Lexicon · 9 entries

G

ga

enc. optional plural marker: Ife ndị à gà sị̀ bụ̀chà ǹkè m All these things are mine Ndị à bụ̀gàsị̀ ǹkè m lị̀ These things are all really mine, you know

-ga1v

A. go; pass; move B. be beyond; be farther off

ọ̀gịga a pass; passing

-ga àzụ be retrogressive, not making good progress

-gaba go on; continue to go; henceforth; thenceforth: Mèlu gàba etu m̄bụ Continue as hitherto!

-gabìdo go in front and intercept

-gabìga (cf. - go in front of; overtake

gafèga)

ngabìga passing over; Passover

-gabulu n’iru go before, carrying something

-gadobe, -gadebe -gadòbe, -gadèbe -gafè stop moving move nearer cross; pass (away, over, through)

-gafèga go in front of; overtake

-gafè okè be in excess: Ife gafèlụ̀ okè dị̀ njọ Enough is as good as a feast

-gafèta come over

-gaghalị wander; stroll

-gakọ pass towards

-ga(lụ) aga be past; ago

arọ̄ gālụ aga last year: Ọ mụ̀lụ̀ èjìma n’arọ̄ gālụ aga She gave birth to twins last year

ife gālụ aga past event; past thing

ọnwa gālụ aga last month: Ọ bị̀àlụ̀ ebe à n’ọnwa gālụ aga He came here last month

ụkā gālụ aga last week

-gamì go in; pass deeply; travel inland

-ga n’iru go forward; go in front; progress

ịgāniiru progress

ọ̀gàniiru progress

-ga ọ̀fụma prosper; succeed; go well

-garube surround; go round

-garụka go a short distance; go aside (esp. for discussion)

-gata pass here (towards speaker): Nye m̄efè kà m gata Let me pass!

-gatè aka go far away

-gawa pass, go, straight on

-gawaga pass, go, straight on

-gawalụ go away

-gazù go through

-gabìga come round to intercept someone

-kpụmìga move farther off: Bikō kpụmìga! Please move farther off!

-ga2v

thread (so as to hold together: Bikō mèghe ụzọ̀ kà nne ānyị wèlu fụ ụzọ̀ ga ife onu# ya Please open the door so as to allow our mother to see well to thread her necklace

-gado hold together

-gado aka hold someone responsible: Ọ gàdò m̀ aka He held me responsible

-gado ezē grip (but not bite into) with teeth

-gakọ thread, string (together)

-ga3aux. v

(probably originates from -ga 1.) marks the future verb forms: Chikē gà-àbịa Chike will come (future affirmative): Chikē agā-abịa Chike will not come (future negative): Chikē gà na-ègo jī Chikē will be (habitually) buying yams (future progressive affirmative): Ụzọ̀ kpùchìsị̀lị̀ ụnọ̀ ya, mmilī agā naabā yā Ụzọ roofed his house so that rain might not come in (future progressive negative): Chikē gà-ègogo jī Chike will/must have bought yams (future perfect, affirmative): Chikē gà na-ègogo jī Chike will/must have been (habitually) buying yams (future progressive perfect affirmative)

-gà +v

scratch

-gàdo hold with nails, claws, or teeth

-gà mbọ scratch with nails

-ga-cha take off

-gachata snatch off

-gà-la1

be proud

-gàla ngàla be proud

-gà-la +

2.

-gàla ọnụ̄ be dear: Nni gàlàlụ̀ ọnụ n’ebe à Food is dear here

ǹgàla ọ̄nụ dearness

gànàgànàn

staggering walk

-sọ gànàgànà stagger

gàrịn

dried and grated cassava; gari