC

Asaba

ǹga Àràbà — (fig.) heavy punishment (from the first prison yard

arị anyāNNC

filaria; filaria worm (of the eye)

arō gālụ agaAV

last year

Ọ mùlù èjìma n'arō gālụ aga — She gave birth to twins last year

arò kwùlu arò

year after year

arō nā-abịaAV

1. next year (compare arō òzọ)
2. coming year(s)

arò ǹkaàNNC

this year

arō ōzọ

next year

àrụ alōNNC

dullness; sloth; sluggishness

àrụ ànìNNC

quietness

àrụ efèNNC

unoccupied; at leisure

àrụ ikēNNC

health

àrụ ikē nà òdìmmāPV

1. (good and) well-being
2. good health and well-being; well-being

Obì ọma nà-ewèta òdìmmā — Kindness promotes good relations

Àrụ jùlù ya oyīAV

He is cold, miserable

àrụ mfeNNC

good health; activity

àrụ mgbakàNNC

fidgeting

àrụ mgbuAV

1. pains; difficulty; agony; illness
2. illness

O nwè àrụ mgbu — He is ill

àrụ mmīliNNC

stoutness; dropsy; fresh, plump body

àrụ ọ nwụnwụAV

illness

àrụ ọchaNNC

leprosy

àrụ ōfufoAV

freedom from care; security; case

àrụ ọkūNNC

fever

àrụ ōluloAV

weariness

àrụ ōlụlụAV

state of being maimed or spiritually unclean

àrụ ūfụNNC

1. urgency; state of disquiet
2. sickness; pain

àrụ ukwuNNC

leprosy

arụrụ afōNNC

intestinal worm, very tiny; pinworm (literally ants of belly)

arụrụ nkwūNNC

earwig

arụrụ ọchaNNC

sugar-ant

àsìlìAV

gossip

asìsàAV

involuntary confession while delirious or with mind wandering

asō anyaAV

1. disregard for status or presence; (in good sense) fairness in judgement; (in bad sense) disrespect
2. disregard for status or presence; impartiality; fairness in judgement; disrespect
3. avoid (out of disgust); abhor; shun; be beware of

atū egwùNNC

courage; bravery; boldness

àtù eyīAV

not exactly describable

àtụmafịaAV

commission to buy in the market; order

Atūnalụ m uchèAV

1. Do not worry about me
2. fall in drops; sprinkle

àtùtù osisiNNC

sap of tree

àtùtù ụdālàNNC

juice or stain of ụdalà fruit

awa ànìAV

division, plot, of land

awọNNC

see night witches

àwòlọ mmụọNNC

masquerade's mask

àzì efìfìèNNC

lunch

azì kịtāàNNC

youth of nowadays

azị ūtụtùNNC

breakfast

azịzà anyaanwūNNC

beam of light

àzụ akāNNC

(fig.) hypocrisy (literally back of hand)

Ọ nà-èzi ānyị àzụ akā — He is being hypocritical with us. (literally He is showing us the back of the hand)

azù ndùNNC

fresh fish

azù nkụNNC

stockfish (compare okpòloko)

àzụ ọjìNNC

carved iroko panel in door or wall

azū ukpoòNNC

fish caught with fishing hook

(Proverb) Onye ǹdìdì nà-èli azū ukpoò — The patient person eats fish caught with the hook

àzụ ụnòNNC

toilet (literally back of the house)

ŋàlàŋàlàNNC

warmness; tepidness

Source: Igbo API (Nkọwa okwu), Apache-2.0 · Tier 3