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Igbo Word
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English Meaning
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à(1)
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this, this person
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aa!
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oh dear,oh!
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aàà!
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satisfaction, contentment
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àahi
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shout of regret, remorse;
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aba
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oil season
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aba(1)
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branching; branch
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aba(2)
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supineness; lying on the back facing upwards
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aba'da
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Dutch print of cotton cloth
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abadaba
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broad and flat
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abaghaba
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having too much fat, fatty
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àbàlà
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fruit of iroko
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abalaba
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pot, earthen vessel
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àba~m
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breaking up , disintegrating
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abàmàbà
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breaking up, digging up
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a'ba'na'
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wateryam
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abasara
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made wide by digging up
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àbàzo
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forked tree trunk
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àbi
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variety of white yam
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abibiri
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slippery, smooth
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abiriba
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piece of thin light material
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abo'
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cane basket
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abo'ki
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Hausa man
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a'bo'li'
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a kind of fried food made of flour, ground beans and other ingredients.
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ab`omab`o
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excessive amont of weeding or shaving to be done.
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abù
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church or christian songs, hymn.
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abuba
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breaking up or disintegrating.
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abùbà
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capable of being immersed.
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abubo
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vegetables
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abùbù
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see
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abumabu
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being, becoming, existing
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abuzù
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field cricket; mole-cricket.
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abyambya
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coming , approaching
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ab'ach'ara
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cleanly peeled, shorn of covering;devoid of covering
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ab'auru
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something or someone that brings no gain, unprofitable
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a`bibyara
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dented, depressed, disfigured
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àbim
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being dented, disfiguring or being disfigured
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achafere
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small and light in weight; flimsy
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achaghacha
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roughly cut up; chopped or minced
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achapere
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having the appearance of being cut small or below size;
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ach`I
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A type of hardwood tree which grows to great height.
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achibishoopu
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archbishop
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achicha
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grass or fibre for scrubbing and cleaning things
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achighara
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changeable, changeful
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achom
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wanting, desiring
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achomacho
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wanting, needing
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achucho
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capable of being wanted , required, desired
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achaghich
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light-coloured, light in colour
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achimachi
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rubbing against, rubbing off on
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ada'
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father
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ada'(1)
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a fall
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àbàchà
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boiled and sliced cassava
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ịd'àwà
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to break, to crack, shatter by falling
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adaaka
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abnormal swelling or tumour
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adaka
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chimpanzee; short person
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adakara
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inferior in height or stature
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adimadi
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becoming, existing, reality
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adobara
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having the appearance or form of a wide torn-off piece
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adomado
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pulling , dragging, tugging
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adotiria
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strectched-out, pulled-out,elongated
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àdù
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kind of tree which yields bitter nuts as kola and whose wood is used as chewing- stick
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adudu'
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habit of following, capable of following
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adufara
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stocky, thickest
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adughudu
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bulky, huge, big, hefty
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ad'ud'u
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untidily sewn; badly sewen
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ad'umad'u
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sweing, pricking
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afa'
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name, kind,sort
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afaghafa
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tight,severely restricted
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afifi
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tale,story
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afikporo
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dry and spongy
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afomafo
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remaining being left over
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afu'
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going out; exit way out.
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àfu'
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moustache, beard
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afufa'
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egg plant
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afumafu
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act, process, instance, possibility
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afuriri
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deflated, lacking breath, breathless
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afuturu
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highly inflated, exceedingly blown-out
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afya
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market
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aga
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how
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agalaba
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junction of roads or paths
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agamaga(n)
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frequent travelling
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a'ga'na'
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laziness, indolence
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agidigi
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hole made in the ground with the heel to provide firm footing; resistance.
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a'gba'm(n)
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fact of straining,filtering
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agugoro (adj)
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sluggish, slow
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agog (n)
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Iron gong for dances and for announcements
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agomago(n)
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Denying; denial; repudiaion; defence at a trial
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agoriri(adj)
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Bending; being bent
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agugu(n)
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Festivial
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aguguru(adj)
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Heavy with soaked-in substance;hefty
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a'gum(n)
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fact of picking out of saving, rescuing,salvaging
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agumagu(n)
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Picking out, saving; rescuing
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ag''a(n)
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Person or thing that carries away a thing with its claw or teeth; predator
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ag'aghara(adj)
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standing high; lofty; high; tall
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ag'amag'a(n)
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clawing; scratching; mark made by clawing
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ag'ara'ag''a(n)
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edge of; perimeter of
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agbamagba
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shooting; explosion; exploding
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agba'm
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Fact of writing; wedding
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agbu'gba
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capable of being joined together, worth joining together
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aghoriri(adj)
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Having a peculia smell
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agwoma'gwo'(n)
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Over cooking; state of being over-cooked
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aha'(n)
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iron pin, poker, skewer used to piece holes in things
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ahiri'(n)
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Line, row,queue
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ahuekere(n)
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Peanuts, groundnuts
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atùm(n)
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Fact of pointing, pointing finger
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atururu(adj)
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dirtied; solied
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àtum(n)
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Fact of throwing, casting, hitting
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a'wum(n)
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Fact of buying
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awhu'wha(adj)
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worth being fond of, delighted, inpleased
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a'kwu'wu
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epilepsy; very high fever, or cold
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akwukwo(adj)
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Capable of being sawn
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amu'ma(adj)
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Capable of being measured, bought by measure
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a'mim
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extracting, extruding
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anyakara(adj)
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sticky,gluey, gummy
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ànyaasu
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Evening, night, supper
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ànwu(n)
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Mosquito
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a`pya
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Hornbill with long beak
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àpàm(n)
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Squeezing, exploiting ,eating something luscious
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avuk'e(n)
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stunted but tough fowl with ruffled feathers
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a'vum~(n)
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fact of spitting, ejecting,drizzling
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awaghawa(adj)
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sliced too much or too thin
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awakara(adj)
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of walking with legs wide apart ; astride; slit;
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ayu'yo'
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capable of being sifted, sieved
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aya'
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Subject in indirect speech
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aza'm(n)
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Fact of answering, responding
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azamaza(n)
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Sweeping, dragging along
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azo'ma'zo'
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Tying fast; knotting hard
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azuzu
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capable of being bought, purchased, hired
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az~u'z~u'(adj)
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Capable of being reared, trained,brought up
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àz~uru(n)
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A type of fever
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ba(v)
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Dig, break up
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ba(v)2
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Increase, grow, spread
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baà(n)
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house or room for drinks; bar
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bachàm(adj)
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Level and spacious; wide
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bàta(n)
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Bata sandals; sandals
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bàmbàm'ba'm(adv)
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with haste or excitement; excitedly, hastily
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bàtalio'n
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battalion, large unit of infantry regiment
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be(n)
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home; dwelling
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bede'bede'(adj)
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broad, wide
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bèdee
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fixed and long
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bede'bede'bede'
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in internsively wide-spread manner
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bekee'
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white man; white woman; european
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beta'
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better
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beriberi
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stupid, foolish
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bereeki
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brake
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beri'm(adv)
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in a stupid and sudden manner
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bi(v)
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cut up into small bits
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bim'(adv)
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making stiff decisively, precisely
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bobroboro(adj)
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thin light, limpid,clear, transparent
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bla'nkee'u
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blanket
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borii
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disappearing, vanishing, ets.
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borim(adv)
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disappearing, suddenly vanishing
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bubororo(adj)
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confusing, peplexing
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basa'
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break up and widen; make wide and open
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basiklu(n)
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bicycle
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baà
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house or room for drinks; bar
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brayibu' (n)
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bribe
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bu'
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grow big
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bu(v)
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carry, lift
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bu'bere're'
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emphasising the restrictedness of the numbers
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bubarara(adj)
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spread, extended, expanded
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bu'ba'ba'(adv)
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immersing, soaking , continuously
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bya(v)
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come; approach; advance; arrive
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bye(v)
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wag(of tail); move the waist rhythmically
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`ba(v)
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peel with knife, hack off, slice off
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b'ib'ya
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Press down on here and there; press upon intermittently
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b'o(v)
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put on another's head; accuse
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b'em(adv)
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Tightly, firmly
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b'emb'em(adv)
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Very tightly, very firmly
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b'ubo'ro'ro
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Continuously drinking large quantities
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b'ub'uru'ru' (n)
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Snore, loud and heavy breathing
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b'ya (v)
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Be flat or flattened; make flat;disfigure, be disfigured
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b'ya' (v)
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Press upon heavily
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b'ya'd'ab'ya'da
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flattened; knocked-down; prostate; levelled-down
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b'yamkom(adj)
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having dips and rises
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b'yaribyari(adj)
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soft, downy; wooly; furry
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b'ya'ta'b'ya'ta(adj)
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flattened one on top of another; piled up greatly
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cha(v)
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wash, scrub
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cha(v)2
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lie, to lie on the back
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cha'
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Cut; snip, chop, mince, clip by a series of short cuts
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chata'(v)
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Chatter, talk noisily
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che(v)
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Wait, wait for, await
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chasusi(n)
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Look for its number on its chasis
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chanti(n)
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Chant
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cham(n)
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the sound of opening and shutting of the mouth; sound of slash
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chehye'(v)
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forget
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chekirichekiri(adj)
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Brittle, dry and apt to snap, fragile
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cham
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the sound of opening and shutting
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chi(v)
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Thatch a roof; patch up a roof by inserting new thatching mat
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gbaragbara (adj)
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slender, slim, this, lean, gaunt
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ibi`isi
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to decapitate
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ibikwa`sa` akan`isi
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lay hands on the head; to confirm;
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ahia
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market
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abli
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night
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abu
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agada
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abua
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two
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achara
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grass
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ada
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daughter
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àfàà n.
