| I | pronom | m | I am here now. Anọ m ebe a ugbu a. |
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| you | pronom | gị | You are my friend. Ị bụ enyi m. |
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| he | pronom | ya | He is in the room. Ọ nọ n’ime ụlọ. |
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| she | pronom | ya | She is my sister. Ọ bụ nwanne nwanyị m. |
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| we | pronom | anyị | We are going home. Anyị na-aga ụlọ. |
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| they | pronom | ha | They are at school. Ha nọ n’ụlọ akwụkwọ. |
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| what | pronom | gịnị | What do you want now? Gịnị ka ị chọrọ ugbu a? |
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| where | adverbe | ebee | Where is your house? Ebee ka ụlọ gị dị? |
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| when | adverbe | mgbe ole | When will you come? Mgbe ole ka ị ga-abịa? |
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| who | pronom | onye | Who is that man? Onye bụ nwoke ahụ? |
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| why | adverbe | gịnị mere | Why are you sad? Gịnị mere i ji nwee mwute? |
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| how | adverbe | otú | How do you know? Olee otú i si mara? |
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| to be | verbe | ịbụ | She is very happy today. Ọ nwere nnukwu obi ụtọ taa. |
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| to have | verbe | inwe | I have a new book. Enwere m akwụkwọ ọhụrụ. |
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| to do | verbe | ime | We do our work well. Anyị na-eme ọrụ anyị nke ọma. |
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| to go | verbe | ịga | They go to school daily. Ha na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ kwa ụbọchị. |
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| to come | verbe | ịbịa | Please come to my house. Bịa n’ụlọ m biko. |
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| to see | verbe | ịhụ | I see the blue sky. Ahụrụ m igwe anụnụ anụnụ. |
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| to know | verbe | ịma | I know your name. Ama m aha gị. |
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| to think | verbe | iche | We think about the future. Anyị na-eche banyere ọdịnihu. |
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| to want | verbe | ịchọ | I want some clean water. Achọrọ m mmiri dị ọcha. |
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| to need | verbe | ịchọ | We need more time. Anyị chọrọ oge ọzọ. |
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| to make | verbe | ime | They make good bread here. Ha na-eme achịcha ọma ebe a. |
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| to take | verbe | iwere | Take the book home. Were akwụkwọ ahụ laa ụlọ. |
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| to give | verbe | inye | Give me the red book. Nye m akwụkwọ uhie ahụ. |
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| to say | verbe | ikwu | Do not say that. Ekwula nke ahụ. |
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| to tell | verbe | ịgwa | Tell me the story. Gwa m akụkọ ahụ. |
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| to ask | verbe | ịjụ | I ask a simple question. A na m ajụ ajụjụ dị mfe. |
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| to find | verbe | ịchọta | We find the way home. Anyị chọtara ụzọ ụlọ. |
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| to look | verbe | ile | Look at the sky. Lee igwe. |
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| to use | verbe | iji | I use this table daily. Ana m eji tebụl a kwa ụbọchị. |
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| to work | verbe | ịrụ ọrụ | They work in the city. Ha na-arụ ọrụ n’obodo. |
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| to eat | verbe | iri | Children eat rice at home. Ụmụaka na-eri osikapa n’ụlọ. |
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| to drink | verbe | ịṅụ | Drink water after work. Ṅụọ mmiri mgbe ọrụ gasịrị. |
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| to sleep | verbe | ịrahụ ụra | The child sleeps at night. Nwata ahụ na-arahụ ụra n’abalị. |
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| to walk | verbe | ije ije | We walk to school. Anyị na-eje ije gaa ụlọ akwụkwọ. |
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| to run | verbe | ịgba ọsọ | The boy runs fast. Nwa nwoke ahụ na-agba ọsọ ọsọ. |
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| to read | verbe | ịgụ | I read this book often. Ana m agụ akwụkwọ a ugboro ugboro. |
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| to write | verbe | ide | She writes her name. Ọ na-ede aha ya. |
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| to speak | verbe | ikwu okwu | They speak our language well. Ha na-ekwu asụsụ anyị nke ọma. |
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| to listen | verbe | ige ntị | Listen to the music. Gee egwu ahụ ntị. |
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| to hear | verbe | ịnụ | I hear the rain outside. Anụrụ m mmiri ozuzo n’èzí. |
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| to buy | verbe | ịzụ | We buy food today. Anyị na-azụ nri taa. |
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| to sell | verbe | ire | They sell fruit here. Ha na-ere mkpụrụ osisi ebe a. |
