IGBO

Word

Continuous Meaning

ENGLISH

BEKEE

I.

 i

 see ị

I gi were?

would you take?

I na awo bu mu

you are cheating me

I na ele mmanya?

do you serve alcohol (drink)

I na su beke?

do you speak English?

I nwere ula di?

do you have any room available?

 I nwereiki me ka o di ufe, biko?

can you make it lite, please?

I nweriki kpotem na

can you wake me at ...

I nye

If you give

iba

Fever

ibe

part (of); piece (of); wanting to cry

 ibe akwa

piece of cloth; crying

 ibe akwaukwo

sheet, piece, of paper

 ibelibe

a small peice

 ibelibe ite

potsherd

 ibelibe nku

splinter

 ibe naabo

2 pieces; two pieces

 Ite afu e tiwalu ibe naabo

the pot broke into two pieces

 ibe nku

plant; piece of wood

 ibe nni

a piece of food (like cocoyam, yam, plantin, etc.)

 Welu ofu ibe nni

Take a piece of food

 ibe oloma

segment of orange

 ibe osisi

part of tree (split from main body)

 n'ibe n'ibe

in pieces; to pieces; piece by piece

 wa ibe

break, smash, into pieces

 ibe

  part {of}; piece {of};

 ibe akwa

 piece of cloth;

 ibe akwụkwọ

 sheet, piece, of paper

 ibelibe

 a small piece

 ibelibe ite

 potsherd

 ibelibe nkụ

 splinter

 ibe naabọ

 two pieces

 Ite afụ tiwalụ ibe naabọ

 The pot broke into two pieces

 ibe nkụ

 plant; piece of wood

 ibe nni

 a piece of food {like yam, cocoyam, etc.}

 Sụlu ofu ibe nni

 Take a piece of food

 ibe ọjị

 diction or cotyledon of kola

 ibe oloma

 segment of orange

 ibe osisi

 part of tree {split from the main body}

 n'ibe n'ibe

 in pieces; to pieces; piece by piece

 wa ibe

 break, smash, into pieces

 ibe

  pledge; security; pawn; hostage

 gba ibe

 pledge; give as security

 Ejili m ewu gba Obi ibe

 I pawned my goat to Obi

 Ejili m ụnọm gbalụ ibe

 I gave my house as security/mortgaged my house

 Ọ gbalụ ndụ ya n'ibe

 He insured his life

 O ji m gba ibe?

 Am I a pawn at his mercy?

 jide n'ibe

 hold as hostage

 E jidelụ ya n'ibe

 He's a hostage; bet

 Ibe fielụ m

 I lost the bet

 ma ibe

 bet; stake

 ibe

  companion; neighbour;

 ibe anyị

 comrades; friends; compatriots; companions;

 ikwu na ibe

 relatives and neighbours; kinsfolk and friends

 sochi ibe n'azụ

 walk in single file; follow immediately behind each other; follow immediately behind or after companions

 ibeli

  instrument with cane handle and many cords, used for flogging or for killing flies

 ibi

  swelling of the scrotum; hydrocele

 amụ ibi

 hydrocele {A hydrocele is a collection of fluid in the scrotum or a pocket of watery liquid that has built up around your testicle}

 da ibi

 have hydrocele

 ibili

  adult woman; married woman

 ibili achi

 adult woman; married woman

ibo

accusing falsely, placing {a load} on {a head}

ibola chi

greeting: good morning

{ Ibola chi - reply: good morning/ morning}

 ibome, ubom

  metal gong used by town crier {announcer}, or by titled man on feats days to summon the ancestors

 ibu

  load { bu - carry}

 ibu alọ

 heavy load

 O bụ ibu alọ

 He is carrying a heavy load

 {ibu} nyị

 weigh heavily {of load}; be heavy-laden {of person}

 Ibu na-anyị m

 I am weighed down by a load

 {ibu} nyịgbu

 weigh heavily on {of load}; be heavy-laden {of person}

 Ibu na-anyịgbu onyebulu na-ebugalụ anyị ibu n'ụgbọ

 The load is weighing heavily on the carrier who is carrying our luggage to the lorry

