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A.	B.	CH.	D.	E.	F.
G.	GB.	GH.	GW.	H.	I.
Ị	J.	K.	KP.	KW.	L.
M.	N.	NW.	NY.	Ṅ	O.
Ọ	P.	R.	S.	SH.	T.
U.	Ụ	V.	W.	Y.	Z.

Many people have written some form of Igbo Dictionary Book(s) in a manuscripts or electronic files but could not publish it. Why?

Igbo language is difficult because of the huge number of dialects, its richness in prefixes and suffixes and its heavy intonation.

It is the intention of the author not to address the issue of tones, dialects, prefixes and suffixes otherwise this english to igbo (or igbo to english) website will not be published like many others - Igbo Dictionary.

You are now reading a Practical Approach to Igbo English Dictionary.

This Teach Yourself Igbo Dictionary was prepared for the Anambra State - Oraifite or Onitsha People and intended to assist Igbo speakers to learn English. Such is still its main intention.

It can, however, be used by English speakers wishing to learn Igbo Language, provided they do so with caution.

It should be used as an index to the use of an Igbo English dictionary, and any word not found here is a mistake and this dictionary should not be assumed a complete collection of Igbo words.

Otherwise confusion is apt to arise over the many entries, where several Igbo equivalents are given under one English word.

IGBO ALPHABET AND ITS ORDER

The alphabetical order is as follows:

a	b	ch	d	e	f
g	gb	gh	gw	h	i
ị	j	k	kp	kw	l
m	n	nw	ny	ṅ	o
ọ	p	r	s	sh	t
u	ụ	v	w	y	z

Vowel, a sound made by the aid of the vocal cords, but without any audible friction made by the tongue, teeth, lips or palate.

Consonant, is to make a sound in speech produced by a stoppage or partial stoppage of the breath; a speech sound that is not a vowel.

From experiences, the best and easiest way to learn the alphabets are to memorize or cram it in the following groups of given characters:

a	b	gb	d	e	f
g	gb	h	i	ị	j
k	l	m	n	ṅ	o
ọ	p	kp	r	s	sh
t	u	ụ	v	w	y
z	ch	gw	kw	nw	ny

It can be seen that the order here is strictly alphabetical, in that dotted letters follow their undotted counterparts (e.g. ị follows i) and double letters (digraphs) follow single letters (e.g. gh follows g)

Important Pronouns (Subjective)

m - I/me/my/mine;
As in a ... m as in
{A ga m - I will;}
{A na m - I am [present continuous tense]}

i - you
o - he/she
a - impersonal pronoun/one {when the consonant is followed by open vowels for example, a gaa; a lia;}
e - impersonal pronoun/one {when the consonant is followed by open vowels e, i, o, e; for example, e mee; e loo}

anyi- we
unu - you (pl)
ha/ wa/ wo - they
ndi - those/ who

(Objective)

m/mu - me/ to me
gị - you/ to you
ya - him/ her/ to him/ to her
mmadu - one/ someone {impersonal}

anyi - us/ to us
unu - you {pl}/ to you
ha - them/ to them
ndi mmadu - people {impersonal, pl}

Ị si - You say/ You said/ if you say/ Did you say?
mụ na gị - me and you/
Ị na aga - You are going
Ị si na - You say that

ma na - that
ma na Ị na aga - but you are going
Ya na gị na aga - He is going with you
O na edu - He is guiding
Ị na edu - You are guiding

The present Igbo dictionary is a much revised and expanded version of the English Igbo dictionary published by Kay Williamson is a good attempt to standardized Igbo English dictionary or Igbo language dictionary.

Furthermore, for some reason, the Igbo translation dictionary does lose its full meaning in the English to Igbo dictionary or English Igbo dictionary translator.

IGBO DICTIONARY
IGBO-ENGLISH-BEKEE

IGBO Word	Continuous Meaning	ENGLISH BEKEE

A.

