Nkọwa okwu · 327 entries

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-daAV
  1. warm; heat up
  2. press (cloth)
-dàAV
fall; befall; occur; happen to (of something tragic); suffer from; fail; set (of sun)

Ògù dàlù — A fight broke out

Akụ mmīli nà-adà — Hailstones are falling

-dà àbaAV
fall on the back
-dà adàAValso ada
fall; fall down (usually of persons ( -dà 1.))

Ọ dàlù adà — She fell down

-dà akaAV
lay hands on
-dà àkàkpòAV
  1. be stunted in growth
  2. be stunted (of person)

Ọ dàlù àkàkpò — He is stunted in growth

-dà àkwụkwùAV
have epilepsy; be epileptic; have epileptic fits

Òfọ nà-adā ākwụkwù — Òfọ has epilepsy

-da anyaAV
shirk one’s duty

Ọ nà-àda anya ọlū — He is shirking the work

-dà ibìAV
have hydrocele
-dà mbàAV
  1. be lazy; be exhausted, worn out, very tired
  2. be very tired and exhausted; be tired by a task to the extent that one can no longer go on with it; be worn out
-dà mkpùnaAV
have hernia
-dà n’akaAV
take by the hand
-da n’ọkụAV
warm (soup, etc.)
-dà n’ụkwụAV
happen in one's presence
-da ǹdamanyaAV
be lazy; malinger; loaf about
-dà ǹgwọlōAV
be lame
-dà ǹgwụlōNNC
be lame
-dà nraAV
fine

Fâ gà-adā yā nra — They will fine him (compare -li nra)

-dà nrāNNC
fine
-dà ǹzuzōAV
hide oneself
-da ǹzuzoAV
hide oneself
-dà òbòAV
be idle (= -dì òbò)
-dà ọbùAV
  1. fall into pit trap
  2. fall into pit-trap (Proverb)

Ò jọfùlù àkù nnà ya n’ụjō sì nà enyi nà-adàa ọbù tanaa — The person who was too cowardly to reclaim his father's wealth said that elephants fall into pit-traps and perish. (Used when appealing to someone who has suffered some loss to forget and stop brooding over it)

-dà òbùlùbùAV
fall upon one in a mass
-dà ogbènyàAV
be very poor
-dà ogbènyèNNC
be, become poor
-dà ogbīAV
be dumb

Ì dịrō àza m ajùjụ m nà-àjụ gī. Ì dàlù ogbì? — You do not answer my questions. Are you dumb?

-dà ọkpụ ābaAV
fall on the back
-da ọkụAV
brand; cauterize
-dà ọmàAV
embrace

Ànyị nà-èje izùtè nwunyì m sī òbòdò oyìbo nāta. Ife mbụ m gà-ème ọgè m fùlù yâ bù ịdà yà ọmà — We are going to meet my wife just back from the United Kingdom. What I shall do first when I see her is to embrace her

-dà ọnūAV
be expensive
-dà ùbìàmAV
be poor, a pauper

Chukwu ekwēkwọna kà m dàa ùbìàm — May God not let me be poor

-dà ùdàAV
  1. sound
  2. give sound

Anùlù m ùdà egbè — I heard the sound of a gun

-dà-jụAV
be quiet calm, peaceful
-dàbàAV
fall in with; correspond; be in agreement with
-dàbànyeAV
fall into; match; correspond
-dàbelụAV
lean upon
-dàbepùAV
fall off from (of part)
-dàchasịAV
lose all one’s resources; be liquidated (business); fail in all subjects (in exam)

Ọlụ ānyị amā-adàchasị ncha — Our business cannot fail completely

-dàchiAV
fall across (so as to block)
-dàchìgha àzụAV
fall back sideways; rebound horizontally; backslide (e.g. as child’s progress)

Àda mū nà-àdachìgha āzụ n’akwụkwọ — My eldest daughter is falling behind at school

-dàdoAV
lean against; fall upon

Nkwụ afù dàdòlù n’enu ụnò — That palmtree fell on top of the house

-dàfègaAV
fall across something, e.g. stream
-dàfoAV
clear and open up as a result of a fall (e.g. of tree)
-dàgbuAV
fall heavily upon, so as to kill
-dàghalịAV
toss about; be restless

Ogè ọ ŋùsìlì mmanya, ò na-ādàghalị — When he had taken the palmwine, he started to fall about

-dàjiAV
fall across and break

Ogbè ụkwà adàjigo mkpọ — A fruit of ụkwà has broken the walking stick.