 anụ ibu

 beast of burden

 anyịnya ibu

 donkey; mule; ass

 bo ibu

 lift a load on to someone's head

 kwa ibu

 pack loads, belongings, luggage

 ibụ

  bigness; size

 bụ ibụ

 be big

 O bụ ibu

 It is big

 tu ibụ

 be stout

 iche

  missile; stone for throwing or use with catapult

 iche ọkụ

 spark {missile of fire}

 tụ iche

 throw missile

 Ọ na-achọ ịtụṅgwele no n'enu aja iche

 She wants to throw something at the lizard on the wall

 iche

  used in

 iche okụ

 parrot

 iche

  difference; apartness; separateness

 iche iche

 various; different

 Ife dị iche iche dị n 'afịa Ọnịcha

 There are different kinds of things in Onitsha market

 bi iche

 live separately

 dị iche

 be different

 Ọ dị iche

 It is different

 ife dị iche

 a different thing

 n'iche n'iche

 different; various; differently

 icheke

  yam which turns red when cut

 icheku

 see chaleku

 ichele

  shells of palm nuts

 ichele akụ

 shells of palm kernels

 ichi

  marks on body and face

 gbu ichi

 cut ichi marks

 Ichie

  {also ndị Ichie, ndi ichie anị} titled people; wise old men; chiefs; king's counsellors

 ide

  post; doorpost {iso}

 Idebuani

 male name {pillar that holds the land}

 ide ji ụnọ

 chief person supporting family {pillar holding the house}

 ideele

  general name for fish of the family Schilbeidae {= ịjaarị}

 idei, ide

  flood; torrent; spate {caused by rainfall, iji for flooding of river}

 Idei likpụlụ ụzọ

 The flood has covered the road

 aja idei

 heap of sand collected by flood after rain fall

 ụzọidei

 trench; channel; gutter

 Idemmili

  an alusị with a cult, usually with one shrine on the land and another in the water; name of a stream

 Idemmili Obosi

 Idemmili stream at Obosi

 idide

  earthworm

idimkpa

usefulness

 ido

  brown "tailor ant"

idoaka nanti

warning

 ife, ịfe

  thing; anything; possession; article

 ife afịa

 small edible articles bought by women for their children

 ife agha, ife aya

 weapon

 ife alụ

 abomination

 Ọ melụ ịfe alụ

 He committed an abomination, sacrilege

 ife arịma

 token; sign; omen

 Ife arịma emego

 A significant thing has happened

 ife atụ

 example; sample {also used as female name}

 ife ebụbe

 a wonder

 ife ekike

 finery; adornment

 ife enunu

 domestic animals; cattle; poultry

 kpa ife enunu

 keep livestock

 ife galụ aga

 past event; past thing

 ife ibi ụnọ

 furniture

 ife ike

 violence

 ife ine ọlụ

 prize; reward

 ife iwe

 annoying thing

 ife ize, ozize

 thing to avoid; offensive thing

 ife ize ṅdo

 shelter {e.g. from rain}

 ife ịtụn'anya

 surprising thing

 ife mbelede

 chance; accident

 ife m bụ

 the first thing

 ife mfiedo

 girdle; belt

 ife mgbochi

 covering; veil; screen

 ife mgbu

 suffering; painful thing

 ife mkpalị

 scorn; mockery; disrespect

 ife mkpofụ

 offal

 ife mwuta, ife mwute

 painful, distressing thing

 ife ncheta

 memorial

 ife ndapụta

 event; occurrence

 ife nketa

 inheritance

 ife ṅkịtị

 nothing; useless, contemptible thing

 ife nsiji

 dye

 ife nso

  forbidden thing; holy thing

 ife ntụchi

 bolt

 ife ṅtụmadị

 accident; unexpected, sudden thing

 ife ṅzizo, ṅzuzo

 secret thing

 ife nomi

 pattern; example worthy of emulation

 ife nnwụta

 something borrowed

 ife oghughu

 abdominal discomfort after delivery

 ife olulo

 hurt; pain

 ife onu

 necklace

 ife onyinyo

 image; likeness; resemblance

 ife ori

 stolen goods

 ife ob ụna

 whatever; anything

 ife og ụ

 arms; weapon

 ife og bụgba

 post-partum haemorrhage PPH; menorrhagia {excessive loss at menstrual period}

 ife og hụgha

 changing of state of things for worse

 ife ọjọo

 bad, evil, thing or deed

 ife okụkụ

 anything to be planted

 ife olịla

 something drinkable

 ife ọlụ

 tool; instrument

 ife ọma

 nice, good thing

 ife onụnụ

 something drinkable

 ife oz ọ

 another thing

 ife uf ụ

 painful, distressing thing

 ajo ife

 abomination; defilement

 ama ife

 ignorance

 ba n'ịfe

 be useful; profit; benefit

 gbanye n'ife

 reckon with; regard; care for; consider {as important}

 ma ife

 have sense; be wise

 oobo ife, obụbo ife

 heap of something

 pịa ife

 whip; flog; punish; chastise

 ife

  light {of day}; civilization

 Anyaanwụ na-enye ụwa ife

 The sun illuminates the world

 {ife} tiwa

  {of civilization} be widespread

 Ife etiwago na Naijiria, ndi mmadụ ada agbazilị ibe fa oru

  Civilization has become widespread in Nigeria; people no longer serve their fellow beings as slaves