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| to pay | verbe | ịkwụ ụgwọ | I pay for the food. Ana m akwụ ụgwọ maka nri ahụ. |
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| to help | verbe | inyere aka | Please help your mother. Biko nyere nne gị aka. |
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| to love | verbe | ịhụnanya | I love my family. Ahụrụ m ezinụlọ m n’anya. |
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| to live | verbe | ibi | We live in this city. Anyị bi n’obodo a. |
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| to die | verbe | ịnwụ | All people die someday. Mmadụ niile na-anwụ otu ụbọchị. |
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| to learn | verbe | ịmụ | Children learn at school. Ụmụaka na-amụ n’ụlọ akwụkwọ. |
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| to teach | verbe | izi | They teach the young children. Ha na-ezi ụmụaka nta. |
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| to open | verbe | imeghe | Open the door now. Meghee ụzọ ugbu a. |
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| to close | verbe | imechi | |
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| person | nom | mmadụ | Each person has a name. Mmadụ ọ bụla nwere aha. |
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| man | nom | nwoke | The man is very strong. Nwoke ahụ siri ike nke ukwuu. |
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| woman | nom | nwanyị | That woman is my friend. Nwanyị ahụ bụ enyi m. |
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| child | nom | nwata | The child is sleeping. Nwata ahụ na-arahụ ụra. |
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| boy | nom | nwa nwoke | The boy reads a book. Nwa nwoke ahụ na-agụ akwụkwọ. |
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| girl | nom | nwaanyị | |
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| family | nom | ezinụlọ | My family lives here. Ezinụlọ m bi ebe a. |
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| mother | nom | nne | My mother is at home. Nne m nọ n’ụlọ. |
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| father | nom | nna | His father works hard. Nna ya na-arụsi ọrụ ike. |
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| friend | nom | enyi | She is my best friend. Ọ bụ ezigbo enyi m. |
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| house | nom | ụlọ | Their house is very big. Ụlọ ha buru ezigbo ibu. |
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| home | nom | ụlọ | We are going home now. Anyị na-ala ụlọ ugbu a. |
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| school | nom | ụlọ akwụkwọ | The school is near home. Ụlọ akwụkwọ dị nso n’ụlọ. |
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| city | nom | obodo | This city is very large. Obodo a buru ezigbo ibu. |
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| country | nom | obodo | Our country is beautiful. Obodo anyị mara mma. |
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| world | nom | ụwa | The world is very big. Ụwa buru ezigbo ibu. |
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| street | nom | okporo ụzọ | The street is long. Okporo ụzọ ahụ toro ogologo. |
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| room | nom | ụlọ | The room is very small. Ụlọ ahụ dị obere nke ukwuu. |
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| time | nom | oge | We have enough time. Anyị nwere oge zuru ezu. |
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| day | nom | ụbọchị | Today is a good day. Taa bụ ụbọchị ọma. |
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| night | nom | abalị | The night is cold. Abalị ahụ jụrụ oyi. |
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| morning | nom | ụtụtụ | The morning is beautiful. Ụtụtụ mara mma. |
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| evening | nom | mgbede | We walk in the evening. Anyị na-eje ije n’anyasị. |
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| week | nom | izu | I work every week. Ana m arụ ọrụ kwa izu. |
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| month | nom | ọnwa | This month is very busy. Ọnwa a juru ọrụ nke ukwuu. |
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| year | nom | afọ | This year is different. Afọ a dị iche. |
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| today | adverbe | taa | I am happy today. Enwere m obi ụtọ taa. |
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| tomorrow | adverbe | echi | We will go tomorrow. Anyị ga-aga echi. |
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| yesterday | adverbe | ụnyaahụ | She came yesterday morning. Ọ bịara ụnyaahụ ụtụtụ. |
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| now | adverbe | ugbu a | Come here now. Bịa ebe a ugbu a. |
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| sun | nom | anwụ | The sun is very hot. Anwụ na-ekpo ọkụ nke ukwuu. |
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| moon | nom | ọnwa | The moon is bright tonight. Ọnwa na-enwu n’abalị a. |
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| star | nom | kpakpando | That star is bright. Kpakpando ahụ na-enwu. |
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| sky | nom | igwe | The sky is blue. Igwe na-acha anụnụ anụnụ. |
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| earth | nom | ụwa | The earth is our home. Ụwa bụ ụlọ anyị. |