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chief's title
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afaghafa adj.
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(of soace, room) tight severly rstricted
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afakara adj.
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untidy and messy
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afak'ere adj.
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wedged in firmly,
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àfam n.
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fact, possibility of wedging in stuffing in
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àfàm n.
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fact, possibility of acting or behaving brashly
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afamafa n.
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(act, process, instance, possibility of)wedging in, tucking in,
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afàmàfà n.
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(act, instance, possibility of) being brash, cheeky
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oog
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the cat
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afi
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tale,story
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afi 1
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sipping, sucking
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afi 2
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shrivelled, cork-like condation
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afìfì in.
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fib, tale, story
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afifi adj.
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capable of drying up
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afịkere adj.
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dry, soft and liable to crack
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afịkpọrọ adj
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dry and spongy
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afịmafị n.
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act, process, instance
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afìmàfì n.
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telling a fib, tale or story
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afịrị n.
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frond of oil palm
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àfìrìkpọ n.
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dried-up
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afọ n.
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stomach, bowels belly, abdomen
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ôgbugba afọ osisa
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filling up of stomach
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òb ara/àbà
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stomach-ache
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afọ osusu
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flatulence
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ukw'ụrụ
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empty stomach
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Àfọ n.
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market-day
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àfọm n.
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left-over
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afọmafo n.
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remaining, being left over
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afọmàfọ n.
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mashing, mashing up
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Afrikà n.
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Africa
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afu n.
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half penny
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afụ adj.
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that those
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àfu n.
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moustache, beard
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àfụfà n.
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eggplant
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afụfara adj.
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narrow, tight
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afụfọ 1 adj.
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capable of having a left-over or remainder or residue
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afụfọ 2 adj.
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capable of being lifted off
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afụfọ 3 adj.
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capable of being mashed
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afụfụ 1 adj.
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capable of paining
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afụfụ 2 adj.
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capable of being wrapped, folded
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afụfụ 3 n.
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trouble, suffering, punishment
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afụfụ adj.
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fit to go out of or from
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agọningọ adj.
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Lank lanky, tall and lean
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agọnịrị adj.
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Rather lank, lanky
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agọrị n.
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The trial of a creeping or crawling thing
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agọrịrị 1 adj.
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Prone to wander off to places
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agọrịrị 2 adj.
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having habit of denying
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agụ 1 n.
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Refusal rejection
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agụ 2 n.
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Habit of picking things out of something
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agụgọl 1 adj.
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Deniable
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agụgọ 2 adj.
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Capable of being dedicated or devoted to a deity
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agugọ n.
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Bad habit of denying truths
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agugọ adj.
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Capable of bending, becoming bent
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agụgọrọ 1 adj.
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slow
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agụgọrọ 2 adj.
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having a habit of denying truths
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agụgụ 1 adj.
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capable of being picked out
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agụgụ 2 adj.
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dripping, tricking, drivelling
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agụgụ 3 n.
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Festival
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agụgu veb neg
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not comforting some one in
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agu 1 n
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Refusal
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agụ 2 n
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habit of picking things out of something
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agụ
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agụmagụ 2. n.
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Tricking; dripping; drivelling.
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agụmagụ 1. n.
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Picking out(of liquid, fire, situation); saving rescuing; salvaging; salvation
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agụmàgụ 1. n.
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Naming; giving a name to; name given
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agụmàgụ 2. n.
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Refusing; refusal; rejecting; rejection; objecting; objection
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agụmàgụ 3. n.
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Soaking into; saturating; sarutation,being heavy;
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àgụrụ n.
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alum; salts(e.g. epson salts)
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adafu uno
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cheap
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afọ
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stomach
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afo
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year
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afo gara aga
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last year
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afo iri
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decade
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afo nkaa
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this year
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aga eche
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delay
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agada
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bed
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agba
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chin, jaw, part
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agha
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war
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oyi
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cold
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mma
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cool
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ijiriji
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foggy
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oku
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hot
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agadi
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old
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agbada
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dagger
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agu
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hungry
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aguu
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hunger
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agwa
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agaracter, attitude
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agwo
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snake
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aha
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name
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aha ebe ibi
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address
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ahiri
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line
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ahu
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body
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ahu ojo
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disease
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ahụ ọjọọ
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ill
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ahuhu
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passion
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aja
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sand
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aji onu
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mustache
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ach'ụ
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not scrubbing, or rubbing hard
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ach'ụ (n)
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missing out on, bad luck
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ach'ụad'à (n)
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frequent offering of sacrifice
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ach'ụbara (adj)
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large,bulky
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ach'ụch'ụ (1)adj
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capable of being scraped
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ach'ụch'ụ (2)adj
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of way,habit of ceding
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ach'ụghụch'ụ(1)adj
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very tall lofty, high
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àch'ụm n.
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fact of scrubbing
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ach'ụmach'ụ n.
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fact, process, instance
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ach'ụpere adj
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small, slight, meagre
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adà 1 n..
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gung beetle or chafer
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adà 2 n.
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father
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adà 3.
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a fall
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àdà n.
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baby's saliva,
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àda n.
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see
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àdàakā n.
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abnormal swelling or tumour of hand or arm
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adabara adj
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flat and wide
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adach'ụrụ adj
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short, puny
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adaghada adj
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adaghada
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àdakā n.
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chimpanzee, short person
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adakara adj
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inferior in height or stature
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àdam n.
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fact, possibilty of pressing lighly on
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adàm n.
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Adam
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adamada n.
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act,process, instance, possibiltyof
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àdàrààda 1 adj.
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brabed, ironed, pressed
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àdì n.
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being existence, state,
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adịdị adj.
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capable of being, being at, in, or on;
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àdịm n.
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act, possibility of being, becoming, existing
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adịmadị n.
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act, instance, state, being becoming, reality
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àdìmmā n.
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stste of goodness; goodness, beauty
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adī ndu àta ji àbàiì
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lit, not staying, being alive to eat night yam
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adọdara adj.
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having the appearance or from of a wide torn-off piece
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adọlịrị adj.
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tough; resisting; string; pulling; tugging
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àdọm n.
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fact, possibility of pulling dragging
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adọmadọ n.
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act, process, instance, pulling,drawing
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adọp'ara adj.
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of walking marching fast, urgent
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adọ'ịrị adj.
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stretched-out; pull-out; extended; extensive
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àdu n.
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a kind of tree which yields bitter nut
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adụ n.
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a type of yam
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adụdụ adj.
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having a habit of following
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adụdụ n.
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completness, encounter, habit of dressing
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adụfara adj.
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stocky, thickest, strudy(of persons, animals)
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ad'à n.
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fall, act, instance of falling, faliure
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ad'a' n.
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daughter, soleor only daughter, eldest daughter
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ọhà/ọrà
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daughter admired by all, popular daughter, everybody's daughter
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ad'àmàd'à n.
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act, process, instance, a fall
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a`dàoro adj.
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staggering, stumbling, unstable in walking or gait
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ad'ì 1 n.
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endurance, fortitude, patience
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ad'ìd'à adj.
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capable of falling, liable to fall
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ad'ịd'ara adj.
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prone to falling about
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ad'ìd'ì adj.
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capable of being endured, fortitude
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ad'imàd'i n.
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act, instance, possibilty, enduring bearing, showing patience
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ad'ịd'ịrị adj.
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smooth and firm in texture, packed full of substance
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ad'ụd'ụ 1 adj.
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capable of being pricked, sewn stitched, mended
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a`dudù 1 adj.
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of advice counse, capable of being advised, counselied
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ad'ụd'urụ adj.
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continuously sewn, sewn in sevrral places
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ad'ụghụd'ụ adj.
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untidily sewn, badly sewn
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àd'ụm n.
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fact, possibility of sewing, pricking
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àd'urm n.
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fact, possibility of advising
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ad'ụmad'ụ n.
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act, process, instance, possibilty of(sewing,pricking,stitching)
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ad'ụmàd'ụ n.
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advice, bearing fruit, fruition
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afà n.
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name, kind, sort
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àfa n.
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see
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afụfụ 1 n.
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somrthing that appears an appearance
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afụfụ 2 n.
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great trouble
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afụfụ 3 adj.
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being blownwith mouth
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afụfụ 4 adj.
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needed to be snatched
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afụfụ 5 n.
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having capability
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afụghiafụ n.
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grave outcome
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afughufu adj.
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padded
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afụkporo adj.
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apt, liable to shrivel, wrinkle
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afụliri adj.
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nflated
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afụlịrị adj.
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resistant
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àfụm n.
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act, possibility of paining hurting
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àfụrn n.
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act possibility of going out from
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afụmafụ n.
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act process instant of paining hurting
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afụmàfụ n.
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act process of going out getting out
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àfụmihye n.
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things that causes quarrel, dispute
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afụrịrị adj.
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deflated breathless
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afụturu adj.
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highly infated
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afya n.
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marke
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àfà n.
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shrieking
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afụfa adj.
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worth shrieking
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aga n.
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sewing
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àgaam n.
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fact of have being
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àgaamèfèem n.
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passers-by traffic
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agaba n.
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sheep from northen Nigeria
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agàba n.
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lion
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agadi adj.
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old aged
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agalaba n.
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Junction of roads
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àgàlàbà n.
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The fork of tree, road, etc.
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àgam n.
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fact of going
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agamaga n.