a ba a		when one enters (transitive)
a bia		when one comes; name of a State in Igbo land (o bia - when he comes)
a cho (o)		When one finds/looks for; (na-aeho -is looking for)
a chorom ya		I don't want it
a chorum ki nyerem aka		I need your help
a chorum mmanya		I want a drink
A fi (ko)		When is crumbled
A fu		When one sees {transitive}
a fum gi nanya		love you
a ju		when one refuses (transitive)
a meruolam ahu		I have been injured
a muo		When birth is given; When one learns
a nam a su Igbo ofuma		I can't speak Igbo well
a nam eri anu efi		I don't eat beef
a nam eri anu ezi		I don't eat pork
a vi		befriending
a wii		when one pours
aala, anyala		{ofe} egg-plant with tiny fruits and edible leaves {afụfa}
Aba		not to enter into; also name of a town in Abia State
abali		night
	abali oma	good night
abu		song
abubo ndu		fresh vegetables
abuo		2; two
abuzu; mbuzu; mbuzo; mgbaja		insert cricket
Acha		Name of a grain grown in Northern Nigeria associated with famine
Achi		a seed for soup-making; name of a town
achicha		bread
Achu		pursuing
ada		first daughter; eldest daughter; chief woman of family; loosely used for all daughters
	ada eze	princess
	ada Ije	daughter of the family; female name
	ada mma	fine daughter (used to praise a small girl); also female name
	ada nne nna	paternal aunt
	ada nne nne	maternal aunt
	ada ora	daughter of all; female name
	nwa ada	same as ada (for petting); female name
	ụmụ ada	group of married women who originate from a particular village/ town and, even though they are usually married outside it, influence the affairs of their home village/ town and the women who marry into it.
adi		not being (in astate of)
ado		protecting; (ado 0 - when one plants)
adu		seed yam
afa		name; oracle; (alaa - when one squeezes); divination; shells of native mango fruit strung together and used by medicine men in divination
	akpa afa	diviner's bag
	gba afa	Practise divination. This is part of the work of certain native doctors. A collection of various objects is used, including human and animal teeth, cowries, seeds, coins, pieces of bone, seeds of certain plants. This collection is kept in a container. Native doctors stares steadily at the objects for some minutes, then directs his gaze to his client, to whom he tells the revelation of the divination. Before concluding this report he can throw the objects once, twice or more times with the necessary additional revelation.
	afa Igbo i	your Igbo name
	afa ị	your personal name
	afa nna ị	your father's name, surname
	afa otutu	name by which someone is called on solemn occasions; praise-name
	afa Oyibo i	your English name; {onye ocha; oyibo ndi ocha - white people}
	ba afa	give name
	fo afa	mention; mention name
	fota afa	make mention; mention
	gụ afa	give a name to; name;
	kpọ afa	call by name; name
	malụ afa	be well-known, important
	A malụ afa ya	He is well-known
	A malọ afa ya	No one has heard of him; he is unknown
	tu afa	extol; salute by title, nickname
	za afa	bear a name; answer to one's name {as in classroom...answer your name during registration calling}
afa		name {Onitsh dialect}
afaa		title fiven to chiefs
afe		dress; cloths; sewn garment; mask
	afe mmọọ; afe mmuo; afe mmuọ	mask of the masquerader's cloth
	afe ọnụ	moustache; beard
	afe ụka	cloth, garment, robe set aside and devoted to wearing to church services; Sunday clothes
	afe ụla	night gown {cloths worn for sleep}
	aka afe	garment sleeve
	onye afe oji	policeman {woman}
	wopụ afe	put off cloths
	yi afe	wear cloth
	yili afe	put on clothes
	Yili afe gị ka anyị je Ụka	Put on your clothes and let us go to Church
afele		plate; flat dish
	afele nsansa	flat plate
	afele ụwịwa	breakable dish
	afele ụkịlị	hollow plate
	gbacha afele	clean the plate {food}
afịa		market; trade
	Afịa ya dachighalụ azụ, maka na o nwerọ ike ịzụ ego e nyelụ ya	His trade declined because he could not build up his capital
	afịa olile	merchandise; commodity
	atụmafịa	commission to buy in the market; order
	gba afịa	trade
	gbọ afịa	suffer loss in trade
	ife afịa	small edible articles bought women for their children
	izu afịa	market week of four days
	kpụ afịa	expose, display wares for sale
	kwalụ afịa	pack and move wares away
	le afịa ọkshọm	sell wares at an auction
	onye afịa	merchant; customer; trader
	ọma afịa	centre of market
	ọnụ afịa	price; market price; cost
	sụ afịa	flood the market {of excess commodity} Azụ sụlụ - The market is flooded with fish. Akpụkpọ ụkwụ m zụtalụ n'Aba n'ọnwa galụ aga sụlụ afịa - The shoes I bought from Aba last month were sold at a loss. Ị sụlụ afịa - You are pretty useless
	tu afịa	request someone going to market to help buy something; commission someone to buy something
	ụnọ afịa	market stall
	zụ afịa	trade; hold market; buy and sell in market
afịfịa		grass; sweepings; parings; herb; native medicine prepared with herbs.
	Ọ na agwa ụmụ afịfịa okwu	He is speaking to low-grade people
	afịfịa ọgwụ	herb {for the preparation of native medicine}
	gbu afịfịa	clear weeds
	kpa afịfịa	collects herbs
afo		belly/ stomach; bowels; abdomen; year - Orlu dialect
	afọ ime	pregnancy; carry belly {belly of pregnancy}
	afọ njọ	unkindness
	afọ nni	gluttony
	afọ Ofufu	{Biblical} liberality; generosity
	afọ ụbala	dysentery
	afọ ọchịchị	diarrhoea
	afọ ọlụlụ	colic; stomach-ache
	afọ ọma	kindness
	afọ ụra	sacrifice before cultivation
	afọ ọsịsa	dysentery
	afọ ụsụsụ, afọ ọzịza	flatulence
	afọ ukwu	gluttony
	afọ ụkwụ	calf of leg
	arụrụ afọ	intestinal worm, very tiny; pinworm {ants of belly}
	bu afọ ime	be pregnant {carry pregnant belly}:
	Chioma bu afọ ime	Chioma is pregnant
	elili afọ	the intestines {Reticulum beef tripe, cow stomach chamber - shaki meat}
	ju afọ	satisfy
	O julu m` afọ	It satisfies me
	Afọ julu m	I am satisfied
	kO afọ	distend abdomen
	laju afọ	drink to satisfy
	lụ afọ	have stomach-ache
	ngịlị afọ	intestine; bowels {of cow; goat; lamp, etc...}
	nupụ afọ	act as purgative; have swollen belly
	nwanne afọ	brother or sister of same father and mother; full brother or sister {brother or sister of same womb}
	nwe afọ ọma	be generous, kind, benevolent
	nyeju afọ	feed well
	ọgwụ afọ	purgative
	tepulu afọ	have distended abdomen like that of ascitic or overfed child
	tepụbe afọ	have a bulging distended abdomen
	to afọ	have great swollen belly; develop ascites
	ụma afọ	enlarged spleen; kind of abdominal disorder in children
afo iri		decade
afo/aho		afo market (Igbo speaking north main market)
afo; aro		year
afrịka		Africa
afụ		a day in the Igbo four-day week, following Oye, personified as an alụsị
	afụọma	name of female person born on afO {four market days - orie, afọ, nkwọ, eke}
	nwaafụ	name of male person born on afụ
afụ		half penny {halfpenny}
afụ		that
	aka afụ	last year; {generally} old times, days of old
	ebe afụ	that place; there:
	Ony� nụ ebe afụ?	Who is there?
	ekpe afụ	then; at that time
	etu afụ	so; in that manner
	m`gbe afụ	then; at that time
	ndị afụ	those {people}
	Ofu afụ	that very one
	onye afụ	that person
afụ		used in:
	afụ ọnụ, afe ọnụ	moustache; beard
	gba afụ ọnụ	grow beard, moustache
afufa		garden eggs
afụfa		egg plant {Solanum macrocarpon - afẁfa}
afụfụ		trouble; difficulty
	afụfụ m#mụọ	punishment in underworld; very severe punishment or trouble