 pụta ife

 come out into the open; be made manifest, not secret

 Ndi na-emebi iwu ada achọ ka ajọife fa na-eme pụta ife

 Criminals never want their bad deeds to come out into the open

 Ifejiọkụ

  Yam Spirit, who is worshipped before planting begins and for whom the New Yam Festival {owụwa ji} is held

 isi nni Ifejiọkụ

 to cook food, by a girl who is pregnant for the first time and presented to Ifejiọkụ

 ifele, ịfele

  shame; shyness; reserve

 Ifele ekwerọ ya ayọ ayiy ọ

 He was too ashamed {embarrassed} to beg

 enwe ifele

 unrestrained; unabashed

 iru ifele

 modesty, blushing

 me ifele

 put to shame

 menye ifele n'iru

 make ashamed of oneself {bring shame to one's face}

 nwe ifele

 be shy, restrained, reserved

 {ifele} me

 be ashamed

 Ifele melụ onye ori afụ oge fa jidelụ ya

 The thief was ashamed when he was caught

 ifi

  used in

 sa ifi

 confess voluntarily to crime, abomination, or other bad deed

 ifụlụ

  small fish with fins, caught when the Niger falls {November}

 ifulu

  flower; blossom {igugu}

 kpọ ifulu

 blossom; flower {kpọ igugu}

 ra ifulu

 blossom; flower

 igedu

  timber

 igiligi

  dew

 igo

  twisted foot

 igosi

  used in

 ụmụigosi

 children; young children

 igụ

  palm-branch

 igụ nkwụ

 palm-frond; large size of ọm ụ nkwụ

 igụgụ

  flower; blossom; {ifulu}

 kpọ igụgụ

 blossom; flower

 igụlụbe

  ladder

 igbe

  crawling

 gbe igbe

 crawl {like children}

 Ọ na-egbe igbe

 He is crawling

 igbe

  bow; casket

 igbenụ

  fish {Heterotis niloticus} {= egbili}

 igbili, igbi

  gum {of mouth}

 kwọ igbi

 rub the gums {of teething child}

 igbo, igbogidi

  general name for top minnows, family Cyprinodontidae

 Igbo

  the Igbo people in general; the Igbo language

 Abụ m onye Igbo

 I am an Igbo person

 sụ Igbo

 speak Igbo; {when qualifying another noun} indigenous, as opposed to something of outside origin

 afa Igbo

 Igbo name {versus afa Oyibo, European name}

 efi Igbo

 dwarf cattle {versus efi Awụsa, zebu cattle}

 ofe Igbo

 type of palm-oil; in a more restricted sense, the upland people to the east of the Niger {also ndị Igbo}, contrasted with Olu {also ndị Olu}, the riverain Igbo. The people of Onitsha itself do not classify themselves with either Igbo or Olu {Henderson 1972 40 - 41, 89 n.}

 Igbo Adagbe

 term for most of the peoples of Anambra Division

 Igbo Agba Enu

 term for the peoples of Idemmili, Aguata and Awka Divisions

 igbogidi

 see igbo

 igbụdụ

  imitation coffin containing plantain stem representing dead person, thrown away in the bush during the second burial

 igbụdụ

  trap for animals {esp. grasscutter}

 igwe

  sky; heaven; firmament, regarded as an alụsị created directly by Chukwu

 Igwe ka Anị

  title for an Obi or Eze; name of a very notorious and powerful Igbo cult, with which many important Igbos were connected. It has been banned by legislation

 Igwe na Anị

  {in Nri thought} the firmament and the earth, which together make up Ụwa, the visible world

 Igwe na-ezụlu ora

 praise-name for someone who has taken highest title

 enu igwe

 the sky; heaven

 enu igwe na ụwa

  heaven and earth; title for a king or chief

 iru igwe

 weather; sky {= iru anyaanwụ}?

 igwe

  salutation for a king

 Fâ na-etu ya igwe

 They are saluting him "Igwe!"