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Going proceeding
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agamàgà n.
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Frequent traveling
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àgànà n.
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laziness
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àgi pron. 2pers
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sing emphatic you subject of sentence only
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àgìdì 1 n.
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firm stand
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agidigi n.
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to make a foothold
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agìga n.
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worth going to
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agịga n.
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habit of wondering about or going to places
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agịrị'isi n.
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hair of head
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agogo n.
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Iron gong for dances
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àgòlò n.
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type of plant with reddish fruits used as medicine
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agọliri adj.
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Thin and tough
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àgọm n.
|
Fact of invoking upon
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agọmagọ n.
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Denying, defence at trial, Dedicating, devoting
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agòmàgò adj.
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Bending being bent
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agụta verb neg
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Not being able to pick out from; failure to rescue, save, salvage or deliver
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agụwan n.
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Razor
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agụwara adj.
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Capable of ceating a path or passage(by flowing); narrow passage or path create by flow or water, flood
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ag'à 1. n.
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Atype of shrub with big spikes on its stem and whose bark is used in making a dye
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ag'à 2. n.
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A type of thistle; a herbaceeous plant with prickly leaves
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ag'¨¤ 3. n.
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Person or thing that carries away a thing with its claw or teeth; predator; plunderer
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ag'¨¤ 4. n.
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Edge of; preimeter of; place outside of or near to
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t5
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t5
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anwà
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a try; endeavour; attempt
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ànwà`m
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Fact of trying hard, striving; rubbing hard
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ag'ad'ag'a adj.
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standing high; high; lofty; standing out, out-standing, imposing
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ag'¨¤d'ag'¨¡ 1. n.
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A type of masquerade (distinguished by its energetic movementsof leaping, jumpimg, and acrobatics)
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ag'¨¤d'ag'¨¡ 2. n.
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Wicket-gate
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ag'ad'ara adj.
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Bestriding, gigantic; imposing; walking on all fous(e.g. child crawling)
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ag'aghag'a adj.
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Spindly; twiggy; slender; branchy, too tall; lofty; webby; badly strung
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ag'aghara adj.
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(1)Standing high; lofty; high; tall; (2)thin; skinny; scraggy; scrawny; lean.
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àg'am 1. n.
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Fact of growing up, maturing(becoming aadult)
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àg'am 2. n.
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Fact of threading
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àg'am 3. n.
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Fact of splitting, separating, weaning, succouring, saving, aiding
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ag'amag'a 1. n.
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Growing up; maturing; becoming adult; growth; maturity
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ag'amag'a 2. n.
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Threading
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ag'amag'a 3. n.
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splitting; separating; disengaging; disentangling; weaning(of child); serving a need help, aid.
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ag'àmàg'à n.
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clawing; scratching; mark made by clwaing
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ag'àmeèvu n.
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see ag'a 3
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àg'àrààg'a adj.
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(1)growwn-up; tall; adult; mature
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ag'àrà,ag'à n.
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edge of; neighbourhood of; vicinity of; immediate environment of, place, area, district or region close to, edge of the stream, shore, bank;
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ag'arịrị adj.
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(of many or several objects)thin; slender; slim; lean; spidery; weddy;
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ag'àvọ n.
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things that crawls; things move like such animals as lizard
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ag'avọrọ adj.
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crawling; moving on hands and feet
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ag'àvu n.
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things that carries things with claws or teeth; thing that pounces upon and carries away things(e.g. birds or prey); robber; thief
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ag'avuru adj.
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carrying with claws or teeth; hefty
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ag'ịg'a 1. adj.
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capable of growing tall, growing up, growing to adulthood, becoming adult, growing to maturity
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ag'ịg'à 1. adj.
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capable of being clawed, scratching with claws
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ag'ịg'à 2. adj.
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edge; border; birm; rim; ledge( of e.g. window); vicinity of, close to, side of, edge rim of pot
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ag'ịg'ara adj.
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twiggy; covered with twigs; having a nuber of slender branches, spidery's
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ag'ịrị'a n.
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(a) leafless twiggy branch of tree; (b) a type of masque
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ag'ụ n.
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lcopard; brave, courageous person: [amụ ag''ụ] leopard's testicles; precious, valable thing
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ag' ū n.
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Farm; open grassland: wilderness
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ag' ụiyī n.
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crocodile
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ag'ụg'u 1 adj.
|
Countable; readable singable, n. Possibility of counting, reading, singing, song; reading material.
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ag'ụg'ụ 2. adj.
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Desirable; worth wanting, desiring
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ag'ụg'ụ 3. adj.
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Festival; celebration involving singing
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ag'ụg'ụ adj.
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requiring to be tightly tied bound
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àg'ụm 1. n.
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Fact of counting, reading, singing
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àg'ụm n.
|
Fact of tying very tightly
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ag'ụmag'ụ 1. n.
|
Counting; reading; singing; material; literature
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ag'ụmag'ụ 2. n.
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desiring, wanting; hunger desire
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ag'umàg.u 1. n
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Tying very tihtly, binding firmly
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ag'umà'ụ 2. n.
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Grabbing; bolting(of food); gulping; eating voraciously
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àg'umolu n.
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Tightness of voice; loss of voice
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ag'usa n.
|
One in the habit of telling his woes to others
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ag'ụta verb neg.
|
Not countable; uncountable, innumerable
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ag'ụorū n.
|
Cunning and dangerous laopard; dangerous and crafty person
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ag' ụō (=agụụ) n.
|
Hunger; desire
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ag'ụyoro adj.
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Having habit of bolting, gulping
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agba 1. n.
|
Tall bottles
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agba 2. n.
|
Paint, tar, varnish to paint, varnish tar
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agba 3. n.
|
Smoothing instrument, e.g. smoothing stone
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àgbà 1. n.
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A lever; instrument for plying
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agbà 2. n.
|
The join of a object; meeting point of two or more objects; boundary between two areas, homesteads, village
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àgbà 2. n.
|
Grion He has a boil in his gorin
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àgbà 3. n.
|
bscess; rheumatic swelling.
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àgbà 4. n.
|
jaw
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àgbà 5. n.
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Covenant; testament; solemn agreement; treaty
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àgbada n.
|
Yoruba type of gown
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agbadara adj.
|
Raised and flat; exposed; windswept; unproductive; barren (of land).
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agbaduru adj.
|
Extensively long; receding (of road); rather long to journey on
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agbadụrụ adj.
|
Filled-up; full to capacity; gigantic (of stature); big heavy.
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àgbàgbà n.
|
Enamel basin; zinc, enmael, eluminium ware; metal sheet for roofing etc;
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agbagbụrụ adj.
|
Big and smooth or glossy; slippery; looking well-fed and big; huge
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àgbàghà n.
|
Foot-ware (shoe, sandal, boot, slippers, canvas shoes, etc) to put on or
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agbāghà verb neg.
|
Not leaving, not forgiving, unforgivingness; one whom does not forgive
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agbaghagba adj.
|
Being of excessive length; unwieldly; too long to manage
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agbaghara adj.
|
Tending towardss being too long proper control
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agbaghere adj.
|
being slightly open ajar(of door)
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agbahere adj.
|
Of good weight; sizable. lump of meat
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agbahyara adj
|
Obstructing, preventing, under-cutting; hindering
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agbahyere 1. adj.
|
Loose; loosely tied or bound; insecure, lossey-tied bundle of wood.
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agbahyere 2. adj.
|
Upsetting; disconcerting
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agbahyịrị adj.
|
Twisted; stringy; spare in a size; tough; ill-tempered
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aga'ara n.
|
Writing; written material; wedding
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|
agba'oro adj.
|
Wearying; numbing; weakening
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|
agbapere adj.
|
Chipped; impaired
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|
agbarà n.
|
Slender stick or stake( for building fences or staking yams)
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agbàbà n.
|
(a)A god; spirit; demon
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àgbàrà n.
|
Cow-itch(a climbing plant of the bean family which has stinging bristilies all over it)
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agbarànwaòkw'ukwò n.
|
A scraping instrument made of a piece of the base end of the branchof a raffia palm with a long handle attached to it.
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agbarịrị adj.
|
slim; thin-built, slender
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àgbàtà n.
|
Space in between objects; boundary line
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agbataèkèè n.
|
practice of sharing out corrupt or illegal gains; person who takes part in such practice.
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àgbàtàgbà n.
|
Space or point between objects; junction; boundary; neighbourhood, precinct
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àgbàtàobì n.
|
neighbourhood; adjoining homesteads
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agatịrị adj.
|
Very long; elongated
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àgbịrìgba n.
|
Bur, burr, one who clings on to another; glueyness
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agbịsì n.
|
Avery small black ant having a sharp sting.
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|
agbọ 1. n.
|
Vomit; foam(of boiling liquid)
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|
agbọ 2. n.
|
Region; area; direction
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àgbọ 1. n.
|
Growing calabash
|
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àgbọ 2. n.
|
Family; lineage; desecent
|
|
àgbọghò n.
|
Young woman; girl; lady
|
|
àgbọghọọb'yà n.
|
Young woman; lady 'The girl' girlhood; adolescence.
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|
àgbòu n.
|
Flabbiness; limpness; flaccidity; a condition that leaves male genitals limp
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agbolịrị adj.
|
Flabby; flaccid; limp
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|
àgbọm 1. n.
|
Fact of vomiting, boiling over, spilling over
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|
àgbọm 2
|
|
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àgbọm 3. n.
|
Fact of hacking off in clusters or in large quantities
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|
agbọmagbọ 1. n.
|
Vomitting; vomit; spilling; boiling over
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|
agbọmagbọ 2. n.
|
Act of barking, howling, bawling, bark.