	afụfụ ụwa	misfortune; ups and downs of life
	fụ afụfụ	suffer
	ta afụfụ	suffer; punish; be in suffering, trouble:
	Ị ga-ata afụfụ	You will suffer
	ụwa afụfụ	world of suffering
afụfụ		any rash caused by perspiration; dermatitis; eczema; uticaria; swollen patches due to sensitivity to some particular food, serum, drug, etc. { fụ - swell}
aga		adze
aga		large needle for sewing sacks, etc.
aga		variety of yam
aga		barren woman
aga		Childless, Will it be? {e.g Aga as; na? -Will it be said that?
agaba		lion; name of masquerade
agadi		old person
	agadi nwaanyị	old woman
	agadi nwaanyị isi awọ	{an old woman with grey hair} plant used as medicine to see night witches
	agadi nwoke	old man
	me agadi	be old, decrepit; become old
agafu		bandit; expert thief
agameebu		false thistle; name of a masquerade
agana		barbed spear for hunting or fighting
agba		chin
agba		title given to chiefs
agba		tree from which firewood and incense are obtained
agba		covenant; appointment
	agba Ochie	Old Testament
	agba ọfọọ	New Testament
	ka agba	make appointment
agba		jaw
	nwe agba	have a say in; have influence
agba		rheumatism {OkpoOmili}
agbadagba ntị		mumps
agbala		the author of fertility, one of the manifestations of Chukwu Okike, Creator; male name; child {usually male} whose pregnancy and delivery was made possible by agbala
	do agbala	perform routine sacrifice to agbala; swear blood-brotherhood; make covenant {between two or more parties} vowing not to do anything to endanger either party's life safety, etc.
	je agbala	consult the agbala in Awka, the most famous one
agbala		{also agbala nwaanyị} woman of great influence or of strong, stout build
agbala		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
agbala, agbara		cow-itch
agbamafo		change in year
agbata		boundary line; border
	agbata obi	neighbourhood; neighbour
	onye agbata obi	neighbour; next-door neighbour:
	ọnwọọk� bụ onye agbata obi m ọnwọọka	is my neighbour:
	agbata obi ony� bụ nwa nne ya	{Proverb:} A person's neighbour is his brother or sister
agbata		a god; male name
agbe		long, narrow calabash for carrying water or wine; calabash
agbidi		solid, thick palm oil
agbịsị, agbọsị		black ant infesting houses, living in holes in mud floors
agbọ		growing calabash
agbọ		covering cloth
agbọ		descent; family; lineage; inheritable characteristic of a family:
	agbọ Osita bụ agbọ na-adị nkenke	Osita's lineage is one of short people {Nollywood superstar actors - Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) & Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki) }
	agbọmma	female name
agbọ		bonds; a binding
	fie agbọ	bind; cord
	ke agbọ	bind
	O kelụ ya agbọ	He bound him; rope used for climbing, made from ngwọ (raffia palm tree) fronds
agbọ agbọ ajọ ọfịa		very thick forest, especially that devoted to a god, out of bounds to all except the priests of that particular god
agbọgbọ		place where refuse is disposed; dunghill {usually deliberately kept as store of manure for fertilizing land}; compost heap; rubbish heap
	akpa agbọgbọ	grub usually found in a decaying compost heap
	kpo agbọgbọ	collect decayed compost for application to crops
agbọghọ		see agbọọ
agbọlọ		slimy substance, e.g. from fish
agbọnọ		see ọgbọnọ
agbọọ		vomit
	gbọ agbọọ	vomit:
	ada na-agbọ agbọọ	Ada is vomiting
	rụ agbọọ	retch; make to feel nausea; cause nausea
	gbọ	vomit; = ọgbọgbọ
agbọọ, agbọghọ		girl of marriageable age; young girl
	Oluchi bụ nwa agbọọ	Oluchi is a young girl
	agbọọbịa	girl of marriageable age
	me agbọghọ	act as or be a young woman
agbọsị		see agbịsị
agbụlụgada		molar teeth; part of the jaw where they are situated
agha, aya		war {as in Nigeria Biafra civil war}
	bu agha	fight
	busO agha	fight or war against; carry war against
	anyị na-achọ ibusO fa agha	We are going to carry war against them
	dọ n'agha	take prisoner in war
	ọdịdọ n'agha	captivity; state of being a prisoner of war
	ife agha	weapon
	je agha	go to war; be recruited into war
	ndi agha	soldiers; warriors
	nụ agha	fight war; war
	nọsO agha	fight or war against
	ọchị agha	military officer, leader; commanding officer; a male name
agha, aya		used in: agha ọghụgha changing of state of things for worse
aghala, ayala		lawlessness; confusion:
	Ọsuọfia na-abịa ebe a ịkpa aghala	Ọsuọfia is coming here to cause confusion
	gba aghala	riot; be disorderly; be rascally
	kpọ aghala	cause confusion, riot, tumult
	onye aghala	lawless person
aghotaghi m		I don't understand
aghụghọ, awụwọ		guile; deceitfulness; cunning; double-dealing
	ghọ aghụghọ	be tricky, cunning, fond of setting persons against one another {such activity usually being done underground}; carry on double-dealing:
	emeka ana aghọka aghụghO	Emeka is very fond of double dealing
	pụ ala aghụghọ	pretend to be mad {in order to cheat or trick}
agidi		maize gruel {agidi}
agịdịgị		fatness; stoutness; bigness
	gba agịdịgị	be fat, plump; have stout build {of human being only}
agịgọ		see agụgọ
agịlị isi		hair of head
ago		defence
agogo		iron gong for proclamations {agogo "bell"}
agolo		medicinal plant with reddish seeds
agrị		wild Canna {Canna indica Linn.}, seen in Agwụ shrines
agu		leopard {agu is not a lion}
aguba		a razor blade
aguba		razor
agụ		leopard
	agụ ata	jackal-like animal; name of a town {lit. leopard of the wilderness}
	agụ iyi	crocodile
	agụ ọgba	leopard which is weaker and less ferocious than the real leopard
	nwa agụ	very young leopard
	obi agụ	daring, fearless like a leopard; brave
	Ogbu agụ	title; holder of Ogbu agụ title; name {lit. leopard-killer}
	Ọgba agụ	secret night society {using agụ ọgba}; Leopard Society
agụ		open grassy country; wilderness
agụ		person bearing same name as oneself; namesake {OgbO}
agụ		see Agwụ
agụgọ, agịgọ		denial; plea:
	enwerọ m agụgọ	I have no plea
	gọ agụgọ	deny
	Ada m achọ ụkpa onye na-agọ agụgọ ife o melụ	I do not like the company of anybody who denies what he has done { gọ - deny}
agụgụ		festival
agụnyego		name for a child believed an ọgbanje {Are we to count you among our family circle {or are you going to leave us again?}}
agụụ		hunger; desire; eagerness
	{agụụ} gụ	be hungry
	agụụ	mmili thirst
	gụ agụụ	hunger; desire; long for { gụ - desire}
aguu; aguru		hunger
agwa		beans
agwa		beans; Lima bean
	agwa ọcha	cowpea {Vigna unguiculata Walp.}
	ịfụlịfụ agwa	pod of beans
agwa		colour
	tụ agwa	be spotted, variegated in colour
	Akwụkwọ ?kaa tụlụ agwa ọcha na edO	This leaf is coloured white and yellow
	Nkịta m tụlụ agwa ka agụ	My dog is spotted like a leopard
agwa		manners; behaviour:
	agwa ya adisịrọ mma	His manners leave something to be desired
	agwa ochie	old custom
	kpa agwa	behave {usually badly}
	kpa agwa ọjọọ	behave badly
agwa		beans
agwa, agwaa		home sickness; nostalgia
	{agwa} �ma	miss:
	Agwa enyị m nwoke nọ n'ObOdO Oyịbo na-ama m	I miss my friend who is in Holland {i.e. I feel his absence}
agwo		snake
agwọ		snake {generic}
agwọ		A. raffia; raffia dancing-skirt used by masquerades
agwụ, agụ		an alụsị, or class of alụsị, of ambivalent character, the spirit of afa divination. Agwụ possesses those who are called to serve as ndị dibịa, the signs of a vocation being absentmindedness, disorientation, and the like
	Ndị na-eme agwụ ka agwụ na-akpa	It is those who minister to agwụ that agwụ possesses