 igwe

  iron; any type of machinery or mechanical contrivance

 igwe ịkwa akwa

 sewing-machine

 gba igwe

 ride bicycle

 ṅdele igwe

 iron rod used for fighting

 okpolo igwe

 rod of iron

 ọnya igwe

 steel trap

 igwe

  large number

 igwe atụlụ

 flock of sheep

 Igwe bụ ike

  Union is strength; Man's name

 igwe m madụ

  large crowd

 igwu

  louse

 igwu akwa

 cloth-louse

 igwu isi

 head-louse

 igwụ

  palm-fronds

 kpa igwụ

 prepare palm-fronds

 igwụlụbe, igụlụbe

  locust

 ije

  journey

 Nwayọọ bụ ije

 slow and steady wins the race {gentleness is the journey}

 buni ije

 start on a journey

 ije ọma

 farewell!

 pụ ije

 go on tour; travel

 ranye ije

 pick one's way; move on slowly; step; toddle

 setịpụ ije

 embark or continue on a journey

 onye ije

 traveller

 ijele [=ijere]

  soldier ant {elụuluu, the more typical Onitsha word}

 ijele

  a graceful masquerade with a very large complex mask

 ijele

  small round jingling metal bells worn while dancing; strung bells

 iji

  annual flooding of the Niger {contrast idei}. The signs of the flood are:-; atịta, loud bubbles in the river; Akele na-akpọ iji - The akele {frog} is calling the flood; Mmili na-erụghalị azụ - The water is flowing backwards {i.e. becomes sluggish}

 ijiji

  fly; housefly

 ike

  strength; authority; force; power

 ike ọgwụgwụ

 fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion

 aka ike

  rigid discipline; stinginess; force; violence

 Eze afụ ji aka ike welu achị ndi obodo ya

 The chief enforces rigid discipline in his town

 anya ike

  boldness; greed; fearlessness; axe

 arụ ike

 health

 fiedosi ike

 tighten

 gwụ ike

 tire; make weary, tired; sap energy {finish energy}

 ife ike

 violence

 isi ike

 rebellion

 onye isi ike

 a rebel

 je si ike

 salutation to one starting on a journey

 kedosi ike

  tighten

 kwasi ike

 push firmly

 kwusi ike

 speak strongly or loudly

 kwụsị ike

 stand firm

 lụsi ike

 work hard, energetically

 me isi ike

 be headstrong

 me n'ike

 do violently, forcibly

 ṅga ọlụ ike

 imprisonment with hard labour

 nwe ike

 be capable, strong, able

 enwe ike

 strengthless; a weakling

 obi ike

 hard heartedness, relentlessness

 ọchịchị aka ike

 tyranny

 si ike

 be strong, hard, difficult

 ike

  bottom; hinder part; buttock{s}; anus; rectum

 ike mmanya

 dregs

 ikei

  old man; old

 ndị ikei

 the elders

 ikekele

  used in

 ta ikekele eze

 grind teeth

 ike kwọ, ike kwe

 perhaps

 Ike kwọ aga m abịa

 Perhaps I will come

 ikele

  used in

 okpa ikele

 groundnut

 ikelike

  crumbs; fragments

 ikelike akwa

 eggshell

 ikelike ọkụ

 spark

 Ikeṅga

  personification of the strength of a man's right hand, symbolizing success; image representing Ikeṅga personal to a man and split at his funeral

 aka ikeṅga

 right hand

 ikeṅga

  jar for storing palm wine

 ikeṅga

  used in

 ikeṅga elụuluu

 giant ants, with very big heads, seen among smaller ones

 ikenye, ikenya

  grown men; elders; principal men

 ikike

  used in

 ọkụkụikike

 ikili

  joint used in

 ikili aka

 elbow

 ikili eze

 part of jaw near molar

 ikili ụkwụ

 heel

 ikiti

  used in

 ikiti ụkwụ

 {sound of} footstep

 iko

  fish-trap

 iko

  cup; drinking vessel

 elele iko elele

 boiled in tins {e.g. milk tins} instead of being wrapped in leaves

 nju iko

 cupful

 ikolo, ukolo

  wooden drum, played on great occasions, e.g. when a great man dies, or as an alarm for war