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|
agbọmagbọ 3. n.
|
Act of hacking off; things hacked off
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agbu 1. n.
|
Satiation, surfeit, satiety; disgust, feelingof nausea as a reaction to excessive conssumption; dislike, being out of favour with something or someone
|
|
agbu 2. n.
|
(a) Gum(of mouth) (b) innocence; guilelessness; naivety
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|
agbụch'ara adj.
|
completely without convering(e.g. head, tree, land); bald; bare
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|
agbụgba 1. adj.
|
Capable of being shot; of exploding; of spouting
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agbugbà 1. adj.
|
Capable of being joined together, worth joining together
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agbugbà 2. adj.
|
Capable of being levered up, plied
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agbugbà 3. n.
|
Talk or story(either false or true) about some one with the purpose of putting himat a disadvantage or losing him a right or benefit
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|
agbụgbọ 1. adj.
|
Capable of being vomitting; needing to be vomitted, n. Possibility of vomitting
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|
agbụgbọ 2. adj.
|
Barking, howling; bawling n. Possibility of barking, howling, bawling
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|
agbụgbọ 3. adj.
|
Capable of being hacked off; requiring to be hackedoff. n. Possibility of hacking off; quantity of things cut off
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àgụgbọ n.
|
refuse dump; dunghill
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|
agbugbọ n.
|
Vomit; spill-over.
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|
agbụgbụ 1. adj.
|
Capable of shedding, getting loose, disentantgling; to fit, to shed off
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|
ikpighikpi (adj)
|
rather thick (of solid object)
|
|
ikpighiri (adj)
|
looking thick; being thick; thick-set (e.g. of person)
|
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ikpikiri (adj)
|
thick and hard (e.g. wood)
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agbụmagbụ 2. n.
|
Act of spouting; thing spouted
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agbumàgbu n.
|
Process or state of satiation; surfeit; satiety; disgust; dislike for a thing
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|
agbụrara adj.
|
Smooth(e.g. pebbles, seeds, face, surface); blunted(e.g. knife, needle, etc)
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agbụrịrị adj.
|
Feeling or looking smooth
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agbụra n.
|
thing that is blunt, dull, not sharp, not keen, things that is tasteless
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agbụru n.
|
Seed, fruit of raffia palm;
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agha n.
|
War; multitude
|
|
aghajara adj.
|
Supine; carelessly exposed; gaping; open to view; sprawing
|
|
àghakā adj.
|
Loose; (n). something is loose from
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aghakịrị adj.
|
Loose and fine in quality; granulated; granular
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|
aghakara adj.
|
Loose not combined; not compact; not cohesive
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àghakịrị n.
|
Something in granular and loose form; something is loose, uncombined
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àghakirigha n.
|
Looseness of things that appear in a mass or quantity e.g. sliced cassava, gari, salt, sugar, etc. (adj) Loose
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|
aghalarị adj.
|
Assorted; of different sorts, kind type, mixed;
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àgham 1. n.
|
Fact of scattering, dispersing.
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àgham 2. n.
|
Fact of turning, stirring; telling a lie
|
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àghàm 1. n.
|
Fact of leaving, leaving behind; pardoning, aparing.
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àghàm 2. n.
|
Fact of passing limit, being exceessive
|
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aghamagha 1. n.
|
Scattering about; dispersing; dispersal; things scattered about;seeds sown broadcast
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aghamagha 2. n.
|
Leaving behind; letting go; letting off; forgiving forgiveness; pardoing; sparing.
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|
àghasara adj.
|
Scattered about.
|
|
aghatagha adj.
|
Several; many; numerous
|
|
aghigha 1. adj.
|
Capable of being scattered; dispersed. (n) Possibility of scattering, dispersing.
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|
aghigha 2. adj.
|
Capable of turning about, of being turned about; of changing; of stirring.
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aghlgha 1. adj.
|
Capable of leaving behind, being left behind. (n) Possibility of leavind behind, letting go; forgiving,; pardoning
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aghlgha 2. adj.
|
Liable to be excessive n. Possibility of passing limit, being excessive
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|
aghighara adj.
|
Loose; disordered, unkempt, untidy
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|
aghlgharā n.
|
Stalk of oil-palm fruit after the fruit have been removed
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aghịrịgha adj.
|
Small, tiny, minute in form or size
|
|
aghlrịlghà n.
|
Naughtiness; high-spiritednress; playfulness; impishness; humourousness
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|
àghọ n.
|
Defence of, intervention on behalf of another being oppressed or ill-treated in any way
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|
aghọhyịrị adj.
|
cud-chewing; (of talk, speech) nonsenible, irrelevant, incoherent, silly
|
|
àghọm 1. n.
|
fact of picking, plucking(fruits)
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àghọm 2. n.
|
fact of catching ( athrow, falling thing); catching on
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àghọm 3. n.
|
fact of being sharp, keen, eager.
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àghọm 4. n.
|
fact of irritating, itching
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àghọm 5. n.
|
fact of making a loss; deficit; the fact of deteriotating; deterioration
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àghọm 6. n.
|
Danger, accident, fatal incident; crisis, loss; deficit, mishap, mistake
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aghọmaghọ 1. n.
|
Act of picking, plucking; things to be picked
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aghọmaghọ 2. n.
|
Act of catching; catching on, things to be caught ( things thrown, falling)
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aghọmaghọ 3. n.
|
Being sharp, keen, eager; sharpness; kenness, eagerness
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aghọmaghọ 4. n.
|
irritaion, itching,; irritation; itch.
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aghọmaghọ 5. n.
|
making a loss; deficit; loss; deficit; deteriorating; deterioration; accident; incident; unforeseen trouble; crisis.
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aghọmaghọ 6. n.
|
Being friable; breaking up disintegrating.
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aghòmàghò 1. n.
|
Process of changing, changing into( other form, character, situation); transformation; transfiguration; deterioration; degeneration
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|
aghòmàghò 2. n.
|
Being cunning, crafty, clever; cunning; craftiness; cleverness; deception
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|
aghòmàghò 3. n.
|
Grabbing; grasping; things to hold on to
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|
aghọrị n.
|
The peculiar smell or odour of thing
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|
aghọrịrị 1. adj.
|
Having a peculiar smell
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|
aghọrịrị 2. adj.
|
Friable; easly crumbled
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|
aghụ n.
|
reputed to be deaf
|
|
aghụdara adj.
|
Big; sizable
|
|
aghụghọ 1. adj.
|
Capable of being picked, plucked; fit or ready to pick; worth picking, plucking n. Poaaibility of picking, plucking.
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|
aghụghọ 2. adj.
|
Capable of being caught; catching on, n. Possibility of catching, catching on
|
|
aghụghọ 3. adj.
|
Capable of being sharp, keen, eager. n. Possibility of being sharp, keen, eager.
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aghụghọ 4. adj.
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Capable of irritating, itching n. Possibility of irritating, itching
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aghụghọ 5. adj.
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Friable; having capacity of breaking up; distintegrating
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aghụghọ 6. adj.
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Capable of making a loss, deficit; of deteriorating; of leading to an incident, accident, crisis, n. Possibility of making a loss; deteriorating
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aghughọ n.
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Accident; bad luck; misfortune
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aghugho 1. adj.
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Capable of changing into something else, of being transformd, transfiguerd. n. Possibility of changing, changing into
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aghugho 2. n.
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Cunning; guile; craft; craftiness; deception; double-dealing; cleverness.
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aghugho 3. adj.
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Grabbable; graspable; n. Possibility of grabbing, grasping
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aghụghụ 1. adj.
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Capable of being scooped, bored, drilled; requiring to be bored
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aghụghụ 2. adj.
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Requiring, needing to be bathed. n. Possibility of bathing
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agwa n.
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Deterioration in health resulting from change in condation of life; poor state of health
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àgwà 1. n.
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Color; hue; coloration.
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àgwà 2. n.
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Character, behaviour; manners
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àgwà 3. n.
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Measles
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àgwam 1. n.
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Fact of telling, warning, reprimaning, scolding
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àgwam 2. n.
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Fact of mixing, mingling, adulterating, diluting
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àgwam 3. n.
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Fact of relaliating, revenging, avenging
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àgwam 4. n.
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Fact of smearing, besmirching
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agwamagwa 1. n.
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Telling; reprimanding; scolding; reprimand; tale; information
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agwamagwa 2. n.
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Mixing; minigling; adulterating; diluting; mixture; a mingle, dilution.
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agwamagwa 3. n.
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Retaliating; revenging; avenging, retaliation, revenge; vengeance, settlement of scores
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agwamagwa 4. n.
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Dirt; soiling
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agwàmàgwà 1. n.
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Being illusive, acting in an illusive manner; transmogrification; unpredictability of character
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agwàmàgwà 2. n.
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Having a variety of colors; multi-colorsdmess.
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àgwàrààgwa 1. adj.
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Derived from another source, acquifed from another's telling(of talking, story, information, talk, story.
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àgwàrààgwa 2. adj.
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Mixed, adulterated, diluted
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agwọ n.
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Snake
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agwo n.
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(a) rafia; (b) raffia skirt used in dancing and masquerade
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agwọetiti n.
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Island; a piece of land surroundedby water
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àgwọm 2. n.
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Fact of curing, bringing back to health.
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àgwọm 3. n.
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Fact of rolling up, coiling
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agwòmagwò 1. n.