Mkpọ igwè m dàjìlì n’ùtụtù — My steel walking-stick fell and snapped in the morning

-dàjinaAV
have a hole, hollow, groove (of wall)
-dàjụ obìAV
propitiate; appease; atone
-dakọAV
press (cloth, to dry it)
-dàkọ ọnụAV
coincide; be in harmony
-dàkọ ọnūNNC
coincide; be in harmony
-dàkọlịtaAV
be in harmony with (literally sound together or fall together)
-dàkpòAV
fall upon violently; pounce upon (of people fighting)
-dàkpọAV
fall into ruins; fall down flat
-dakpò àrụAV
feel ill
-dàkpuAV
fall in

Nwoōkoyè adàkpugo n’ọnụ — Nwookoye has fallen into a hole

-dàkpudoAV
fall upon
-dàkụlụAV
fall against
-dàkwàsịAV
fall on; befall

Ọ dàkwàsìlì ya — It fell on him, or it befell him (of fate, etc.)

-dakwàsịESUF
fall upon (of thing) Ọ dākwàsì nénu ọche It fell on the chair Ọ nọ kwàsì nénu ikpo akwụ She sits on the heap of palmnuts O biìkwàsì yà aka He lays his hands on him
-dàkwepùAV
snap
-dàkwepù amūAV
laugh loudly; burst out laughing
-dàkwo
(of fruit) fall from tree before it is ripe
-dàlụAV
fall short of what was expected
-dàlụ akaAV
take by the hand
-dànarịAV
fall off; slip off; fall from
-dànyeAV
give in; submit; fall into
-dapùAV
fall off (of whole, from a place)

Akwụkwọ afù àdapùgo — That paper has fallen off (e.g. the table)

-dapùtaAV
happen; occur unexpectedly
-dàsịsịAV
drop one by one

Akwụ nà-adàsịsị — Palm-nuts keep on falling

-dàwaAV
fall and break
-dàwụsaAV
fall against; sprinkle; scatter upon (as rain)

mmilī ǹdà arò — the first rain of the year

-dazèAV
melt slowly
-deAV
  1. mark; write; press
  2. sound; rumble
-dèAV
  1. be soft (as ripe fruit); be soft and wet, soggy (as muddy ground, wet clothes); dissolve in water (compare -di-dè)
  2. disappear
-de akwàAV
iron clothes
-de akwụkwọAV
write letter
-de letàAV
write letter
-de mmilīAV
threaten rain (with thundering)
-de n’ileAV
  1. taste; place on the tongue
  2. taste
-dè ǹdèAV
  1. be sickly, delicate
  2. disappear

Ọ nà-edē ǹdè — He is sickly

Dibìa à nà-edē ǹdè — This dibịa has the power of disappearing

-de ùlìAV
  1. decorate the body with ùlì
  2. mark parts of the body with ùlì
-de-AV
put; place
-dè-beESUFalso -dò-be
near(er)
-debàAV
write into
-debeAV
  1. appoint; place
  2. take care of; keep; observe
-debe ọnū duuAV
be silent
-debe uchèAV
think; imagine
-dechapùAV
erase; cancel
-dedoAV
write upon
-defìèAV
write incorrectly
-degalụ akwụkwọAValso letà
write (letter) to

Achòlù m idēgalụ onye isī akwụkwọ — I want to write to the manager

-degalụ letàNNC
write letter to

A gà-èdegalụ yā letà — He will be written a letter

-dekwuAV
write more
-delụ akwụkwọAV
  1. write (letter) to
  2. help to write a letter
-delụ duuAV
  1. stop talking; remain silent
  2. stop talking
-delụ letàNNC
write letter to; help write letter

Ànyị gà-èdelụ yā letà — We shall write him (a letter)

-demùAV
murmur; mutter; growl; grumble
-denyeAV
write in(to); enter by writing; include
-depùtaAV
write out; copy out

Depùta ǹke à — Copy this out

-derubeAV
rumble; sound around
-dèsị mmilīAV
  1. drip (as of wet clothes)
  2. drip
-deta letàAV
write letter to (the speaker)

Òbi kwù nà nya gà-èdeta letà ogè nya lù Òbòdò Oyìbo — Obi said he would write when he reaches the United Kingdom