	{Agwu} �kpa	be possessed by Agwụ be mildly eccentric or mentally deranged
	agwụ na-akpa OkaafO; Ony� ma ma O mego ife anaro eme eme?	Okaafọ is disturbed in his mind; who knows if he has committed an abomination?
	lu agwụ	perform the preliminary sacrifice before being initiated into agwụ
	nne agwụ	figure to the right of agwụ
	nwa agwụ	figure to the left of agwụ
	udene agwụ	vulture associated with agwụ, an image of which is made
aha		name {ahaa - to let go of}
ahaa!		aha! {surprise}
ahi		squeezing
ahia		market
aho		choosing; year - Orsu dialect; a kind of dish
aho		year
ahu		that; those; body
ahu		Body; one sees; shaking
ahu na anwum		I'm sick
ahuru m gi na-anya		I love you; Igbo word for love; how to say I love you in igbo; I love you in igbo language; I love u in igbo; how to say my love in igbo
	ahuru m gi na-anya mgbe nile	I love you forever
	ahuru m gi na-anya nke ukwu	I love you very much
aja		sand; offering made to a god
aja		earth; trodden clay; building mud; sand
	Ajaana	see anị
	aja idei	heap of sand collected by flood after rainfall
	aja n'gwe	wall
	aja odido	wall
	aja ubOm`	white sand, got from river, used in building
	aja uke	red soil
	aja ụpa	red clay used for building in upland areas {ụlọ}
	do aja	build a wall
	gbu aja ụnọ	build walls of mud building
	nwa eze ala aja	instep of foot {the king's baby never licks the sand}
	te aja	rub, smoothe, wet wall; paint wall
	tibo aja	break piece of wall of with blow; remove part of wall with blow
	ụwa aja aja	troublesome world; world of trials and tribulations {world of sands; any food or beautiful thing, once sand is spilt into it, is fouled}
aja		cymbal
aja		sacrifice, particularly the joyless sacrifice offered to pacify or drive out evil spirits
	akaloOgOli, ajọ mmụọ ekwensu	sometimes, more generally, any sacrifice
	chụ aja	offer joyless sacrifice to drive out evil spirits
	do aja	deposit joyless sacrifice
	ụgbọ aja	roughly-woven basket containing joyless sacrifice
aja		Nile Perch, the largest fish in the area {Lates niloticus}
	nkọlọ aja	smaller sized aja
ajadu		widower; widow
	ajadu nwaanyị	widow
	ajadu nwoke, ajadu nwoke;	widower
ajali		red earth
aji		Hair; a kind of Big tree
ajị		hair of humans or animals {excluding hair of head and eye lashes, which are known as ntutu {,b>isi} and ntutu anya respectively}
	kpacha ajị	crop, shave, cut hair
	kpacha ajị anụ	crop, cut hair of animal
ajị		used in:
	ajị iyi	crocodile
ajị		{also akwa ajị} a kind of native woven cloth, rough, coarse and thick
ajị		used in:
	ajị enyi	severe dysmenorrhoea {painful menstruation} which occurs mostly in young women; in severe cases leaves the patient prostrate, and can be disabling
ajii		shortened form of ajị iyi crocodile
ajịlịja		sweat; perspiration
	gba ajịlịja	perspire
ajịlịja		smooth pebble; strong and wiry:
	Ọ bụ ajịlịja mmadụ/Ọ dị ajịlịja n'anya	He is strong and wiry
ajo		evil
ajọ		bad
	ajọ arụ	bad luck
	ajọ ife	crime, including abomination and defilement
	ajọ isi	back luck
	ajọ mmụọ	bad spirit
	ajọ oyi	rheumatism
	ajọ ọfịa	see under ọfịa
	ajọ ọlụ	very, exceedingly, hard:
	Ọ dị ajọ ọlụ	It is very hard
	ajọ ọnọdụ	bad position or condition
	ajọ ọnụ	bad speech; foul-mouthedness
	ajọ ọya	malignant disease
	ajọ mmadụ	wicked person:
	anyị amalụgo na Ọbịageli abụrọ ajọ mmadụ	We know that ọbịageli is not a wicked person
	ajọ uche	bad plan
	lụ ajọ ọlụ	do work badly
ajụ		headpad
	ajụ ụtaba	roll of tobacco
ajụ		dizziness
	{ajụ} � bu	be dizzy:
	Ajụ na-ebu m	I am dizzy
	bu ajụ	cause dizziness:
	Ọgwụ m ṅụlụ n'ụtụtụ a na-ebu m ajụ	The medicine I drank this morning is making me dizzy
	chụ ajụ	be giddy; feel giddy
ajụ		tall coarse grass used for thatching
ajụjụ		question
	jụ ajụjụ	ask a question {jụ - ask}
aka		hand; arm; foreleg; handle; part; portion; a species of snakes
	aka afe	sleeve of garment
	aka azu	bribe; back-hand
	Ọ na-achọ ili aka azụ	He wants to take a bribe
	aka ebe	witness; surety:
	Ọ bụ onye aka ebe m	He is my witness; pledge
	Ka ife a nọdụ n'aka ebe	Let this {thing} stand as a pledge
	aka ekpe	left hand
	aka eze	toothache
	aka ike	stinginess; rigid discipline; force; violence
	aka nri; aka ikenga; raitu	right hand
	aka izize	shaky hand; {e.g. some people cannot bear to inflict injury on other even in treatment, as in incision of abscess, injection, etc.}
	{aka} � ka aka	be stronger than {hand to be greater than hand}
	aka m`ka aka ya	I am stronger than he
	ak� melụ	illicit gin {made by hand}
	aka mkpa	one's very own
	aka n'chịcha	hand with white patches {due to depigmentation}
	aka n'gwe	stone or wooden pestle for pepper, egusi, herbs, etc.
	aka ṅka	artistically inclined, talented
	aka nkọ	handy; quick-handed
	aka nlọ	gentleness
	aka nni	right hand
	aka ntadide	stinginess
	aka n'tụtụ	pilfering; light fingers
	Ọ bụ onye aka ntụtụ	He is light-fingered
	aka odo	wooden pestle for yam pounding
	aka okwute	stone for grinding corn
	akala aka	lines on the hand; destiny
	akpụ aka	biceps
	ama aka	span {of thumb and forefinger}
	anị ogwe aka	forearm
	azụ aka	hypocrisy {back of hand}
	Ọ na-ezi anyị azụ aka	he is being hypocritical with us; {he is showing us the back of the hand}
	bikwasị aka	lay hands upon
	bikwasị aka n'isi	confirm {in church confirmation}
	bitụ aka	take hold of, grasp, press with hand lightly {e.g. as when feeling the temperature of a person with the hand}
	chịni aka	lift up hands; take the hands off; desist from
	chịnita aka	hold up the hands
	da aka	lay hands on
	dị n'aka	be responsible
	du aka	help
	dụ aka	poke
	efeli aka	withered hand
	fe aka	beckon
	gado aka	hold someone responsible
	gịgado aka	catch hold of lightly
	gba aka	snap fingers to show interest; be empty-handed:
	aga m` agba aka je be eze	I shall go to the King's house empty-handed
	gba aka nwa	be childless
	gba aka ọkpọrọ	be empty-handed
	gba aka ọlụ	be unemployed
	ikili aka	elbow
	iru aka	forearm
	isi aka	thumb
	ji aka	be sure; hope
	I ji aka na Chioma ga-abịa taa? Ee, eji m aka na ọga-abịa taa	Are you sure Chioma will come today? Yes, I am sure she will come today
	Eji mm aka na Chukwu ga-enyelụ anyị aka	I am hopeful that God will help us
	jikọ aka	join hands in doing something {in marriage}
	jipụ aka	be disappointed
	ju aka	be plentiful
	ku n'aka	nurse; hold in the arms
	kụ aka	clap hands
	kụpụ aka	fail; give up
	kpukpu aka	motion with hands for silence
	kwa aka	push; urge; drive
	kwe n'aka	shake hands
	kwedo aka	lay hold of
	kwọ aka	wash the hands
	kwukwu aka	clench, close the hand
	nkwukwu aka	fist
	kwụkọ aka	rub the hands together in supplication
	lu aka	receive; reach
	malụ aka	be friendly; be familiar with
	m`be aka nni	handful of food {e.g. fufu}
	me aka n'tụtụ	be fond of pilfering, picking and stealing
	metụ aka	touch lightly
	m`gba aka, mgba aka	ring
	mkpa aka	biceps
	mkpa n'aka	walking-stick; staff
	mkpịsị aka	finger
	ṅju aka	handful
	ṅku aka	elbow
	nu aka	push
	nye aka	help; assist; give a helping hand
	nnweju aka	sufficiency; enough
	ọbụ aka	palm of hand
	ọchịchị aka ike	tyranny
	ọdụ aka	little finger
	ọgwe aka	arm
	ọgwụ aka	whitlow {on the finger or hand}
	ọtụtụ aka	arm's length
	sa aka	open the hand
	ti aka	strike, beat, with hand
	tinye aka na nni	dine; have meal; dine with {in invitation to a friend present during a meal}
	tị aka	stretch hands, fingers; crack the knuckles