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Making a concocting; a concoction; a concoction(of medicine, poison)
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à
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demonstrative adj./determiner(sing./plur. in sense according to number of noun)
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a-/à-
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perfix, derivational (e.g. added to verbs to derive nouns, adjectives)
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-a/-a+
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suffix, aspect, intensive or completive;
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-a-
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suffix tense, past
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aàl
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exclamation ( indicating surprise, amazement)
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¨¤a!, ¨¡¨¡!
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exclamation ( indicating respose to a call ) yes, oh dear, really.
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aba n.
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branching
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abà 1. n.
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oil season
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abà 2. n.
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stagnant water
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àba 1. n.
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supineness; lying on the back facing upwards
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àba 2. n.
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the place where a branch jions the trunk of a tree
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àbà 1. n.
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slipperiness of ground
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àbà 2. n.
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the fork of a forked stick, tree, or road.
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àbà 3. n.
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the hair on the head of the new born baby
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àbà 4. n.
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malaria
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àbà 5. n.
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iron hook for keeping windows and doors in place
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àbàchà'ara adj.
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having plenty of space or roomy
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abadaba adj.
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broad and flat; width;broadness
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àbàdaàbà n.
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something with an enormous width; amazing, wonderful, unbelievable;
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abaghaba adj.
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(a) wide, rather wide (and flat): (b) wide and flat land
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àbàkàlà n.
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malaria in babies, preparation for curing mataria in babies
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abakara adj.
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fatty, greasy
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àbàkàrà n.
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grease of animal fat in soft or melted form
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àbalà n.
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fruit of iroko
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abalaba n.
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pot, earthen vessel
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àbàll
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night, twenty-four period, day
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abam n.
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water-logged piece of groung; a march an inactive person, a slow acting reacting person
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àbàba n.
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Dutch print of cotton cloth
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àbàll n.
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night; twenty-four hour period, day.
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abàm n.
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(a) water-logged piece of ground; a march. (b) an inactive person, a slow-acting or reacting person,
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àbam 1. n.
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( Fact, reality, or possibility of ) breaking up, disintegrating, eroing
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àbam 2. n.
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( Fact, reality, or possibility of ) increasing, expanding, getting wealthy
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àbam 3. n.
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( Fact, reality, possibility of ) lettingg out by force and in large quantity.
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àbàm n.
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( Fact, reality, possibility of ) immersing, of postoning, of delaying action or decision.
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abamaba n.
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( act process, instance, possibilty of ) breaking up, digging up
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abàmàbà n.
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( act, process, possibility of ) immersing, soaking, being immersed
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àbànà n.
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watcryam
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abariri 1. adj.
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happy; happily; escited; joyful; jubilant; exuberant; jovial
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abarịrị adj.
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clear, full of light; brilliant; unshhaded; without gloom, shade
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abasara adj.
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made wide by digging up or breaking up
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àbàzọ n.
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forked tree trunk
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abịaàma n.
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the bringer of good; Providence
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abịbị adj.
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capable of sliding, slipping
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abịbịrị adj.
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slippery; smooth
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abịbya adj.
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fit, worth, right, proper
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abibya n.
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coming, approaching, advance
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abịịgbiidii n.
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The alphabet; A B C, simple of elementray form of things
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abịmabị n.
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( act, process, instance, possibility of ) sliding, slipping, or being slippery
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abịrịba n.
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piece of thing light material, leaf
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àblrlka n.
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plantian
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abọ n.
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cane basket with long, rectangular wooding base
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àbọ n.
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(a) piece of communal land; (b) fallow land; land recentaly farmed (c) Plantation
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anwụ (n)
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Sun, sunlight, heat of sun
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ànwà`m (n)
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Fact of trying hard, striving or endeavouring to bring out
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anwịrịnwị (n)
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Furriness, silkiness
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anwàmànwà (n)
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Trying hard, endeavouring, striving; rubbing hard
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da 1(v)
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press an object hard upon another for a short period; burn with something hot;
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da 2(v)
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warm, warm up(food); cook in pottage form
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Da 3
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politeprefix used by juniors in addressing their senior females
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Daā
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Polite substitute used by juniors in place of the names of their female seniors
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Daadā (n)
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Daā
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dàalụ
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interjection thank you; congratulation; greeting of encouragement
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daàsh`i
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free gift; gratuity; tip
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dabadaba (adj)
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thin and flat
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dach`ụdach`.u (adj)
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very small in size or quantity; very small quantity of soup
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dakà(v)
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appear small like a child ; look without flinching
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dam
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intensifier used with numeals or express privation: only, just
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dapedape (adj)
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slight; small in size; low in height
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daradara (adj)
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smooth ; sleek glossy ; well groomed; neat
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dàràdarà (adj)
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round , rotund
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dar`.u (v)
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cook a small quantity of food
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dash`.i (v)
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give as a free gift, gratuity or tip
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de 1 (v)
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make contact with lightly, briefly , momentarily
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de 2(v)
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write; decorate, embellish artistically
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de 3(v)
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refresh; calm; cool; be cool, calm, still or quiet
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dè (v)
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stalk or shadow somebody or something; keep under surveillance; secretly look for
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De (n)
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polite form of address by juniors to senior male person
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debè (v)
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plod; walk slowly or in a time-wasting manner; do something slowly to waste time
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debèdebè (adv)
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slowly; ploddingly
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dèbèdèbè (adj)
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soft; not firm or hard; wobbling, quivering, shaking
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Deè
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De
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degbè (v)
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wear something hanging or pendent round the neck; war something heavy round the neck
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agwụgwụ adj.
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Capable of being finished, consumed
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àgụm n.
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Fact of finishing
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agwụmagụ n.
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Finishing, exhousting, ruin, genocide.
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agw'aghara adj.
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rusty, ramshackle
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agw'ajiri adj.
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Brittle, fragile
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agw'ịrịgw'a adj.
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broken into pieces, shattered, splintered
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agw'ịrịrị adj.
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Tiny; small and poor quality, weak in body
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agw'u n.
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Amale spirkt associated with mental illness
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àgw-'ụ n.
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Alarge water-pot used as a tank for storing water
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agw'ugw'u adj.
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Removable
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agw'umàgw'u n.
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Removing of mess
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ahà n.
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iron pin, poker
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ahaà
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exclamation
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ahafuru adj.
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pierced; bored-through; perforated, punchured
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àhàjàmanụ n.
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a type of grasshopper
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ahakpụrụ adj.
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big, roung and bulging or protruding
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àham n.
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fact possibility of breeding, spawning, budding
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àhàm n.
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fact, possibility of letting go, letting of, releasing, freeing
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ahamaha n.
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breeding, spawning, spawn, budding, buds,
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ahàmàhà n.
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letting go, releasing, freeing, pardon,, thinhs left off, let along
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àhàmhà n.
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habit of leaving things, letting things go
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àhàrààhaa adj.
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bred, spawned, budded
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àhàràahà adj.
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left, left-off,, released; free; pardoned; forgiven;
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ahịha adj.
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capable of being bred, spawned, budded; worth breeding, spawning, budding
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ahlhà adj.
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worth leaving, freeing
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ahịri n.
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Line, row, queue
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àhorn n.
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Fact of choosing, slecting, electing
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ahomàho n.
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Choosing; selecting; electing; choice, selection, election,
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ahọrịrị adj.
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Select; carefully, chosen; choice
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ahu n.
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Tremble, quake; fright; fear; dread; agitation
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àhụ n.
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Body; living body, sureface of any solid material
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àhụekere n.
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Peanuts, groundnuts
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àhụenyi n.
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type of fruit of the pumkin family green in color with white spots
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ahuho adj.
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Fit to be sorted,; needing sorting out, choosey, n. Possibility of sorting out, chossing,
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ahụhụ 1. adj.
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Capable of being sawn. n. Possiblity of sawing
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ahụhụ 2. n.
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Blister
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ahụghụhụ adj.
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badly sawn, badly cut by a sawing motion
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ahumahy 1. n.
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Sawing; a cut.
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ahụmahụ 2. in.
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blistering, blister
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ahumàhu n.
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Shaking, termbling, quaking; fear, fright, consoling.
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ahuruahụ adj.
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Cut by sawing, sawn.
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ahya n.
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Makrket; market-place; trade, commerce
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ahyà n.
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Weaver birds, noisy people, shredder
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ahyaghahya adj.
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Of grass, leafy, branches, cloth.
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ahyaghara adj.
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Dishevelled, untidy,
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ahyamahya n.
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Preventing; hindering, no longer taking place, calling off engagement
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ahyàmàhyà n.
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Tearing up, shreding.
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ahyarịrị 1. adj.
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Torn into tiny shreds or strips, thin
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ahyarịrị 2. adj.
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Blowing about in the wind
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ahyi!
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exclam a Cry of regret
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ahyị n.
|
twist or wring; a gesture of twisting oneself as a sign of refusal or great anger
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ahyịhya 1. n.
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Leaf grass, herb, weed.
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ahyịhya 2. adj.
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Capable of being prevented, hindered, abstructed, call off, postponed.
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ahyihyà adj.
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Capable of being torn up, shredded, torn into strips, fit to torn into shreds
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ahyịhyị adj.
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Capable of being twisted or wrung; fit to be twisted or wrung.
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ahyihya 2. adj.
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Capable of being orevented, hindered, obstructed, called off, postponed.
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ahyịghịhyị adj.
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Twisted, plaited, resentful; angry, bad-tempered.
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ahyilahyi n.
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gullet, throat
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àhyịm n.
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Fact of twisting, wringing.
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ahyịmahyi n.