 Nwaanyị adị agba ukolo

 Women cannot dance to the ikolo {because only men who have killed can dance to it}

 ikolobịa

  see okolo

 ikom

  male {opp. of inyom}

 ndị ikom

 males; men

 ikụ, ṅkụ

  eyebrow {also ikụ anya}

 ikụkụ

  breeze; wind; gale

 ikụku ọgbarụ

 south wind; breeze from down-river

 ikpe

  judgement

 ikpe kwụọtọ

 justice

 Eze afụ kpelụ ikpe kwụ ọtọ

 The king administered justice

 chi ikpe

 complain; make complaint

 ke ikpe

 give judgement

 ma ikpe

 condemn

 A malụ ya ikpe ori

 He was found guilty of stealing

 amamikpe

 condemnation, conviction {in case}

 onye ikpe

 judge

 ụnọikpe

 court of law

 ikpe

  slander; bad things said about one with exaggeration or untruth

 ikpe azụ

 see kpe

 ikpele

  knee

 gbu ikpele

 kneel

 ikpele

  edge; border; bank

 ikpele mmili

 bank of the river

 ikpo

  collection, set {of things}; large crowd {of people} {contrast mkpụ}?

 ikpo afịfịa

 rubbish-heap

 ikpo akwụkwọ

 set of books

 ikpo mmadụ

 large crowd of people

 ikpo

  square bronze bell

 mmụọikpo

 masquerade covered with ikpo

 ikpo

  tall coarse tufted grass. Andropogon spp.

 ikpo

  see ụkpo

 ikpookpo

  general name for cichlid fish, Tilapia and Hemichromis genera, and extended to similar fish

 ikpookpo agụ

 Tilapia galilaea

 ikpookpo akasa

 Tilapia nilotica

 ikpookpo nkọlọ

 Cichlidae tenopoma kingsleyae

 ikpookpo ọnụ ogonogo

 Hemichromis fasciatus

 ikpookpo ụnọdị mma

 Tilapia aurea

 ikpụ

  hairy part in front of genitals of either sex; vulva

 ikpulu

  worm; maggot

 ikwe

  mortar

 ikwu

  relative {general term}

 Ọ kpọndị ikwu ya

 He summoned his relatives

 ikwu na anyị

 our people

 ikwu na ibe

 relatives and neighbours; kinsfolk and friends

 ikwu nne

 the home quarter of one's mother

 ikwuụ

  used in

 ụnọikwuụ

 moveable house; tent; booth

 ile

  tongue

 ile nkita

 Laportea aestrans {Urticaceae}

 ile ọkụ

 flame; spark; hot part of fire

 de n'ile

 taste

 ekike ile

 string of the tongue

 gwọile

 clip words

 lapụta ile

 put out the tongue

 ile

  power; potency; effectiveness {of thing}

 Ọgụ a dị ìle

 This medicine is powerful

 ili

  ten

 iliili [ilighili]

  splinter

 ililo

  weed

 ilo

  enmity

 dị n'ilo

 be enemies

 Fa di n'ilo

 They are enemies

 Mụ na Obi dị n'ilo

 Obi and myself are enemies

 onye ilo

 enemy; person bearing malice towards one

 ilo

  outside; compound outside walls {= ezi ama, contrast mbala ezi}; area in village not occupied by houses {includes but is wider than ezi}

 bọ ilo

 clear the village square

 ezi ilo

 precincts of a house

 n'ilo

 outside; without

 okpolo ilo

 road, street {esp. in town}

 pụ ilo

 go out; go for a stroll

 pụ n'ilo

 go outside {and stay}

 ilolo

  deep thought {on a problem}

 lo ililo, ilolo

 think

 ọka ilolo

 adviser; counsellor

 ilolo

  used in

 ọnụ ilolo

 gutter; drain

 ime

  inside; interior

 imelime

 interior; inmost part

 imelime ụnọ

 an inner room

 ime obi

 name given to interior of the palace where the king mostly stays

 ime ụnọ

 room

 n'ime

  inside; in; within

 n'ime ụnọ

 inside the house; out of {a number}; pregnancy

 ime ọpụpụ, ọpụpụ ime

 miscarriage

 afọ ime

 pregnancy { pregnant abdomen}

 bu afọ ime

 be pregnant {carry pregnant abdomen}

 dị ime

 be pregnant

 Ọ dị ịme

 She is pregnant

 Ọ dịịme ọnwa ịtọ

 She is three months pregnant

 {Proverb:} Echi dị ịme

 Nobody knows tomorrow {tomorrow is pregnant}

 gbakwo ime

 abort; miscarry

 gbakwopụ ime

 abort; miscarry

 ke ime

 cause abortion

 me ime

 be in labour; travail

 nwaanyị ime

 pregnant woman

 tụba ime

 impregnate

 Ifeanyi ga-atụba gị ime ọ bụlụ na ị kpachapụrọ anya

 Ifeanyi will get you pregnant if you are not careful

 tụ ime

 become pregnant; be pregnant

 tụlụ ime

 become pregnant; become pregnant illegitimately and accidentally {e.g. of girl in school}