	tụkpO aka	clasp
	tụtụ aka {ṅtụtụ}	pilfer; pick and steal
	ụmụ aka	{young} children; babes in arms
	weni aka	take hand from; raise hand; abandon; leave alone
	weni aka enu	raise hand up
	wepụ aka	take hands off {e.g. a matter}
	zo aka	point at; point with the hand
aka		length; distance
	bite aka	live far away; live for long
	bute aka	carry to a great distance
	gate/jete aka	go far away
	te aka	be distant, far, remote; be long {in time}
aka		kind of bead worn round neck; necklace; bead worn on wrist by renowned men
aka		dwarf; midget {akakpọ}
	aka ṅri	male palace dwarf associated with Eze ṅri
aka		year
	aka a, aka afụ	last year; old times; days of old
aka gum; aka superclue		stinge {person}; tight festted; mean (person}
aka, ọka		jigger; animal tick
	aka nwa ṅtugbu	insect seen on unscrubbed mud floors
akabọ		pangolin, whose skin is used for medicine
akaje		mockery; humiliation
	me akaje	humiliate; disgrace:
	Ọ bụlụ na nwoke afụ abịazie ebe a ọzọ anyị ga-eme ya akaje	If that man dares come here again we shall humiliate him
akakpọ		person {child} of stunted growth; underdeveloped person {child or young person}; dwarf {aka}
	da akakpọ	be stunted in growth
	nwa akakpọ	dwarf; stunted person
	sụ akakpọ	be stunted in growth
akala		sign; mark; cut; footprint
	ka akala	draw a line
	akala aka	ldestiny; ines on the hand
	akala ọkwa	insignia of office
akala, akara		cake made of beans {akara}
akaloọgọli		spirits of the dead of worthless people {see mmụọ}:
	Ndị akaloọgọli ji ya aka	He is possessed by the spirits of worthless people; Unambititious, easy-going, prodigal person
akamu		guinea corn gruel; hot pap {Hausa}
	gbe akamu	mix, prepare liquid pap
akanwụ		potash {kanwaa}
akanya, akanyị		thatching mats made of ngwọ leaves
	do akanya	make thatch
	tụ akanya	thatch roof; build thatch-roofed house
	tụ ụnọ akanya	build thatch-roofed house
akara		see akala
akarama		bottle
akasị		common type of cocoyam {ede}
akataaka		masquerade with a large head
akatakpo		great person {used as a praise-name
	Ọ bụ akatakpo mmadu	He is a great person
akele		frog whose cry is a sign of the annual flood of the Niger
aki		of palm nut/nut
akịka		termite
akịka		pattern of spots
	tụ akịka	be spotted
akịkọ		see akụkọ
akịlịka		dry grass; grass for thatching; dry palm fronds
	tụ {unọ} akịlịka	build grass-roofed house
akịlịkọ		peeling or scraping of roasted yam; food burnt in cooking; dry yam plant {external stem which looks like rope and which when twined into a bundle resembles a sponge, sometimes used for hard scrubbing}
ako		wisdom; prudence
akọ		sense
	akọ na uche	intelligence; mind
	nwe akọ	be intelligent
	nwe akọ na uche	be sensible, intelligent:
	Chukwuma nwelụ nnukwu akọ na uche	Chukwuma is very intelligent {or sensible}
akọ		food prepared from ground maize for feasts
akọlọ		dry {land}
akọlọ		see akụlọ
akọm, akụm		fever; malaria; jaundice {ịba}
akọmọọnụ		abuse; vituperation
akpa		bag
	akpa ego mu e fuole	I lost my wallet
	akpa nnwa	womb
	akpa nwamiri	kidney
	akpam e fuole	I lost my bag
	akpata	thigh
	akpata mgbach	loackers
akpa		strip iron used to strengthen a mud building and join timbers
akpa		grub such as found in compost heap or decaying palm tree
	akpa agbụgbọ	grub usually found in a decaying compost heap
	akpa nkwụ	grub found on palm tree and in decaying palm tree trunk {palm tree grub}
akpa		living or dead palm fronds; long broom prepared from palm fronds, used for sweeping outside
	akpa nkwụ	palm fronds; long broom of palm fronds
	oke akpa	long broom of palm fronds
akpa		bag; sack; container
	akpa abụ	boil in armpit
	akpa afa	diviner's bag
	akpa akụ	quiver
	akpa ego	purse; 200 naira; 24,000 cowries {= 20 akwa};
	akpakwulu	stomach
	akpa nnwa	womb; uterus
	akpa nnwammili	bladder
	akpa ọjị	pod of kolanut
	akpa uche	mind; memory
	akpa ụkwala	asthma
akpa		nest {of bees or wasps}
	akpa anwụ	bees' nest
	akpa ebu	wasps' nest
akpa		bag
akpa elulu; elulu-ngwo; akpa ngwo; erughulu ukwu ngwo		Larvae raffia palm; ready-to-eat foods {Larvae raffia palm often fried and sauced vended on highways: Onitsha-Owerri, south east Nigeria}. Food either raw or cooked, hot or chilled that are ready for immediate consumption at the point of sale without further treatment are generally described as ready-to-eat
akpaka		used in:
	akpaka ụzụ	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.
akpalata		long bamboo frame for carrying load; stretcher for sick person
akpalataa		tree whose seed is used in making soup
akpammanụ		yellow; brown
akpana		dung of fowls and birds
akpanị		used in - tụ akpanị be bellicose, pugnacious
akpanti nri		cupboard {as in box for food stuff}
akparaja		someone who can behave badly because he is protected at a higher level
akpata		shelf for storing
akpati		box
	akpati ozu	coffin; casket { coffin casket}
akpele		trumpet; horn
akpi		bed bug
akpị		scorpion {odogwu ọzala}
akpị		tick; bedbug
akpịlị		throat
	{akpịlị} � gụ	lose voice {as a result of excessive straining of the voice from long speech or of a cold}
	akpịlị`gụlụ m	I have lost my voice
	amaafịa ṅtụtọ akpịlị	sore throat
	gụ akpịlị	make to lose voice:
	Ukwala gụlụ m akpịlị	A cough has taken away my voice
	opu akpịlị	goitre; desire; greed; lust
	dọ akpịlị	long after
	to akpịlị	delight; appeal to; also specifically used to refer to practice by some children who gaze steadily at person eating or holding eatable thing which greatly appeals to them
akpịlị ịkpọ nkụ	intense thirst
akpili; akpiri		throat
akpịlịkpa		scale of fish
akpo		calling
akpo		round; number of times
	sọ Ofu akpo	once only; once for all
akpo		soft palate; {more generally} roof of the mouth
	akpụ	cassava; cassava starch; fufu {raw and pounded}
	akpụ apalapa, apịlapị	raw fufu {sieved and ready for cooking. Usually sold in this form in the market, where it is rolled into balls and retailed in small amounts}
	akpụ ṅkọlọ	shredded cassava; raw or pounded fufu; archaic name loosely used for cassava generally
	gbunye akpụ	steep, soak cassava in water
	kwọ akpụ	grate cassava; make gari
	ọdọ akpọ	cassava, raw fufu stalls � a section of the market where cassava, raw fufu, is displayed for sale
akpu		fufu; cassava starch meal
akpụ		cottonwood; silk cotton tree, found at Agwụ shrine
	Owu akpọ	kapok
	ulume akpọ	kapok
akpụ		knot; lump; cyst; hump {ọkpụ}
	akpụ aka	biceps
	akpọ ji, akpụ ji	second yam for replanting.
	akpụ onu	goitre
	akpụ ụkwọ	thigh muscle
	wụ akpụ	extract, excise tumour
akpụkpa		crawcraw
	{akpụkpa} ta	attack {of crawcraw}:
	Akpụkpa na-ata Ndubuisi	Ndubuisi has crawcraw
	ta akpụkpa	cause crawcraw:
	Nnu ọchaṅja na-ata akpụkpa ọchanja	salt causes crawcraw
akpụkpọ		skin; leather; hide
	akpụkpọ ụkwọ	boot; shoe; sandal
	gba akpụkpọ	flay
	yi akpụkpọ ụkwọ	wear shoes
akpụkpụ		crumbs {of pounded food}
	akpụkpụ ikwe ka nne nni, Onye nwe nni ebulukwọ nni ya	{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}}
akpụlụ		droppings, dung, of animals {the kind that is rolled in small balls, made especially by goats}
akpụlụ		used in
	akpụlụ ekwe	unsplit cane
aku		termites; Cocoa nut; Oil paIm nut; (akuo -when one plants)
aku oyibo		coconut
akuku		edge
akulu		plant with tiny thorns which yields strings, used to tie up seed-yams or to make akwalị
akupe		fan
	ku akupe	fan:
	Fa na-eku mmụọ fa akupe	They are fanning their masquerade
akụ		palm kernel
	akụ mmili igwe	hail
	akụ oyibo	coconut
	akụ ụtụtọlọ	kernels of unripe palm fruits {usually white}
	ichele akụ	shells of palm kernels
	kpa akụ	search for palm kernels at the farm {usually of children}; play a board game like draughts
	mkpa akụ	the search for kernels
	mkpụlụ akụ	palm kernel
	ta akụ	be dried, without juice, as of some fruits and tubers; nonsucculent
	ude akụ	palm kernel oil
akụ		pubic hair
	gba akụ	grow pubic hair
akụ		arrow
	akpa akụ	quiver
akụ		wealth; riches
	li akụ	inherit wealth
	oli akụ	{loved} wife; heir; inheritor
	kpata akụ	acquire wealth
	unọ akụ	bank; departmental store; trading post
akụ		winged termite {edible}
akụkọ, akịkọ		story {in general}
	kọ akụkọ	tell a story; give news
	akụkọ iro	fable; myth; true narrative; history {as opposed to akụkọ iro}
akụm		see akọm
akụkụ		slang
	akụkụ ọfụụ	new piece of slang
	kụ akụkụ	say slang word
akụlọ, akọlọ		plant
akụkụ		side; part; locality
	n'akụkụ	beside
akwa		cry; weeping
	akwa alịlị	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 bu n'obi arapụgo m# welụ naba, akwa alịlị egbue m	My sweetheart has left me and died, I am dying of a broken heart
	akwa nni	greediness; lack of hospitality {crying for food}
	akwamozu	mourning; keeping burial customs
	abụ akwa	song {especially Song of Solomon}; mourning song
	be akwa	cry
	chị akwa	cry very much, sob {harder than � kwa akwa}
	ọchịchị akwa	hard sobbing
	gO akwa	bewail; lament
	kwa akwa	cry; weep; lament
	mikpọ akwa	burst out crying
	sụ mbimbi akwa	sob
	tipu akwa	burst out crying
akwa		cloth
	akwa abada	Women's African clothing {abada clothing}
	akwa aji	native woven cloth {as in very think, rough and coarse}
	akwa mgbochi	curtain
	akwa mmili	rain-coat
	akwa oyi	blanket
	akwa omuma	wrapper; blanket
	akwa ufufe	sail
	akwa uru	mourning garment; sackcloth {usually of black or white cloth}
	akwa uju	black cloth worn by mourners
	chi akwa	scrub cloth
	de akwa	iron cloths
	gbasa akwa	spread cloth
	gbo akwa	cover with cloth
	igwu akwa	cloth-louse
	jelu akwa	put on clothes; gird
	kowasi akwa	wrap a cloth about the body
	akwa alili	weeping over tragedy or misfortune, for example, death of one's love one; unnatural misfortune, e.g. being dump by one's child or lover. {Onye m bu n'obi arapugo m welu naba, akwa alili egbue m - My sweet heart has left me and died, I am dying of a broken heart}
	akwa nni	crying for food; greediness; lack of hospitality
	akwamozu	mourning; keeping burial customs
	abu akwa	a song {as in church or song of Solomon; mourning song}
	be akwa	cry
	chi akwa	cry very much, sob {kwa akwa - harder than}
	ochichi akwa	hard sobbing
	go akwa	lament; bewail
	kwa akwa	weep; cry; lament
	mikpo akwa	burst out crying
	su mbimbi akwa	sob
	tipu akwa	burst out crying
akwa		cloth
	akwa abada	abada cloth
	akwa ajị	native woven cloth, very thick, rough and coarse
	akwa akwa edina	bedsheets
	akwa mgbOchi	curtain
	akwa mmili	rain-coat
	akwa oyi	blanket
	akwa ọmụma	blanket; wrapper
	akwa ufufe	sail
	akwa uru	mourning garment {usually of black cloth}; sackcloth
	akwa ụjụ	black cloth worn by mourners
	chi akwa	scrub cloth
	de akwa	iron clothes
	gbasa akwa	spread cloth
	gbO akwa	cover with cloth
	igwu akwa	cloth-louse
	jelụ akwa	put on clothes; gird
	kowasị akwa	wrap a cloth about the body
	kpa akwa	weave cloth
	kpu akwa	cover the body with cloth
	kpupụ akwa	take off coverlet
	kwe akwa	weave cloth {with hand-loom}
	ma akwa	wear, tie wrapper; be dressed in wrapper
	nkịlịka akwa	rag; ragged cloth
	ọkwa akwa	tailor
	sụ akwa	wash clothes
	tọ akwa	strip body; make nude by stripping
	tụ akwa	roll, fold cloth
	wa akwa	wear loincloth
	yi akwa	wear cloth
akwa		1200 cowries {= 20 ukwu}
akwa		egg {eggs}
	akwa ọgazị	egg of guineafowl
	bụ akwa	hatch eggs
	ọbụbụ akwa	contents of egg
	ikelike akwa	eggshell
	kpu n'akwa	sit on eggs; brood
	mgbụgbọ akwa	eggshell
	okuko akwa	eggshell
	ụbụlụ akwa	eggshell
	yi akwa	lay eggs
akwa		bed; bridge
	akwa edina	bed; bed to sleep
akwala		vein; sinew; muscle; fibres from raphia palm; rope made from them {also akwala ngwọ}
	ụbọ akwala	stringed instrument resembling guitar
akwalị		creeping plant in the bush, whose vines can be made into strings; A charm, made of the strings of akwalị or akwulu to increase fruitfulness {ọmụmụ}. It can be for a whole village or family, or for an individual woman {akwalị nwaanyị}
akwamozu		funeral ceremony
akwo		crushing, with stone or with blender
akwu		door
akwu		silk cotton tree (Orlu dialect)
akwukwo		book; paper; leaf
akwukwo beke		English books
akwukwo ogwu		herbs
akwukwondu		green
	akwukwo ide ihe	writing paper
akwụ		palmnut; palm fruit
	akwụ anị	white ant {the type that lives in the ground} {palmnut of the ground}
	akwụ{kwọ} olu	pineapple
	akwụ ọsụkwụ	fruit of a type of palm, easy to break
	abụbụ akwụ	pounded palmnut fibre left after removal of kernels
	gbu akwụ	cut palm fruit
	Ogulu akwụ	inferior palm-oil
	ọgbe akwụ	head of palm nuts
akwụ		bird's nest {= anị}
akwụkwa		mud cooking-stand or metal tripod
	fi akwụkwa	make a cooking-pot stand
akwụkwọ		leaf
	akwụkwọ nni	vegetable
	akwụkwọ obodOlObo	broad leaf
	akwụkwọ osisi	leaf of tree
	akwụkwọ ụma	leaf with smooth surface much used in wrapping food and kola nuts {plantain leaf or banana leaf}
	kpa akwụkwọ	collect leaves {e.g. like a herbalist}
	mgbụ akwụkwọ	{shed} leaves
	mkpa akwụkwọ	{shed} leaves; book; paper; letter
	akwụkwọ	iwu law book
	akwụkwọ mfụkọba	folded paper
	Akwụkwọ Nsọ	Holy Bible
	akwụkwọ ọfụụ	new book
	akwụkwọ ọlụ	letter of appointment:
	fa enyego Ị akwụkwọ ọlụ?	Have they given you the letter of appointment?
	akwụkwọ ukwe	hymnbook
	bi akwụkwọ	print, type paper, book
	de akwụkwọ	write letter
	degalụ akwụkwọ	write {letter} to
	achọlụ m idegalụ onye isi akwụkwọ	I want to write to the manager
	delụ akwụkwọ	write {letter} to; help in writing a letter
	Ana m achọ idelụ ya akwụkwọ	I am preparing to write him {or, write for him}
	ego akwụkwọ	currency note
	Ode akwụkwọ	clerk; letter writer
	sa akwụkwọ	open leaves of a book {looking for a particular page or chapter}; legal paper; matters arranged by means of legal papers
	akwụkwọ isi	tax; tax receipt, payment {lit. head paper}
	dọka akwụkwọ	dismiss a case
	gba akwụkwọ	prosecute {by law}:
	Ọ bụlụ na ị bata ugbo m ọge ọzọ aga m agba gị akwụkwọ	If you dare trespass on my farm another time I shall prosecute you
	Aga m agba gị akwụkwọ	I shall prosecute you!
	Ị pụrọ ya; ma jee gbaa m# ọ bụlụ na ị nwelụ ike	You can't; just go and prosecute me if you can
	Ọ bụ m gbaa gị ị dọkaa?	If I prosecute you, can you get it dismissed?
	gba akwụkwọ	wed {in church or under ordinance}
	Nkiru na-akwadebe ịgba akwụkwọ n'ọnwa na-abịa	Nkiru is preparing to wed next month
	na akwụkwọ isi	pay tax:
	Ị nago akwụkwọ isi gị?	Have you paid your tax?
	seka akwụkwọ	dismiss a case {tear papers}
	Ana m elO na a ga-eseka akwụkwọ ọnwụụka ga-agba m	I think that the prosecution ọnwụụka is going to bring against me will be dismissed
	ọgbụgba akwụkwọ	legal prosecution; school
	nwata akwụkwọ	school-child; student
	ụmụ akwụkwọ	school-children; student
	ụnọ akwụkwọ	school; place of learning; book-learning in general
	ọgụ akwụkwọ	reader; scholar
	Akwụkwọ balụ ulu	Book knowledge is useful