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Twisting, wringing, being twisted, disfigured, crooked,angry.
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ahyọghọrọ 1. adj.
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Loose, wobbly, unstable, undependable.
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ahyọghọrọ 2. adj.
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Apt to burst into flames
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àhyọm 1. n.
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Fact of turning, twisting, wringling, wobbling, wernching, snatching.
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àhyọm 2. n.
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Fact of belching, fuming
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ịdin'anya
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to be in or on the eye
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ịdi n'elū
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to be on top, to be high
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ịdi n'imē
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to be inside
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ịdi n' èzi
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to be outside
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ịdi n' isi
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to be in or on the head ; to be at the head
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ịdi na mmā
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to be friendly
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ịdi na njọ
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to be at enmity
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ịdi n' ọnụ
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to be in the mouth; to be in the hole
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ịdi n' ọrụ
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to be at work
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ịdi n' ura
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to be asleep
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ịdi n' arọ
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to be in a dream
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c`hụm (adv)
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with a flourish; loftily;
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ch`.uch`.uch`.u (adv)
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Continually scrubbing; continually growing upwards
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ịdi n'anya
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to be in or on the eye
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ịdi n'anya`
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to be in or on the eye
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ịdinàro
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to be in a dream
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ịdinaro
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to be in a dream
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idinaro
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to be in a dream
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ịdiogologo
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to be long, tail
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ịdio¯hụo
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to be new
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iịdiokpọô
|
to be dry
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iị
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ị
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ịii
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jhuyttrr
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ịvk
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jdfjdk
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ànùnù
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indigo vine
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ddddd
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ggggg
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ikèakw'arà
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to tear out the fiber of a raffia palm branch; to tear out veins or sinews; to deal ruthlessly with someone
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ikpè emumë
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to strip of the front part of the lower end of a raffia palm branch; to flay someone; to remove scales(of fish); to remove scab
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ikpè jigbò
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to peel cassava
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ikpè mkpèkerë
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to strip outer covering of a thing
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ikpè mvo
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to scratch severly so as to tear off skin;to claw and hurt the skinof the body;(with fingernail ,claw)
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ikpè osisi
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to bark a tree
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ịdi n'okwu / ụkà
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to be in dispute; to be controversial
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ịdi n' ikpe
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to be subject to court decision ; to be contestable
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ịdi n'iwu
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to be illegal
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ịdi n'okwu à
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you are included in this dispute
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ikpè òkpùpè
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to peel, strip (with hands)
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ikpè oji
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to break open kola nut pod
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ikpè òkpùkpà
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to tear out; strip off the front covering of an oil branch
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|
ikpè owarä
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to strip the outer part of dried raffia palm branch (for use e.g as torch)
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ikpè ugiri
|
to peel orange with hands
|
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ikpè ùkpè
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to remove outer casting
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ikpè unènè
|
to strip banana
|
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ikpè ugbugbò
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to bark a tree (for use as medicine)
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ikpèbà
|
to break open by scratching, clawing; to remove a chip,chunk or portion of by a breaking action involvong pressure of the thumb
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Anwu èkpèbaala
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the sun has burst forth in full glory
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ikpè onu
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to open the mouth wide; to cry (of a child)
|
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ikpèg'à
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to separate by tearing apart
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ikpèch'ì
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to litter a place with peelings; to cover with torn-off skin
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ikpèch'ìsè ulò
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to litter a room with a number of peelings
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ikpèhyà àhu
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to tear the body or main part of a thing by peeling, scratching, or strippimg
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ikpèkà
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to tear by scratching or clawing; to tear by some pulling force
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ikpèkàsà
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to tear up; to shred;
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ikpèkàsà àhu
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to scratch or claw the body in several places; to bother, trouble a good deal
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ikpèwà
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to tear open; to break open
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ikpèwàsà
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to tear into several strips;
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ikpëb'à n'èkète
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to peel into the basket
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ikpëfù
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to strip off, to peel off
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ịgạ àdị
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you will continue to exist!/ Bless you!
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ịdi ich'è
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to be different
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ịdi agadì
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to be old (in age)
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ịdi ochh'iè
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to be old (in time)
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ịdi ogologo
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to be long, tall
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ịdi ọhụō
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to be new
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ịdi ọkpọō
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to be dry
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ịdi gbùrùgburù
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to be round
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ịdi geregere
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to be pellucid, clear, transparent
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ịdi ojiē
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to be black, dark
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ikpè ikpè
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to backbite,slander make innuendoes
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ikpèikpèukà
|
make oblique, allusive and fault-finding remarks about someone
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ikpèch'àmkpèch'à
|
to slander much
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ikpèakw'a
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to cry loudly and very much
|
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ikpè ghùghùghù
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(a) to give out a concentrated foul odour; (b) to show a very brilliant colour
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ikpè ok'u
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to be hot or very hot
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ikpè nt'u
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to give out or to produce a large amount of ashes, or dust
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ikpè rÌràrà
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to move very fast and in a terrifying manner
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ikpërà
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(of sun, fire, light) to be very brilliant or hot
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ikpèubè
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to cry , howl, wail very loudly
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ikpè uzuzu
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to produce a great deal of dust (e.g of road)
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ịdi ukwuù
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to be big, huge, many, much
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ịdi àlà
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to be low, humble, lowly, contemptible
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ịdi egwù
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to be frightening, tragic, awesome, aweful
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ịdi èbùbè
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to be awesome, astonishing, amazing
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ịdi elu
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to be high
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ịdi anya
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to be far
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ịdi ik'e
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to be strong, hard, able
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ịdi ilu
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to be bitter
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ịdi ime
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to be pregnant
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ịdi inyi
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to be dirty
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ịdi isi
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to be possible, practicable
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ịdi kà
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tobe like, to seem, to look like, to resemble, to be similar to
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ịdi mirì
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to be wet, fresh, raw
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ịdi mm
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to be beautiful, good, right, proper
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ịdi mma
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to be well, to be in good health, to be good
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ịdi nk'à
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to be energetic, industrious
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ịdi nkà
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to be artistic, skillful
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ịdi njọ
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to be bad, evil, wicked
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ịdi nryò
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to be soft, flexible, pliable, weak
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ịdi osò
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to be peppery, hot
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ịdi ọnụ
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to be dear, costly
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ịdi ùch'a
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to be clean, white
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anwū n.
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bee(Ont)(=a`nụ)
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anwū n.2.
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Mosquito (Ont)(=anwụta) a garden plant that drives away mosquitos
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ànwụ¯m (n)
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Fact of wilting, drooping, withering, dying, fading.
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ikpëb'à n'ikpe
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to add as further statement; to add as further evidence
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ikpëb'a nà mgbù
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to condemn to execution; to put in danger
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ikpëb'a n' onwu
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to condem to death
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kpè3. v.t.
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give out in great quantity a natural quality, or characteristic, or property; howl, roar, bark intensely; shine fiercely (e.g sun)
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kpè4. v.t.
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take, be in a position in a sequence or line
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kpebì v.t.
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complete a trial; resolve; determine
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kpeb'à v.t.
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add to statement of case; bring in as additional evidence in a case; deliver a judgement that sends an accused into a particular state
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kpeekpè (kpee ekpè) adv.
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9lit. if/whether one begs or does not beg) whatever anyone says; whatever happens;at all costs; come wind come weather
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AnyÌ gà kpeekpè
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we must go whatever happens
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kpefù v.t.
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(1) (a) finish judging; (b) free from accusation, condemnation, or guilt; exonerate; justify; (2) tear off; (3) emit strongly; shout out loudly
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anwụmanwụ n.
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Carrying of small animals and birds by holding
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ahyọmahyọ 1. n.
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Turning, twisting,
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anwùrù (n)
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smoke; steam; vapour;clouds
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anwùrù (n)2
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Tobacco, cigarette, cigar, leaf of dried tobacco
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ịm¨¡`nkw¨¨ke
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to throw (hortizonally) a long piece of sling away
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ịgụgụgụrụrụ
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to tie very tightly
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kpefùta v.t.
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(1) cause to be freed or released by pleading, judgement; (2) tear out from; (3) come out strongly. forcefully, or brilliantly
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kpegara v.t.
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give judgement favourable (to someone)
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kpeghàsa v.t.
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judge badly; ruin a trail by bad verdict;
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kpeghe v.t.
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keep on doing any of the actions described by kpe 1-7
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kpèghe v.t.
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keep on doing any of the actions described by kpe 1-4
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kpeghè v.t.
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be excessively big, hard, bony, or difficult;
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kpeghè isi
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to have a very big or bony head
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kpeghari v.t.
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rety (a case); change or reverse judgement
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kpeg'a v.t.
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(a) a free person from accusation, condemnation, etc, by judging; (b) act as judge on behalf of another judge
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kpekè v.t.
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be bare , shorn, peeled, denuded ( of e.g head, land etc); be bare, etc, and hard; be barren, unproductive(of land)
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kpekerekpèkere (adj)
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peelable; easy to peel or tear off; comming off easily (e.g. scales)
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ayọmabyọ 2. n.
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Belching, fuming, noise, tumult,, dispute
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ahyụhyọ 1. adj.
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Capableof being turned, twisted, of wobbling.
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ahyụhyọ 2. adj.
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Fuming, smoking, belching.
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ahà 1. n.
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Name, identification, identity.
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ahà 2. n.
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Equality
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àha pron. 3rd pers. plur.