-detòAV
lampoon; write against; libel
-detụ ọnūAV
taste
-dìAV
endure; be patient
-dịPV
  1. be (in a state of); have (a certain quality)
  2. (probably originates from -dị 1., in Onitsha used only in the negative; it marks the progressive or habitual negative verb forms

Chikē adī-àbịa — (So) Chike is not coming/does not usually come

Nkịtā adī àta ọjī — Dogs never eat kolanuts

-dị abadabaNNC
be wide, broad, flat Wètalụ m#nni ǹkè m n’ime afele dī abadaba Bring me my own food in a broad flat plate
-dị alọNNC
be heavy

Akpàti ǹkaà dì alọ — This box is heavy

-dị ànìPV
  1. be low
  2. be humble, low, of low estate, contemptible

Oche à dì ànì — This chair is low

-dị anyaNNC
be distant, far

Ebe mkpọtụ sì àbịâ dì anya — Where the noise is coming from is far away

-dị chìmNNC
be firm
-dị èbelèNNC
be kind-hearted
-dị èbùbèPV
be esteemed
-dì èdìAV
endure

Ị gà-edī yā èdì — You have to endure it

-dị èdo èdòNNC
be yellow
-dị efèNNC
be vacant
-dị egwùNNC
be dangerous, dreadful
-dị enūPV
be out of reach
-dị gbeleleNNC
be thin
-dị ghòlòghòlòNNC
be watery
-dị ichèPV
be different

Ọ dì ichè — It is different

ife dī ichè — a different thing

-dị ikePV
be able
-dị ìlèAV
(of medicine or sorcery) be efficacious
-dị imēPV
be pregnant

Ọ dì imē — She is pregnant

Ọ dì ime ọnwa ītọ — She is three months pregnant

Proverb: Echî dì imē — Nobody knows tomorrow (literally tomorrow is pregnant)

-dị iweNNC
annoy

Ife o mèlù dì m iwe — What he did annoys me

-dị jùùNNC
be quiet, calm

Ebe à dì jùù — This place is calm

Ogè ọ bàtàlù ebe niīne dì jùù — When he entered, every place was quiet

-dị kàPV
seem probable, as if; resemble; look like

Ọ dì m kà m fùlù ya — I imagined that I saw him

Ọ dì kà ò fùlù mụ n’anya — He seems to like me

-dị kà àgàsịPV
be as if
-dị kịlịkịlịNNC
be very tiny, small

Achòlù m àgwa dī kịlịkịlị — I want small beans

-dị mbalāNNC
be spacious, wide

Ebe à dì mbalā — This place is spacious

-dị mfeNNC
be light

Ọ dì mfe — It is light

-dị mkpàPV
  1. be necessary
  2. be necessary, needful, essential, important

Igwè dì m mkpà — I need a bicycle

Ọ dì mkpà nà nne nà nnā ōbụnà gà-azùnite ụmù fa n’ụzò ezi òmùme nà ịtū egwūū Chinēkè — It is important that all parents should bring up their children in the way of righteousness and the fear of God

-dị mmāPV
  1. be good; please
  2. be good, beautiful, well, satisfactory, friendly

Ọ dì mmā — It is good

Mụ nà yâ dì mmā — He and I are friendly

-dị mmā n’anyaPV
be a pleasant sight
-dị mmili mmiliNNC
be wet, damp, watery

Kèdu ife kpātalụ nà ụnō à dì mmili mmili? — Why is this house so wet?

-dị n’akaPV
be responsible
-dị n’anyaPV
desire; wish
-dị n’iloNNC
be enemies

Fâ dì n’ilo — They are enemies

Mụ nà Òbi dì n’ilo — Obi and myself are enemies

-dị n’isi ānyịPRN
be our responsibility
-dị n’ìwuNNC
be forbidden, illegal, forbidden by law
-dị n’obìPV
be dear to one; be in one’s heart
-dị n’òfuPV
be in agreement, at one

Bìanù kà ànyị dị n’òfu — Come and let us agree together

-dị na nsọNNC
be forbidden, prohibited, taboo

Ọ dì na nsọ — It is forbidden

-dì ǹdìdìAV
be patient
-dị ndùPV
  1. live; be alive
  2. be raw, fresh, uncooked, etc.
-dị nkọPV
be sharp
-dị nsọPV
  1. be holy, separate
  2. be holy, revered
  3. be a saint