	ma akwụkwọ	{know book}; be brainy
	ọ na-esilị ndị amarọ akwụkwọ ike inweta ọlụ n'ọge kịtaa	It is difficult for illiterates to secure employment nowadays
	Ifeyinwa ma akwụkwọ	Ifeyinwa is brilliant {in studies}
	mụ akwụkwọ	study {study book}
	nwe isi akwụkwọ	be brainy, brilliant {at studies}
akwụkwụ		epilepsy
	da akwụkwụ	have epilepsy; be epileptic; have epileptic fits
	Ọfọ na-ada akwụkwụ	Ọfọ has epilepsy
akwụma		yaws {ofi}
	akwụma ụkwụ	corn {on foot}
akwụnakwụna		prostitute; harlot {ọgacha}
ala		ground; floor; {as in land on earth}
ala		breast; milk
	ala efi	milk {from cow}
	chụ ala	wean
	Anyị ga-achụ nwa anyị ala n'ọnwa isii	We shall wean our child at six months
	gba mmili ala	contain breast milk; have flow of milk from the breast
	mmili ala	milk
	mmili ala efi	cow's milk
	nye ala	breast-feed
	nụ ala	suck breast {of infant}
	Nnwa na-a?ụ ala	The child is sucking
	sa ala	wash breasts, especially of a newly delivered mother, to induce breast milk
	ọgbọdọgbọ ala	abnormally heavy, large and long breasts
	nwaanyị ọgbọdọgbọ ala	woman with abnormally large and heavy breasts
ala		madness
	{ala} kpa	be mad {be moved with madness}
	onye ala	mad person
	pụala	become mad; be mad
	Ọ na-apụala?	Are you mad?
	pụ ala aghụghọ	pretend to be mad {in order to cheat or trick}
	yị ala, -wị ala	be mad; become mad:
	Ọ na-ayị ala	He is mad
ala		land; Earth; ground
ala ụla		sleeplessness
alahambra		name of a particular small market in Onitsha, now replaced by Ọchanja market
alakụb a		Arabic language, named after the phrase in Moslem prayers Allahu akbar
	Ọ na-asụ alakụba	He is talking double Dutch
ali		ground
alibasa		onion
alịlị		a millipede {esu}
alịlị		resentment at misfortune
	Ọ na-akwa alịlị	He resents his misfortune
	be alịlị	mourn; lament
alo		long iron gong dial?
alo		placenta; Priest King's sacred Staff
alọ		advice; counsel; suggestion; idea; consultation
	ra alọ, -ralu alọ	consider; take counsel; consult together; advise
	ranye alọ	advise; give advice
	tụ alọ	advise; counsel; deliberate on and give advice or offer suggestion
	tụnye alọ	advise; counsel; suggest; give opinion { lọ think}
alọ		heaviness; grievousness
	arụ alọ	dullness; sloth; sluggishness
	dị alọ	be heavy:
	Akpati nkaa dị alọ	This box is heavy
	ibu alọ	heavy load
alọ		cock's comb
alọ		spear used by titled men for ceremonies {= ube ṅze}; {in Nri} staff symbolizing the power which a lineage received from Chukwu during its creation
alọmmụọ		feast for sacrificing to the ancestors
alu		abomination; fighting
alulu; blu		blue
aluluụ		mist; cloud; vapour
alusi		the invisible super natural being and/or forces
alụ		bite
	ta alụ	bite
	alụ	abomination; hurtful, obnoxious thing; taboo
	ife alụ	abomination; used with verbs to signify intensity
	kwu okwu alụ	speak abominable word{s}
	me alụ	commit abomination; break taboo; do something traditionally forbidden
alụlụ		used in:
	alụlụ anị
alụlụ		medicinal plant, also used for stew
alụlụ		yamsticks
alụlụ		used in:
	kwụ alụlụ	be misty
alụsị		spirit; divinity; deity; invisible supernatural being-force, divided by Nri into four types: those directly established by Chukwu such as Igwe, the firmament those established by Eri such as anị, Ajaana, ịfejiọkụ,Onuebo, and the market days Eke, Orie, Afọr and Ṅkwọ; those established by the ancestors such as Idemmili, Udo, Arọ, Akwalị Ọmụmụ, Ṅgene, Ọgwụgwụ, and Orịm` mịlị; those called Agwụ. The market days and the alụsị 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.
	do alụsị	erect a shrine
	efi alụsị	sacred cow {efi ịgbọ type owned by village, which cannot be killed; if it dies it is given burial like a human being}
	egwu alụsị	traditional religious dances
	eze alụsị	priest
	gọ alụsị	worship a spirit
	ọkwu alụsị	shrine
	Ọnwa Uzo Alụsị	twelfth month of the traditional Nri calender, devoted to rituals and offerings to the alụsị and to wrestling matches and dances before the temples
	pị alụsị	carve, shape image
	rụ alụsị	worship a spirit
	ụnọ alụsị	shrine; building consecrated to a deity
ama		{also ezi ama} space in front of the compound, outside the compound wall and beginning from the main gate; street. Settlement {Udi} used in place-names Ama ọfị
	Ama Madụnaagụ	Madụnaagụ street
	nọ n'ama	menstruate:
	Nwaanyị nọ n'ama	The woman is menstruating
	pụama	go to the toilet {go out to the fore-compound beyond the main compound door}
	Ana m apụ ama	I am going to the toilet
	pụ n'ama	reach age of menstruation:
	Nwaanyị pụlụ n'ama	The girl has reached puberty
	ụzọ ezi ama	main entrance to a compound
ama		distinguishing mark
	ife ịrịba ama	token
	Enye m gị akwụkwọ ṅkaa ka ọ bụlụ ife ịrịba ama na a kpob atalụgị na ọtu anyị taata	I present this book to you as a token to your admission into our society today
	rị{ba}ama	mark; put distinguishing mark on
ama		compound; Original Divine Mother; open square
ama		measure
	ama aka	span
	nrịb a ama	{distinguishing} mark
	ama okwụ	verse
	ama ụkwụ	pace; footstep { ma measure}
ama		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 ama}; information; testimony
	Ndi afe ojii na-akwadebe ijide Chioma ma ndi enyị ya agbagolụ ya ama	The police were going to arrest Chioma but her friends have warned her of this
	ama ụgha	false witness
	Ọ bụife ọjọọịgba ama ụgha	It is a bad thing to bear false witness
	gba ama	bear witness; divulge secret; betray
	Ndi ama	Chukwu God's witnesses; the martyrs
	ụnụbụndi ama m	You are my witnesses:
	Ndi ama ị na-eto ị n'enu igwe	Thy Martyrs {witnesses} are praising Thee in Heaven
	Ndi ama Jehova	Jehovah`s Witnesses
	onye ama	tale-bearer; gossip; informer {gborigbori - gossiper}
amaafịa		tooth-ache
	amaafịa ṅtụtọ akpịlị	sore throat
amaghim ebem nor		I'm lost
amaka		goodness {check}
amala		fish
amala		favour
amala		paddle {for canoe}
	ụgbọ amala	canoe
amamihe		knowledge
amani		hour
amanị		point of time; hour
amara; amala		Grace
ame		black plaited necklace
ami		slippery
amị		{also amị mịlọ}? reed
amoosu		witch
	eze amoosu	chief of witches
	ta amoosu	be a witch; practise witchcraft
amụ		laugh; laughter
	kpa amụ	cause laughter; be absurd; jest; trifle; amuse
	kpụmụlị amụ	smile, laugh, chuckle, in a gentle way {as a sign of pleasure}
	mkpụlụ amụ	a smile
	sọ amụ	make laugh; please; amuse; delight; be funny {mụ amụ - laugh}
amụ		scrotum
	amụ ibị	hydrocele
	gba amụ	castrate
	mkpụlụ amụ	testis
	pị amụ	castrate
amu; amụ ụtụ		Male genitals; Penis, is a general term for the organs with which male introduce sperm into receptive females during sexual intercourse. Penis also know as... Little Gerald,nkpo,kpomo, ikenna, dike, Chopper, cock, dangly bits, dick, dong, john thomas, lunch box, manhood, meat, member, knob, sausage, old man, package, organ, prick, rod, schlong, todger, tool, willy, winkle
amụma		prophecy
	bu amụma	prophesy;
	ma amụma	prophesy; foretell
	onye amụma	prophet
	onye amụma asị	false prophet
amụma		lightning
	se amụma	show lightning; flash; lighten
ana		see anị
ana; ani		Earth; ground
	elili ana	cane string {ekwe}
	gbu ana	collect cane from bush
anaka		branch
	anaka osisi	branch of tree
	du anaka	put out shoots, suckers
anandiịche		god of family, represented by a tree
anasị		chief or favourite wife {usually first} of a king
aninii		see anịnị
anị		{also anịnnụnụ} bird's nest - akwụ
anị, ana		land; ground; soil