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they
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ịdi ùfụ
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tobe painful
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ịdi utọ
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to be tasty, nice, sweet
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ịdi mkpà
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to be necessary, needful
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ịdiaha
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to prolong or extend existence
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ịdiaha nd'u
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to live longer
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ịdiba
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to begin to be, to continue to be or exist
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ịdibu
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to be already in existence; to exist before
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ịdib'à
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to be part of, to become part of, to join, to be located deeply in
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ịdich'i
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to be in the way, to block, impede; to replace, substitute for, take the place of
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ịdidị
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to be exist, first and foremost
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ịdife
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to be located beyond boundary; to exist beyond given time; to be beyond limit
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g'ụnyàg'ụnyàg'ụnyàà (adj)
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tight and sticking; very restrained or controlled; humble, quiet
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ịdị g'ụnyàg'ụnyà
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to be very restrained
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ịdị isi g'ụnyàà
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to be level-headed, humble, quiet
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g'ụrụ g'ụrụ (adv)
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from time to tim; periodically; every so often
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gba 1. (v.t.)
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eject forcibly; shoot; sprout out; spray; sprinkle
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ịgbā aka
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to hit hard with hand
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ịgbā àkụ
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to shoot an arrow, to shoot with an arrow
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ịgbā ajụjụ
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to question closely; to interrogate
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ịgbā asụ
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to spit
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ịgbā egbè
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to shoot a gun; to shoot with a gun
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ịgbā ìkù
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to pull the eyebrow briskly up and down
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ịm¨¡¨´ra
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to slap in the face by a horizontal movement of the arm
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ịmaba
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to cause something soft to break by hurling a long thing on it
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ịm¨¡b`¨¤
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to throw or sling into
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ịm¨¡d`¨¤
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to cause to fall by hurling something a
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ịm¨¡f¨¨
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to leap over or across
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ịdifụ
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to be outside of; to be separate from; to be or become
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ịdgbu
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to ruin with being or existing
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kpekerekpekere (n)
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noise of hard rolling object; act of rolling object; adj. (1) rolling; (2) shorn; bare; denuded
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kpem (adj./adv)
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firmly/fully; full/fully;
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idi'kpem
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to be firm, full;
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iju kpem
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to be fully filled; to be filled right up
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kperà v.t.
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see under kpè 3
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kpèrèke
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particle occurring before a sentence and expressing the notion.'Luckily', 'fortunately', 'providentially' and conferring the advantage of the situation on the speaker
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kpesara v.t.
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(1) narate to; complain to; lay ones case before (somebody); (2) plead with; beg (somebody)
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kpeta v.t.
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(1) adjudicate successfully; (2) get by pleading or begging
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kpezi v.t.
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(a) judge properly or fairly; (b) (of opponents) settle a case or dispute (between them)
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kpezù v.t.
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(1) complete trying a list of cases; look into every body's case; (2) complain all round; (3) quarrel with everyone; (4) come to the end of quarrelling or complaining
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kpì 1. v./intr.
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be thick
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okpì
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thick long club
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kpikirikpikiri (adj)
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thick and hard
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ikpi ekpi
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to be thick
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kpì 2. v.t./intr.
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be short (in length) make short, shorten
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ikpì ekpì
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to be broken (in length), to be shortened
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ahàmàhàn n.
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instance, possibilty of being (equal, equivalent, sufficient, enough)
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ahàmnhà n.
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equality, equalness, eveness
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àhàrà n.
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to share out or divide up into equal parts
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a'hamọnụ n.
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speaking, speech
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àhàtaàhà n.
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being the same (in size, lenght, distance)
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ahịha
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ịmâgid`e
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to lay on so as to cover or conceal
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kpàlì`mn
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hugeness; stoutness;being enormous in size; adj. stout,enourmous (size, weight); adv. heavily; ponderouly
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kpàlì`mkpàlì`m adv.
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heavily
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kpàlikpali n.
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the flapping of the hand (from the wrist sideways or from back to front vigorously)
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kpàlÌ`m
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slight hit; (adj.) slight (of a hit); adv. slightly
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ikü kpàl`l`m
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to hit lightly
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kpam (n)
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a light hit; the noise of such a hit
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kpamkpam (n)
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sound of a knock on the door; imitation in words of a knoch on the door; clap with the hands
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kpà`msekeleghem
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limp; (adj.) limping; (adv.) limpingly
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kpapù, kpapùrù (n)
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pen-knife; pocket-knife
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kparakpara 1. (n)
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broom; whip
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kparakpara 2. (n)
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molestation; persistent striking,clanking, persistent scraping or scratching
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ịdigbu
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to ruin with or existing
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ịdigid'e
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to persist, continue to be or exist
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ịdihye
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to be in the wrong place; to be in the wrong thing
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ịdigha
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to be in; to be or become part of; to join, associate with
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ịdijọ
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to be in the wrong place or thing; to become bad or worse
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dịdà (v.)
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press or touch very lightly or gently
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dịdada (adv.)
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pressing hard continuously, persistently
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dịdarara (adv.)
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intensive form of dịdada
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dịdarara (adj.)
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very dry and hard; barren; like stone; flinty; hard; cruel obdurate; unyielding
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dịdarara àlà
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very hard and dry land
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ch`.ichà v.
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Look about quickly; glance
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ch`.ic`hi v.
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Wriggle; make a passage by brushing against other people
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ch`im adv.
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slipping sharply, skidding violently
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ch`iperech`.ipere adj
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Liable to be slippery; slippery
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ch`o` 1.v.
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Beg, plead earnestly; to regret sorrowfully; to wail ; to groam
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ch`o` 2.v.
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Display articles and goods for sale in the market
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ch`o` 3.v.
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Offer, present ceremonially
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chùch`o` v.
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beg , plead earnestly and persistently; moan persistently.
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chùch`o` ch` adv.
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plead or moan continuously
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ch`.u1. v.
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Scrub , rub hard with some material
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ch`.u2. v.
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Make of offer a sacrifice; propitiate; expiate
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ch`.u3. v.
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grow rather tall; lift up; soar
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ch`ụchù. v.
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scrub, rub repetitively; manage with meagre resources
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ch`ụchụchù adv
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Continually scrubbing; Continually sacrificing
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ch` ụm adv.
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With a flourish; loftily; very tall
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dìịdì
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particle expresses unfulfilment of action
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dịkà (conj. / prep.)
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in the way that, in the manner that, as it were, in a way, so to speak
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doghò (v.)
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Open wide, leave wide open
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idōghò anya
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to open eyes wide, to gaze, to stare
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idoghò imi
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to distend nostrils, to have wide nostrils
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idōghò ọnụ
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to open the mouth wide, to gape, to talk boastfully, to speak pomously
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dòdòkidò
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fried plantain
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dòdòkidò! àbìrìka Ngwà!
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Fried plantain
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dom(adv.)
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with hollow sounding noise
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ịku ọnụ dom
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to snap the mouth shot with hollow sounding noise
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dọ
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pull, drag, tug, draw, cause, contend, contest
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kparakpara
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to make a clanking noise
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ikpä kparakpara
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to molest; to hit ar smack rather often
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ikü kparakpara
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to strike or clank repeatedly
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ivö kparakpara
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to scratch someone often(in order to get his attention or molest him)
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kparamgbo (n)
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mat or screen made with raffia bamboo
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ikpä kparamgbo
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to make a raffia bamboo mat
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kparàtà`m kpatà`m (n)
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sound of a number of hits, knocks, or cuts (as in clearing a farm) going on at the same time
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kpasà v.t.
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spread out; be free to move about; be free,relax
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kpàtàà (adj)
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very many; numerour; scattered; (adv.) in largge numbers; in a scattered number
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kpatakptata
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completely; entirely; wholly
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igwü kpatakptata
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to be entirely finished
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ịmāfù
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to hurl away, sling away or out of sight; to lose by throwing away
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ịmāba
|
to cause something soft to break by hurling a long thing on it
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ịmāji
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to break something hard and stiff by throwing away
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ịmāhyè i¯hu
|
to turn the face or attention away from; to misdirect, misguide, mislead
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ịmā i¯hu
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to throw the face (across) to; to turn the face or attention to or towards
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ịmā`bà
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to hurl oneself into; to leap into or inside
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ịmā`dà
|
to leap down
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ịmāfùtà
|
to leap out to
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ịmā`go
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to leap up, to leap to the top of, to mount
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ịmā`nà.zụ
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to leap on or spring on from behind; to take by surprise; to try and catch out by asking indirect questions
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ch` ị v.
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Slide, slip skid, slippery
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ch` ị v. tr
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Rub against (especially part of the body); rub off on; affect with; habituate
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kpàtàkpàtà (adj.)
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widely scattered; scattered in great numbers; (adv.) scatter widely; scatter widely in great quantity
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è
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ma (v.t.)