Ọ dì nsọ — It is holy

Pọòlụ dī nsọ — St Paul

Òlili Nsọ — (Christian usage) Holy Communion

-dị ǹsoNNC
be near; be at hand
-dị nwaayòPV
be meek, calm, quiet, humble

Ọ dì nwaayò — She is gentle

-dị ǹzuzōPV
be secret

Ọ nò n’ebe dī nzuzo — She is in a secret place

-dị ŋàlàŋàlàNNC
be warm, lukewarm

Bùtelụ m mmili dī ŋàlàŋàlà — Bring me some warm water

-dị òbòPV
be idle, lazy (= -dà òbò)
-dị òchaAV
  1. be fair in complexion; be white, clean
  2. be pure, clean
-dị ògòPV
be grateful, polite, modest, well-behaved, courteous, nice- looking
-dị oke ọnūPV
be dear, expensive
-dị òkìlìkiliPV
be round

Ùwà dì òkìlìkili — The world is round

-dị òkòlòkọlọPV
be round in shape

Nye m ìtè afū dī òkòlòkọlọ — Give me that round pot

-dị ọkụNNC
be hot

Ọ dì ọkụ — It is hot

-dị uchuPV
be industrious, diligent

Àdâ dì uchu — Ada is industrious

-dị ùfùPV
be painful, distressing
-dị ùfụNNC
be painful, distressing
-dị ụjōPV
be cowardly; fear

— I am cowardly or, I can’t bear physical pain long

-dị walalaPV
be narrow

Ụzō ǹkaà dì walala — This road or path is narrow

-di-de
continuously; persistently
-dì-dèAV
soak; soften

Achìchà ị bànyèlù nà mmilī n’ùtụtù èdìdègo — The biscuit you steeped in water in the morning has become soft

-di-nàAV
lie down; have sexual intercourse with; sleep with, a woman

A nà-èdinā x — A (a man) sleeps with x (a woman)

-dịbaPV
begin to live
-dịbuAV
exist before

Ọ dìbù àdịbu — It has been existing

-dịchiliPV
block
-dìdè obìAV
  1. make to feel sick; cause nausea
  2. yearn over; be affectionate (literally soften heart)
  3. make feel sick; cause nausea
  4. yearn over; be affectionate
-dịdèbePV
be near

Unò nwoke afù dịdèbèlù ụnò ọgwù — The man’s house is near the hospital

-dìdo obìAV
be patient
-dịfùPV
exist; be well
-dịlịPV
belong to
-dịlịlịPV
remain; continue
-dinà àbaAV
sleep on the back
-dinà mmakpùAV
lie on the stomach
-dinà n’àbaNNCalso dinà
sleep on the back
-dinà nkọAV
lie on the side
-dinàji onuAV
strain or crick the neck while sleeping

Edīnàjì m onu — I strained my neck while sleeping

-dinàkọAV
have sexual intercourse (literally lie together)
-dịnyelụPV
side with
-dịrịPV
get better; recover from illness
-dịwanye mmāPV
improve
-doAV
  1. set up; make; place; arrange
  2. extensional suffix against; fast (in, on) (implies continuity; compare -do 1.)

Kà ànyị doo ife à èdoo — Let us arrange this thing properly

-dòAV
be clear, settled, shady; settle, become clear (of liquids)
-dọAV
  1. draw; pull
  2. stay; place
-do AgbàlàAV
  1. perform routine sacrifice to Agbala
  2. swear blood-brotherhood; make covenant (between two or more parties) vowing not to do anything to endanger either party’s life safety, etc.
  3. perform routine sacrifice to the god Agbàlà
-do ajāAV
build a wall
-do àjàAV
  1. deposit joyless sacrifice
  2. place object(s) of sacrifice in a place
-dọ aka na ntìAV
advise; warn
-do àkanyaNNC
make thatch
-do akanyaAV
make thatch
-dọ àkpịlīNNC
long after
-dọ akpịlīAV
long after
-do alūsịAV
erect a shrine
-do ànìAV
settle a country; establish place
-dò anyaAV
be clear