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| fire | nom | ọkụ | The fire is very hot. Ọkụ ahụ na-ekpo ọkụ nke ukwuu. |
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| water | nom | mmiri | The water is clean. Mmiri ahụ dị ọcha. |
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| rain | nom | mmiri ozuzo | The rain is heavy today. Mmiri ozuzo siri ike taa. |
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| wind | nom | ifufe | The wind is cold. Ifufe ahụ jụrụ oyi. |
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| tree | nom | osisi | That tree is very tall. Osisi ahụ toro ogologo nke ukwuu. |
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| flower | nom | ifuru | This flower is beautiful. Ifuru a mara mma. |
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| mountain | nom | ugwu | The mountain is very high. Ugwu ahụ dị elu nke ukwuu. |
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| river | nom | osimiri | |
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| sea | nom | oke osimiri | The sea is very big. Oke osimiri buru ezigbo ibu. |
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| food | nom | nri | The food is ready now. Nri adịla njikere ugbu a. |
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| bread | nom | achịcha | I eat bread every morning. Ana m eri achịcha kwa ụtụtụ. |
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| rice | nom | osikapa | The rice is very hot. Osikapa ahụ na-ekpo ọkụ nke ukwuu. |
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| meat | nom | anụ | We cook meat today. Anyị na-esi anụ taa. |
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| fish | nom | azụ | The fish is fresh. Azụ ahụ dị ọhụrụ. |
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| egg | nom | akwa | I ate one egg. Eriri m otu akwa. |
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| milk | nom | mmiri ara ehi | The baby drinks milk. Nwa ahụ na-aṅụ mmiri ara ehi. |
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| fruit | nom | mkpụrụ osisi | We buy fresh fruit. Anyị na-azụ mkpụrụ osisi ọhụrụ. |
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| tea | nom | tii | She drinks tea daily. Ọ na-aṅụ tii kwa ụbọchị. |
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| coffee | nom | kọfị | I drink coffee now. Ana m aṅụ kọfị ugbu a. |
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| head | nom | isi | My head hurts today. Isi m na-afụ ụfụ taa. |
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| eye | nom | anya | Her eye is red. Anya ya na-acha uhie uhie. |
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| ear | nom | ntị | |
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| mouth | nom | ọnụ | Open your mouth wide. Meghee ọnụ gị nke ọma. |
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| nose | nom | imi | My nose is cold. Imi m jụrụ oyi. |
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| hand | nom | aka | Wash your hands now. Saa aka gị ugbu a. |
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| foot | nom | ụkwụ | My foot hurts now. Ụkwụ m na-afụ ụfụ ugbu a. |
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| heart | nom | obi | My heart is strong. Obi m siri ike. |
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| name | nom | aha | |
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| book | nom | akwụkwọ | This book is new. Akwụkwọ a dị ọhụrụ. |
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| word | nom | okwu | That word is important. Okwu ahụ dị mkpa. |
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| language | nom | asụsụ | Igbo is a language. Igbo bụ asụsụ. |
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| money | nom | ego | I need more money. Achọrọ m ego ọzọ. |
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| work | nom | ọrụ | This work is hard. Ọrụ a siri ike. |
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| love | nom | ịhụnanya | Love is very important. Ịhụnanya dị ezigbo mkpa. |
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| music | nom | egwu | The music is beautiful. Egwu ahụ mara mma. |
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| story | nom | akụkọ | Tell me a story. Gwa m akụkọ. |
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| way | nom | ụzọ | This way is easy. Ụzọ a dị mfe. |
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| thing | nom | ihe | That thing is mine. Ihe ahụ bụ nke m. |
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| life | nom | ndụ | Life is very short. Ndụ dị mkpụmkpụ nke ukwuu. |
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| door | nom | ụzọ | The door is open. Ụzọ ahụ ghe oghe. |
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| table | nom | tebụl | The table is clean. Tebụl ahụ dị ọcha. |
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| chair | nom | oche | The chair is old. Oche ahụ emeela agadi. |
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| car | nom | ụgbọala | The car is new. Ụgbọala ahụ dị ọhụrụ. |
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| good | adjectif | ọma | This food is good. Nri a dị mma. |
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| bad | adjectif | ọjọọ | |
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| big | adjectif | ukwu | The house is big. Ụlọ ahụ buru ibu. |
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| small | adjectif | obere | The room is small. Ụlọ ahụ dị obere. |