 Ada m nọ n'ụnọ akwụkwọ akwụsigo akwụkwọ maka na ọ tụlụgo ime

 My first daughter who has been in school has stopped schooling because she has become pregnant {‘illegitimately' implied}

imela

well done

imelu-ani

spoiling the earth

imionu; isuonu

kiss {agbobia isuonu - lady's kiss}

 imeju

  liver

 imeliime

  much; plenty; a large number

 Imeliime mmadụ bịàlụ ebe a

 A great crowd of people came here

 imi

  nose; mucus {of nose}

 imi mpia

 nose partly or wholly destroyed by disease; depressed nostril

 mapụ imi

 blow the nose

 oghele imi

 nostril

 su imi

 wrinkle nose in direction of person in disdain {usually not allowing the victim to know, but allowing others around to know}

 te imi

 rub, coat, with mucus

 zi imi

 blow the nose

 imilikiti

  many

 imụlimu

  tiny, minute size

 O kpụte imụlimu aja

 He brought some fine sand

 ini

  grave; burial place {from - ni bury {corpse}}

 O sigo n'ini kụnie

 He has risen from the dead

 ini ozu

 cemetery; burial ground; burial place

 inine

  green leaf vegetable, ‘green amaranth'

 inine mgboloko

 variety of Amaranthus hybridus

 inine mmee

 wild or green amaranth {Amaranthus lividus Linn. and A. viridis Linn.}

 inine ogwu

 spring or prickly Amaranth {Amaranthus spinosus Linn.}

 inu

  bitterness {of taste}

 nu inu

 be bitter

 Ọgwụ ṅkaa na-enu inu

 This drug is bitter

 inu

  proverb; parable; riddle

 Inu bụ mmanụ e ji esuli okwu

 Proverbs are the oil for eating speech

 kọwa inu

 interpret a proverb or parable

 nụ inu

 propound riddle, proverb

 tụ inu

 speak proverb, parable

 inyege

  appearance of something not seen clearly, either because of darkness or dazzling light

 fụ inyege

 see faintly

 gbu inyege inyege

 glisten {as water or glass in sun}

 Ọ di ìnyege, oge ọ fụlụ ya

 It was very faint when he saw it

 inyegee

  fish {Alestes baremose}

 inyeme

  wives {plural of nwunye}

 chị inyeme

 marry a number of wives

 inyi

  dirt{iness}

 lu inyi

 be dirty, filthy

 O lụ inyi

 It is dirty

 inyo

  foolishness

 okwu inyo

  foolish talk

 inyom

  female {opp. of ikom}

 ndị inyom

 women; females

 ipete

  moonfish; a general name for fish of the genus Citharinus

 ipete arịlị

 Citharinus distichoides

 ipete eriri

 Citharinus latus

 ipo

  fish {Alestes nurse}

 ipo anwali { = anwali}

 fish {Alestes leuciscus and Alestes macrolepidotus}

 ipopo

  {also ipopo osisi} sapling {= opopo}

 iro

  story told in song; fable

 akụkọ iro

 fable; myth

 iru

  face; front; forward part

 iru aka

 fore-arm

 iru anyanwụ

  sun; sky

 iru ifele

 modesty; blushing

 iru igwe

 weather; sky

 iru mma

 edge {of a knife}

 iru naabọ

 hypocrite; hypocrisy {with double face}

 Nwoke afụ bụ onye iru naabọ

 That man is a hypocrite

 iru na azụ

 backwards and forwards; up and down; to and fro

 iru na iru

 face to face

 iru ọcha

 cheerfulness;