	anị apịtị	swamp
	anị edọ	Atanị area {Atanị Ọgbaru where Igbo Nigerian Highlife music legends Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe comes from.}
	anị	eze kingdom
	anị isi	skull of head
	anị mmadụ	another person's land; foreign country; land of the living {opposed to anị mmụọ}
	anị mmanụ anwụ na mmili ala efi	promised land {land of milk and honey}
	anị mmanya	dregs of wine
	anị mmarụbe	earthquake
	anị mmụọ	land of the dead {opposed to anị mmadụ,land of the living} {Christian usage} hell; Hades
	Ọ lịdalụ n'anị mmụọ	He descended into hell
	anị obị	place of abode; settlement
	anị ogwe aka	forearm
	anị okwụ	most important part of the story
	anị olụ	land overflowed in wet season
	anị ọcha	dry land, not overflowed in wet season; Igbo land
	anị ọma jịjịjị	earthquake
	anị ọna ọcha na ọna edọ	land of gold and silver
	anị ụkwụ	heel of the foot
	anị ụlọ	clay soil
	akwụ anị	white ant {the type that lives in the ground} {palmnut of the ground}
	arụ anị	quietness
	awa anị	division, plot, of land
	bọ anị	scratch, paw the ground {of fowls, dogs}
	dị anị	be low
	Oche a dị anị	This chair is low
	do anị	settle a country; establish peace
	dolu anị	put down
	dolu arụ anị	take things easy
	enu anị	dry land {as opposed to water}; high land between Asaba and Agbor
	enụ na anị	"up and down"; blouse and wrapper made of same material
	fe anị	prepare land for planting by propitiating the gods concerned
	gbabo anị	kick up the ground
	gbakịlị anị	run hither and thither; make fuss; be dilatory, going hither and thither without anything being seen done by the person;
	kpa oke anị	make boundary between lands
	kpọbo anị	level ground; break ground for planting
	kpọ isi anị	prostrate; cringe; worship; beg
	kpọ anị	clear ground by burning
	lu anị	arrive at a settlement or conclusion
	lụ anị	wreak havoc; commit treachery, abominably wicked or cruel act
	lụcha anị	cultivate land; clear weeds
	ṅgwu anị	tool for digging; digger
	ṅtọ anị	foundation; origin
	ọbị n'ana ala aja	one who lives underground but does not absorb earth {i.e. masquerade}
	onu anị	low tone
	ọ na-ekwu n'onu anị	He is speaking in low tones
	onye anị	fellow countryman
	onye anị mmadụ	foreigner; stranger
	ọkpụ anị	ancient; long-established
	ọkpụkpa anị	making of boundary
	ọmụ anị	bottom
	ọrụ anị	dregs {of wine}
	ọsụsụ anị	cutting, clearing of bush preparatory to farming
	pu n'anị	be native or home-born, indigenous {grow, sprout in the soil}
	rulu anị	stoop down
	runata anị	stoop down a bit
	sekpụlu anị	worship; bow, kneel down; give honour to
	sụisi n'anị	fall headlong; throw oneself headlong
	sụn'anị	thump on the ground; set down heavily
	tọ anya n'anị	be observant, watchful, careful; take notice of; watch {lay the eye to the ground}
	tọ ntị n'anị	hearken; pay attention {lay the ear to the ground}
	tọ ṅtọ anị	lay foundation
	ụgbọ anị	lorry; car
	ụsọ anị	boundary {of farmland}; bank of river
	wa anị	break up land by digging; divide land for planting; dig ground
	wedata anị	bring down; humble; humiliate
	Anị, Ana	the Earth Spirit, regarded as the mother of all men, the queen of the underworld, and the custodian of public morality
	Ajaana	aspect of the earth related to death rites
	Anịegbọka	person's name
	Anịemeka	person's name {The land has done very well}
	Anị ezi	the shrine of Anị owned by the head of a compound, kept in front of his house
	Anị Ọnịcha	secret place worshipped by Onitsha people
	alụlụ Anị	injustice; maltreatment; wickedness
	eze anị	life-size status of carved wood, representing Anị
	nsọ anị	abomination
	rụanị	sacrifice to anị
anịkịlịja		old, worn-out thing, usually machine or vehicle
	Igwe ṅkaa bụ anịkịlịja	This bicycle is very old and worn-out
anịnị, aninii		tenth of a penny {aniinii}
ano		4; four
anọ		Central Igbo form of ịnọ, used in ta a bụ anọ three days ago {today is four}
anti		aunt
anu		meat; that cannot be heard
	anụ	nama beef
	anụ ọfịa	wild animal; any person who behaves like an animal; foolish person
	anụ ụfe	flying creature: bird; bat
	anụ ugboko	stupid, uncivilized person
	chụ anụ	chase animals
	dọka anụ	tear, rend {flesh}
	eze anụmanụ	king of the beasts; elephant
	onye anụ	meat seller, dealer
	ọkpụlụkpụ anụ	piece of meat
	ọlụ anụ	leg {of meat}
	ugwụlụgwụ anụ	breast {of meat}
	ụwa anụmanụ	the animal world
anu		meat; animal
anu efi		beef {cow meat}
anu ezi		ham
anu ohia		bush meat; bush animal
anuli		happy
	anuli aro ofuu	Happy New Year
	anuli easter	Happy Easter
	anuli ekeresimesi	Happy Christmas
	anuli ekeresimesi oma	christmas happiness
anuli ubosi amuru gi; obi uto na omumu gi; obi ụtọ ụbọchị ọmụmụ		happy birthday; {Some questions to ask... "how to say happy birthday in Igbo language" or "how to write happy birthday in Igbo"?}
aṅa		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 {see ekwe}.
aṅaafị		kind of ant with painful bite and characteristic smell; stink-ant
aṅụlị, anwụlị		feast; joyful celebration
	anụlị nnwa	feast for a child {e.g. outing, christening, etc.} { ụ - rejoice}
aṅụlụma		drinking spree
	onye aụlụma	drunkard
anụm		female tortoise; wife of Tortoise in fables
anụmdi; anurumdi		marriage {of woman to man}; wedding
anụn ụ		bird {rare, small}
	anụn ụ ebe	tree supposed very poisonous, associated with anụn ụ {famous Ibolo-Oraifite masquerade anụnụ ebe}
anụn ụ		indigo vine
	anụn ụ ṅgwe	vegetable
anụn ụ		type of game played by children
anwalị		{also ịpo anwalị)? a fish {Alestes leuciscus}; ịpo is regarded as the larger size of anwalị ?
anwaṅsị		conjuring, magic, jugglery, by dibịa
	me anwaṅsị	conjure; do wizardry
anwu		sun
	anyanwu	sun
anwụ		sunshine; heat of sun
	anwụ cha	beat {of sun}
	anyaanwụ	see separate entry
	cha n'anwụ	be apparent, obvious, conspicuous
	kpọ anwụ	wither
	mkpọ anwụ	drought; extended or severe dry season; long period without rain
	oche anwụ	umbrella; sunshade
	oke anwụ	intense sunshine
	ọjị a nwụ	false iroko
	ze anwụ zelụ anwụ	shelter from sun
anwụ		bee
	akpa anwụ	beehive
	mmanụ anwụ	honey
	ra anwụ weru anwụ	take honey from the comb {after driving away the bees}
anwụ		mosquito
	anwụ nta	mosquito
	ụnọ anwụ	mosquito-net
anwụlị		see anụlị
anwụlịnwụ		rough surface
anwụlụ		smoke; tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco snuff { ụtaba}
	anwụlụ ekeleke	tied tobacco; bits of tied tobacco retailed in small amounts, etc.
	isi anwụlụ	head of tobacco; bunch of prepared tobacco leaves {usually black tobacco} counting 5 leaves in one head
	kpọ anwụlụ	take snuff:
	Ọ na-akpọ anwụlụ	He is taking {tobacco} snuff
	mkpọ anwụlụ	snuffbox
	kwụ anwụlụ	smoke {of a fire}
	ọkwute anwụlụ	stone for grinding snuff
	se anwụlụ	smoke tobacco
	Ada m ese anwụlụ	I never smoke
anya		eye(s)
	anya akpa	goggling eyes {not google glass eye}
	anya anwụ	see separate entry
	{anya} bughalị	be dizzy, giddy, mad
	Anya na-ebughalị m	I am dizzy
	anya ike	boldness; fearlessness; greed
	anya ị; anya gị	exclamation of pleasure on meeting a friend after long separation
	anya mpịa	eye partly closed through disease or accident
	anya mkpo ọ	blindness
	anya mkpụlụ	ego eye with pupil whitened by disease
	anya mmili	tears
	gba anya mmili	shed tears
	anya ọkụ	disease of the eye; fierceness of aspect; jealousy; envy {fiery eyes}
	anya ụdo	self-control; temperance
	anya ụfịe	squint; cross eyes