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| new | adjectif | ọhụrụ | I bought a new car. Azụtara m ụgbọala ọhụrụ. |
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| old | adjectif | ochie | This book is old. Akwụkwọ a ochie. |
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| long | adjectif | ogologo | The street is long. Okporo ụzọ ahụ toro ogologo. |
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| short | adjectif | mkpụmkpụ | The story is short. Akụkọ ahụ dị mkpụmkpụ. |
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| high | adjectif | elu | The mountain is high. Ugwu ahụ dị elu. |
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| low | adjectif | ala | The table is low. Tebụl ahụ dị ala. |
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| hot | adjectif | ọkụ | The tea is hot. Tii ahụ na-ekpo ọkụ. |
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| cold | adjectif | oyi | The water is cold. Mmiri ahụ jụrụ oyi. |
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| happy | adjectif | obi ụtọ | The child is happy. Nwata ahụ nwere obi ụtọ. |
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| sad | adjectif | mwute | She feels sad today. Ọ na-enwe mwute taa. |
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| beautiful | adjectif | mara mma | The flower is beautiful. Ifuru ahụ mara mma. |
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| easy | adjectif | mfe | This work is easy. Ọrụ a dị mfe. |
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| hard | adjectif | siri ike | This question is hard. Ajụjụ a siri ike. |
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| fast | adjectif | ngwa ngwa | That car is fast. Ụgbọala ahụ na-aga ngwa ngwa. |
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| slow | adjectif | nwayọ | |
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| right | adjectif | ziri ezi | Your answer is right. Azịza gị ziri ezi. |
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| wrong | adjectif | ezighi ezi | That answer is wrong. Azịza ahụ ezighi ezi. |
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| important | adjectif | mkpa | This book is important. Akwụkwọ a dị mkpa. |
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| true | adjectif | eziokwu | This story is true. Akụkọ a bụ eziokwu. |
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| full | adjectif | juputara | |
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| empty | adjectif | efu | The room is empty. Ụlọ ahụ tọgbọ efu. |
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| young | adjectif | nwata | The boy is young. Nwa nwoke ahụ ka bụ nwata. |
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| strong | adjectif | siri ike | That man is strong. Nwoke ahụ siri ike. |
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| weak | adjectif | adịghị ike | The child is weak. Nwata ahụ adịghị ike. |
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| red | adjectif | uhie | The flower is red. Ifuru ahụ na-acha uhie uhie. |
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| blue | adjectif | anụnụ anụnụ | The sky is blue. Igwe na-acha anụnụ anụnụ. |
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| green | adjectif | akwụkwọ ndụ ndụ | The tree is green. Osisi ahụ na-acha akwụkwọ ndụ ndụ. |
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| yellow | adjectif | odo | The flower is yellow. Ifuru ahụ na-acha odo odo. |
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| black | adjectif | oji | The car is black. Ụgbọala ahụ na-acha oji. |
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| white | adjectif | ọcha | The milk is white. Mmiri ara ehi ahụ na-acha ọcha. |
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| yes | interjection | ee | Yes, I know him. Ee, ama m ya. |
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| no | interjection | mba | No, I do not know. Mba, ama m ya. |
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| not | adverbe | ọ bụghị | This is not good. Nke a adịghị mma. |
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| and | conjonction | na | Mother and father are here. Nne na nna nọ ebe a. |
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| or | conjonction | ma ọ bụ | Tea or coffee is fine. Tii ma ọ bụ kọfị dị mma. |
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| but | conjonction | mana | I came, but he left. Abịara m, mana ọ hapụrụ. |
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| if | conjonction | ọ bụrụ na | If you come, I stay. Ọ bụrụ na ị bịa, m anọ. |
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| because | conjonction | n’ihi na | I stayed because it rained. Anọ m n’ihi na mmiri zoro. |
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| with | préposition | na | I came with my friend. Mụ na enyi m bịara. |
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| without | préposition | na-enweghị | He left without money. Ọ hapụrụ na-enweghị ego. |
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| for | préposition | maka | This gift is for you. Onyinye a bụ maka gị. |
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| from | préposition | site na | I am from this city. Esi m n’obodo a. |
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| to | préposition | gaa | We went to school. Anyị gara ụlọ akwụkwọ. |
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