 Ọ bụ mmadụ iru ọcha

 He is a cheerful person

 iru ọjọọ

 bad omen

 iru ọma

 favour; goodness; good omen

 bo iru

 stare at

 chagha{lị} iru

 sulk

 che iru

 be opposite

 chelịta iru

 face; direct gaze against, towards

 che n'iru

 present; place before

 do iru

 face; turn face to incline towards

 egedege iru, egenege iru

 forehead

 fo iru

 be open, clear, spacious

 gabulu n'iru

 go before

 ga n'iru

 go forward; go in front; progress; be progressive

 ọganiiru

 progress

 go iru

 be coy; hesitate to grant a request which one actually wants to grant

 gbadụba iru

 frown, scowl; make sour face; grimace

 gbalụ iru

 sulk; scowl; lower {of sky}

 gbasa iru

 look cheerful; smile

 ghakpụ iru

 turn upside down; lie face downwards

 je n'iru

 go forward; go in front

 kpụ iru

 upset; overturn; turn upside down

 menye ifele n'iru

 abash {bring shame to one's face}

 mkpọchi n'iru

 anything fastened on forehead or in front

 mkpọniiru

 anything fastened on forehead or in front of {something}

 n'iru

 forward; before {of place}

 n'iru ọra

 in public; publicly

 ṅke iru ka

  that to come is greater; personal name

 ṅkụ iru

 forehead

 nye iru

 face

 obodobo iru

 broad face

 ọdịniiru

 that which is to come; cult of the face, symbolizing one's commanding personality and influence, symbolized by a wooden chalice

 irụrụ mmanụ

  water lettuce {Pistia stratiotes Linn.}

 ise

  five

 ife ise, ife neese

 five things

 ili na ise

 fifteen

 ise

  So be it! Amen! {Edo {Bini}}

 isi

  head; chief; sense; meaning; issue

 isi aka

 thumb

 isi anwụlụ

  head of tobacco; bunch of prepared tobacco leaves {usually black tobacco} containing 5 leaves in one head