Ife à dò m anya — This thing is clear to me

-dò àrụAV
  1. recuperate
  2. get stout
-dọ dọònịdōAValso dọòlịdō
pull against one another; have a tug-of-war
-dò èdòAV
be clear (of liquids)
-do iruAV
face; turn face to incline towards
-do iyīAV
place object(s) like charm or something obnoxious on property in the belief that the charm will bring evil on a person who defies the charm and steals the property; protect an object by a fetish
-dọ mbọAV
tear with nails
-dọ mmà ọdūAV
saw a piece of timber by pulling (this is usually done by two people -one in a pit across which the timber is laid, and the other at ground-level)
-dọ n’aghaAV
take prisoner in war
-dò ǹdòAV
be shady (of place)
-dọ ndọAV
  1. persist; haggle; bargain
  2. have a tug-of-war
-dọ ǹdùdòAV
argue; draw out a discussion
-dọ nkìAV
cut a face mark
-dọ ǹkìNNC
cut face, body marks; tattoo
-do nsọAV
consecrate
-dọ ntìAV
warn; admonish; exhort (compare -dọ aka na ntì)
-do ntìNNC
warn; admonish; exhort
-dọ ọdùAV
  1. sit down (in speaking to children)
  2. sit in the market at one's stall, or at a particular section of market

Nne m#nà-àdọ n’ọdù akwà màkà nà ọ nà-èbu akwà — My mother usually sits at the cloth stall because she deals in clothes

-dọbaNNC
  1. put on, at
  2. put down, set down

Dòba mmīli afù n’ànì — Put that water on the floor

-dọbèAV
break off (leaves or stalks of a plant)
-dọbìAV
break off by pulling
-dọchìgha àzụAV
give a setback to; retard
-dọdoAV
hold fast
-dogbuAV
kill or spoil by placing
-dọgbuAV
strangle
-doghaAV
change; change place of; re-arrange; reverse; turn (something) round
-dọghaAV
change position of something
-doghalịAV
change place
-dọgòAV
  1. pull crooked or wrongly
  2. pull crooked
-dọkaAV
  1. be torn; tear
  2. be torn (by pulling); tear
-dọka akwụkwọAV
  1. dismiss a case
  2. dismiss a case (literally tear paper)
-dọka anụAV
tear, rend (flesh)
-dọkalịAV
tear from and take
-dọkalìAV
tear in pieces
-dọkasịAV
tear to pieces; to torn to pieces
-dọkọAV
pull together
-dọkpụAV
drag; draw; pull along (e.g. goat with rope round its neck)
-dọkpụpùAV
draw out; pluck out forcibly
-dokwaAV
  1. make peace; settle quarrel
  2. arrange; decorate
  3. repair; put in the proper position; (fig.) settle quarrel Ọ nà-èje idōkwa motò ya me mmebì She is going to repair her lorry which has got a fault

Ọ gà-èdokwa ya bụ okwu — He will settle that case

-dọlìAV
tear into pieces
-dọlụAV
attract; convey
-dọlụ adọlụAV
remain; be left over; be stagnant (of water)
-dolu ànìAV
put down
-dolu àrụ ànìAV
  1. take things easy
  2. take things quietly
-dọlụ kìlìlìAV
be round, spherical (as a ball)
-doniAV
set up; build up
-dọnìAV
wrinkle; be wrinkled (used for a material which has been stretched beyond its elastic limit, and then relaxed)
-dọnòAValso -dọ n’ànì
sit down
-dọnòrubeAV
sit around
-dọnyeAV
lay in; put into
-dọpùAV
draw out
-dọpùtaAV
draw out; pull out; rescue
-dọsàAV
pull apart or into pieces
-dọsòAV
pull after
-dọtịAV
be extended; extend
-dọtị ụtaAV
draw a bow (ready to shoot)
-dọwaAV
rend, tear (of cloth, not flesh)
-doziAV
  1. arrange; prepare; settle; repair
  2. repair; correct; rectify
-dozi ànìAV
remove pollution from a community
-dozi okwuAV
settle a case
-duAV
  1. lead; accompany
  2. put out (roots, shoots)
  3. extensional suffix first; beforehand; precede (compare -godu, and perhaps -du 1.)
-dùAV
  1. advise; give advice
  2. plant (the stem, cutting of stem or branch, of a plant)
-dụAV
  1. prick; pierce; sew
  2. regurgitate; vomit (compare -gbọ)
-dụ adụAV
retch
-du akaAV
help
-dụ akaAV
poke
-du anakāAV
put out shoots, suckers
-dụ isiAV
swear one's innocence by a deity
-dù ọdùAValso ọdụ
advise; give advice
-dù ọdụNNC
advise; warn