 isi awele

 good luck

 isi awọ

 grey hair

 isi ego

 unit of six cowries {= ekpete}

 isi ike

 stubbornness; bad luck

 O nwelụ isi ike

 She has bad luck

 isi mbido

 beginning

 A ma m isi mbido okwu

 I know the beginning of the case

 isi mmili

 source of a stream or river

 isi na ọdụ

  {head and tail} substance, meaning {of speech}

 isi njedebe

 end, finish

 Anyị elugo n'isi njedebe obodo afụ

 We have reached the end of that town

 isi nkwọcha

 baldness

 O nwe isi nkwọcha

 He is bald

 Isi Oji

 Africa; Africans; Black race

 Ndi Isi Oji

 the Africans

 Obodo Isi Oji

 Africa

 isi okwu

 meaning of a word or speech

 Ife o kwụlụ enwerọ isi

 What he said makes no sense

 isi ọjọọ

 bad luck

 isi ọma

 good luck

 isi ọwụwa

 headache; fever

 isi ọzala

 edge of grassland, wilderness

 isi ụkwụ

 big toe

 isi ụtaba

 head of tobacco

 ajọ isi

 ill luck

 akwụkwọ isi

 tax; tax receipt, payment {head-paper}

 anị isi

 skull of head

 bikwasị aka n'isi

 confirm {in church confirmation}

 bụ isi

 be horrible; be horrified

 bulu n'isi

 undertake

 bu n'isi

  be youthful, in one's prime; know by heart

 bụgodu isi

 be first, in the first place

 bụ isi

 be first, in the first place

 cha isi awọ

 turn grey {of originally black hair}

 dụ isi

 swear one's innocence by a deity

 ejụ isi

 top of skull

 enwe isi

 useless

 fufe isi

 shake the head

 gbacha isi

 trim the hair {of head}

 igwu isi

 head-louse

 ịchafụ isi

 head-tie

 kọcha isi

 shave

 kọ isi

 shave; barb

 kpacha isi

 crop, barb, shave hair

 kpa isi

 plait hair

 kpocha isi

 cut hair {of head} very low {gather and remove}

 kwakọ isi na isi

 set people at loggerheads

 kwe n'isi

 nod the head

 me isi ike

 be headstrong

 na akwụkwọ isi

 pay tax

 ndi isi

 chiefs; headmen

 nkonko isi

 the skull

 ntụtụ isi

 hair of head

 nụpụ isi

 be disobedient; rebel; revolt

 nwe isi

 be reasonable; be successful, fruitful

 nwe isi akwụkwọ

 be brainy, brilliant {at studies}

 nwe isi awele

 be lucky; have good luck

 nya isi

 boast

 ofili isi

 pillow

 okpokolo isi

 skull, cranium; empty-headedness; foolishness

 onye isi

 head; chief; champion; leader

 onye isi ọchịchị

 head of state {e.g. President; Prime Minister}

 Ya bụ onye isi ọchịchị ndi Fraṅs

 He is the Head of State of France

 osusu isi

 lock, coil of hair

 oti isi

 headache {head-knocker}

 owu isi

 black cotton thread used by women for plaiting the hair

 ọkịlị mgbawa isi

 very severe chronic headache {= ọya isi}

 ọkọ isi

 barber

 ọkpụ isi

 shaver; barber; ringworm of the head {tinea capitis}

 Ọkpụ isi adịrọ n'isi m

 There is no ringworm on my scalp

 ọkpụ isi eli ngo

 ringworm of the head {tinea capitis} {barber who receives no pay}

 ọya isi

 chronic severe headache {= ọkịlị mgbawa isi}

 pionye isi

 push the head in through small opening

 ra isi

 comb {hair of head}

 rube isi

 incline the head; obey; submit; be loyal to; give respect to

 sụ isi n'anị

  fall headlong; throw oneself headlong

 ti isi

 butt, knock with head {like fighting man}

 isi

  scent; smell

 ma isi

 smell

 nụ isi

 smell; scent

 isi

  blindness

 kpụ isi

 be blind

 ndi isi

 blind people

 sọ isi

 walk as though blind

 isii

  six

 iso

  pillar of house

 ukwụ iso

 base of a pillar of house; pillar of house

 ite

  pot

 ite Agbaja

 very large pot which can hold some 40 gallons of wine for feasting

 ite alụsị

 charm for protecting the family, kept inside the shrine

 ite mmanya

 pot for wine

 ite mmili

 water pot

 ite ofe

 soup pot

 ite ọkụ

 lamp {= ụtụkpe}

 ibelibe ite

 potsherd

 osi ite

  cook; metal cooking tripod

 ọkpụ ite

 potter

 si ite

 cook; boil

 iteghete

 see teghete

 itenaanị

  nine {teghete}

 iti

  wine from base of crown of nkwụ

 iti

  {slang} novice, beginner {at a game, etc.}

 iwe

  anger

 iwe obi

 ill-nature; malice

 chekwa iwe

 bear malice

 dị iwe

 annoy

 Ife o melụ dị m iwe

 What he did annoys me

 ife iwe

 annoying thing

 kpani iwe

 provoke to anger

 kpasu iwe

 provoke to anger; annoy

 mkpasu iwe

 spite; provocation

 sụ iwe

 sulk

 we iwe

 be annoyed, angry

 wewụsa iwe

 be annoyed, angry against

 mwewụsa iwe

 anger, vexation {with a person, etc.}

 iwolo

  peeled-off skin, slough, of snake

 iwu

  law

 akwụkwọ iwu

 law book

 dị n'iwu

 be forbidden, illegal, forbidden by law

 ma iwu

 make, enact law

 mebi iwu

 commit crime, offence; break law; sin

 ti iwu

 make, enact law

 wu iwu

 make law

 iyaji

  dyed cloth

 iyeli

  earring

 iyi

  oath; spirit on which oath is sworn

 do iyi

 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

 gba iyi

 bind with an oath; adjure

 nụ iyi

 take an oath

 ọnụnụ iyi

 oath-taking; stone or any other article used in oath-taking; swearing at {someone}; abuse; insult; curse

 kpọ iyi

 curse; call on oath; abuse

 Ọ kpọ m iyi

 He abused me

 iyi

  water springing from rock; spring; stream

 agụ iyi

 crocodile

 chu iyi

 go to a spring or stream to draw water

 iyi

  loss; waste; destruction

 na n'iyi

 be useless

 ọ na n'iyi

 He's no use

 Afịa ọ je na n'iyi

 The trade he did was a loss

 izizi

  sharpness, tartness {to taste}

 li izizi

 tickle

 Ọ na-eli izizi n'ọnụ

 It is sour to his taste

 izizi

  the first; the beginning

 n'izizi

 at first

 ṅke izizi

 first

 izụ

  week

 izụ afịa

 market week of 4 days

 izụ ụka

 week of 7 days {i.e. of church}

 kwa izụ

 weekly

 ṅkwe izụ

 one Igbo week; period of 4 days

 afịa ṅkwe izụ

 weekly market {Igbo week}

 izụ

  meeting; council; consultation; plot

 izu ṅzuzo

 secret plot

 gba izụ

 take counsel together; whisper

 Ka anyị je gba izụ

 Let us go and have a consultation

 gbakpo izụ

 plot secretly against someone

 gbakpọ izụ

 consult well about a matter

 kpọ izụ

 call a meeting