Dùa nnwā gị ọdụ — Warn your child

-dụ ọfọlòAV
punt
-dụ ọfòlòNNC
punt
-dụ ubìlìAV
belch
-dụ ukòlòAV
belch
-dù-dùAV
be in a dull state
-dubàAV
introduce; lead in, into
-dudoAV
take root
-dufìèAV
mislead
-dufùAV
seduce; lead astray
-dugaAV
accompany
-dụgbuAV
pierce
-dụkọAV
sew together
-dukọtaAV
muster

Dùkọta ndi aghā afù màkà nnene — Muster the troops for inspection

-duluAV
accompany; seduce
-dụmi ụnòAV
construct framework of roof before thatching or fixing the sheets
-dụmì ụnòNNC
lay rafters, roof, of a house
-dunaAV
lead; escort home
-dupùAV
lead out; accompany; escort; push off a boat
-durukaAV
lead a little way
D.AV
  1. be blind
  2. used in
daaNNC
day by day; daily

Ọ nà-èkwu ife à daa — He says this all the time

dàalụINTJ
thank you; a form of greeting
dàalụ nùINTJ
a form of greeting (to more than one person in the same
dàalụ ọlūINTJ
  1. salutation to those working
  2. well done! salutation to person or people at work
dàalụ sọòINTJ
thank you very much!
dàalụ zịINTJ
form of greeting used by a person leaving a place to the person he is leaving; dàalụ zị nù such a greeting directed to more than one person
dàalụkwọ nùINTJ
place); I greet you all
dandāNNC
sugar-ant (compare arụrụ ọcha)
deèmeINTJ
thank you!
DeìNNC
name of one of the founding fathers of one of the nine quarters of Onitsha; hence Umùdeì, a village in Onitsha founded by him
diNNC
husband
di ānyịPRN
  1. such a one, so and so (e.g. where a name is unknown); friend
  2. such a one; so and so!; (used to address a man, or less often to refer to him, either where name is unknown or by wives referring to husband)
di jīNNC
farmer; one who successfully cultivates much ground
di mgbaNNC
  1. wrestler
  2. convulsions (because the child suffering a convulsive attack behaves like a person who is wrestling, in this case with an unseen wrestler)
di mkpàNNC
  1. strong (young) man, originally one who could cultivate a large number of yams (stored on mkpà)
  2. strong young man, originally one who could cultivate many yams
di ntāNNC
hunter
di nwēnuNNC
owner; master
di òchìNNC
  1. palm wine tapper
  2. professional palm wine tapper
di ōkpaNNC
  1. term of respectful address to men in general, especially an elderly one; master
  2. term of respectful address to men in general (but strictly elderly and responsible men, e.g. head of household)
di òkpàNNC
cock
di ọkpalaNNC
  1. first-born son
  2. eldest man, and therefore priest, in a patrilineage
dibìàNNC
  1. native doctor; a member of the professional corporate group of traditional medicine men and diviners
  2. which rings when struck on ground
dibìà afāNNC
a native doctor who specializes in divination
dibīa àjàNNC
a dibìà who specializes in preparing the various sacrifices associated with the alūsị and the mmụō
dibìà ọgwùNNC
medicine man who specializes in medical treatment
dikēNNC
strong or courageous person
DinwēnuNNC

Jesù bù Dinwēnu ānyị — Jesu is our Lord

Dinwenu ānyịPRN
Our Lord
Dinwēnu ānyịNNC
Our Lord; the Lord
dịnwọòDEMalso dịọò
this (emphatic)

Amārọ m ife dịnwọò — I do not know this thing

dọkịtàNNC
doctor (English)
dooNNC
quiet; calm; in an orderly, quiet manner

Ebe à dì doo — It is quiet here

dọònịdōNNCalso dọòlịdō
tug-of-war
dòtịNNC
  1. catapult
  2. dirt; filth (colloquial, English dirty)
dụNNC
enclitic marks interrogative

Gịnī dụ bù ǹke à? — What is this?

Gịnī kwọ bùdù ǹke à? — What is this again?

du onye ìsìAV
lead a blind person
dumAV
quantifier all; the whole (compare niīne, which is the common Onitsha form)
duuNNC
still; quiet

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