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stick in or out; put into; thrust; push into; stab
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ịmā aka
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to put, push or thrust the hand into
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ịmāaka`nàkpà
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to put the hand into a bag or pocket; to bring something out of one's bag or pocket or purse
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ịmāraaka`nàkpà
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to get something from one's pocket or bag for someone as a gift, donation or tip
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ịmāaka`nobì
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to be generous
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ịmāaka`nọnū
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to put the hand into the mouth; to eat
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Àmabèghì `m aka `n ọnū
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I have not eaten
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ịmāaryò
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to stab with a spear; to spear (forcefully)
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ịdọ àgbò
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to make limp by pulling, to become limp, powerless
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ịdō aka na nt'ì
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to pull ear of someone as sign of advice or warnin; to pull ones ear as a sign to another person to listen or pay serious attention
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ịdō àkpịrị
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to cause to desire or long for
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ịdō alìghìlì
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to toughen by pulling
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ịdō aka n' àwhaàọnū
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to pull someones beard as an insult
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ịdō ibì
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to cause hydrocele
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ịdō kwụlịkwụlị
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to jerk, to cause spasm, to cause quick sharp movements
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ịdō miri
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to make rain , cause rain to fall
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ịdō `ndòrò`ndọrọ
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to drag, to tussle, to quarel over
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ịdō okwu
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to cause a quarel, dispute
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ịdō òg'ù
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to cause a fight
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ịdô ụlịghịlị
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to pull taut
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ịdô ùlìghìlì
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to struggle; to resist, to refuse, to be stubborn
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ịdô ụlị
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to pull strongly; to pull a tug-of-war, to resist energetically
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ịdô mvọ
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to scratch; claw with force
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ịdô nwaànyì
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to contest a woman for marriage
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ịdô àlà
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to contest ownership for land
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ịdôba
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to tera by pulling; totear by force
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ịdôb'à
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to pull or to drag into; to force to get into; to get into trouble; to inconvenience
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ịdôbì
|
to snap, break by pulling or tugging
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ịdôd'à
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to pull down
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ịdôfè
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to pull across, to pull beyond the limit
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ịdôga
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to pull towards
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ịdôg'a
|
to pull apart, to separate by pulling different ways
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ịdôgbu
|
to kill by pulling; to strain; to weaken
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ịdôgbu ònwe n'ọrụ
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to work hard ; to overwork oneself
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ịdôghe
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to pull open
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ịdôhyì
|
to pull and twist; to stuggle, resist
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ịdôhyì ọnụ
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to haggle, quarrel
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ịdôji
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to break off, break by pulling
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ịdôka
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to tear
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ịdôkwa
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to break
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ịdôla
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to pull towards
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ịdôla àzụ
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to pull backwards, to retard
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ịdôla ihu
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to pull forward, to force to make progress
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ịdôp'à
|
walk energetically, to walk hurriedly;to struggle hard
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ịdôsà
|
to make wide by pulling, to stretch out wide
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ịdôsa
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to pull and leave to lie on
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ịdôta
|
to pull towards; to get by pulling; to bring about; to causebe or happen;
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ịdôta n'agha
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to take hostage; take prisoner of war
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àhọ pron. 3rd pers. sing.
|
he/she/it
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ahu 1. n.
|
wind emitted from the body through the anus.
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ahu 2. adj.
|
That, those
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ahuahụ n.
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invisible thing, something not seen before (adj) hidden, concealed, invisible
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ahụhụ 2. adj.
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Capable of being roasted.
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ahụhụ 3. n.
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Ants, insects.
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ahụhụ 4. n.
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Thing seen or experinced, suffering, misfortune, trouble, hardship
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ahụmahụ 1. n.
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Seeing, finding, discovering
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ahụmahụ 2. n.
|
Roasting, thing roasted
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àhụmanya n.
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seeing, sighting
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ahụmanya n.
|
Evidence, proof.
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ahunanya n.
|
Not loving
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àhu waà
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this year
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ahya 2. n.
|
striop of(e.g. dried meat, fish)
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àhyamn.
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fact possibilty of hitting hard, thrashing
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àhyam n.
|
fact, possibility of teariung of, lopping off.
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ahyamàhyà n.
|
tearing off, stripping off, lopping off
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ahyarịrị adj.
|
shredded, torn-up in strips, having parts lopped off
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ahịhya adj.
|
deserving, fitto be thrashed, flogged, beaten.
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ahyìhyà adj.
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capable of being torn off, stripped off, lopped off.
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ịmâahyịhya`nedè
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to lay leaves on cocoyam
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anwụịmâ
|
to be beaten by the sun (ii) lay on, lay over
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mirìịmâ
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to be beaten by rain
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ịmâtàsà
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to flatten or scatter by trampling on
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ịmâkò
|
to lie in a huge mass; to obtain in large quantity
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ịmâkọtaisi
|
to knock heads together; to collide head-on; to cause people to quarrel or fight
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ịmâgbu
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to beat down perfectly; to strike dead
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ịmâanwụ
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to be exposed to much sun; to suffer in the sun
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ịmâm`byànàlà
|
to duck; to lower oneself or body suddenly or abruptly to avoid something; to adopt a low profile
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ịmâmkpụkpụ
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to make an earthen bed by beating the earth; to pile up thickly
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ịmâm`bya`dam`bya
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to pile up
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ịmâmirì
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to deluge; to be available in great quantity; to produce or give out in quantity
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ịmâ`by`a`dà.byà`dà
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to pile up; to be matted; to lie on top of the other
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ịmâụkwụn`àlà
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to stamp; to beat the ground with the feet
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ịmâòtìlen`àlà
|
to sit down; to sit down forcefully
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ịmâobìn`àlà
|
to hit the ground with the chest
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ịmâimin`àlà
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to hit the ground with the nose; to nose-dive
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ịmâisin`àlà
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to hit the head on the ground; to fall head-first
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ịmâisi
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to hit the head on; to butt
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ịmâịghaanya`nog`wu
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to deliberately or misguidedly get into trouble
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ịmâanyan`ogw`u
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to hit a thorn with the eye i.e. to get into a very serious and unnecessary trouble
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ịmâanya
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to hit with the eye i.e. to let the eye hit something
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ịdôta ụkà
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to cause or bring trouble
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ịdôt'ị
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to stretch by pulling; to prolong
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ịdôt ù
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to pull down
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ịdôlị
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to struggle aginst, resist, persist
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ịdôwa
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to tear apart
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ịdôwasa
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to tera up, to tear into sections
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ịdôze
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to pull down (of building- house, shed, hut etc)
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ịdô abọ nàlà
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to put a wooden bottom basket on the ground
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ịdô uk wù
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to take a position; to take a stand
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ịdôb'à ùdù ụlò
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to place the storage pot in the room
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At' ùmà dò n'ocho
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the jug is standing on the stool
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Ìtè dò n'ekw'u
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the pot is standing on the cooking tripod
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Mirir dò àbọ
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the water is stagnant
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Ìtè dò manụ
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The pot is standing with oil in it
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Abọ dò nkwụ
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The wooden-bottom basket is standing with palm fruits in it
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ịdōb'à
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to place inside(of a container with contents)
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ịdōfù
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to remove from, to place somewhere else
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ịdōsa
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to place on
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ịdōkwàsà
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to place on top of
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ịdōli
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to remove from; to plac somewhere else
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ịdōkò
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to stand stagnant, to slober
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ịdōrọ
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to stay, to remain in position; to be stagnant, to be still, motionless, to be inactive
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dọ (v.)
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save; rescue
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dọfùta
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save from,; rescue from
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dòkità / dọktọ (n)
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doctor
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dọkò (v.)
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stand stagnant
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ịdọkò miri
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to contain water
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ịdọkò ọnụ
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to gape; to talk incoherently, supidly, senselessly
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dọrọdọrọ
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drag, slow-moving, something that might bring trouble
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dọrọònị
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drum (vessel)
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dọrọòsị
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underpants; drawers
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dòti
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dirt, filth
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ịdì dòti
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to be dirty
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ịtû dòti
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to get dirty, to make dirty, to be dirty
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du (v)
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lead, guide, direct
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idû ahya
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to accompany to the market
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idû ụlò
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to lead to the house
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idû ụzò
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to show the way, to guide, to direct
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idû agha/òg'ù
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to command or lead a group or company of warrior fighters
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idû b'à
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to lead into
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idû fù
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to lead astray, to mislead, to lead into trouble
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idû fụ
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to lead out, to see off, to accompany to a point and return
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idûfùtà
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to come out with someone; to choose and send as representative
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idûga
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to accompany to; to send to as messenger or representative
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idûgbu
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to ruin by mislead
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kpavo v.t.
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bring on again; cause to recur; provoke; arouse
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idûghàsà
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to scatter a group by bad leadership
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idûhyè
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to mislead, to lead astray, to guide into another direction
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idûighe
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to send someone to somewhere or for something
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idûghere
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to send someone with anotherone
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idûikọta
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to lead or guide together
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idûkwà
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to lead or direct into another direction
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idûkw'à
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to lead, guide, direct up to a point and stop
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idûla
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to lead home, to see home; tolead; to guide toward
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idûlaj'e
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to lead up to a point along the way
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idûjọ
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to mislead, to lead in the wrong way
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ikpävo oryà
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to cause an illness to recur
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ikpävo iwe
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to provoke to anger
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kpäva v.t.
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cause a frigile or crumbly thing to break; cause dust or ashes to rise; cause an avalanche
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ịmâkọtaakan`ìtè
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to put hands together in the same pot or dish; to eat together from the same vessel
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ịmâighaọnụ
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to put the mouth into; to have a say in a discussion, talk or conversation
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ịmâfè
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to stretch over or across
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ịmâfèaka
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to stretch the arm across or over; to omit, to pass over
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ịmâruaka
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to stretch or push or put the hand right to
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ịmâruakan`òtìleàlà
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to put the hand right to the bottom of
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ịmâfùaka
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to forcefully or forcibly withdraw one's or another's hand from (a container, etc.)
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ịmât`i
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to stretch out stiffly
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ịmât`iaka
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to stretch the arm out
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ịmât`ianya
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to stretch the eye; to look far ahead
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ịmât`iolu
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to stretch the neck ; to raise the voice and make it carry; to speak up
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ịgbâ isim vù kwụm
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to shrug shoulders
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ịgbâ miri
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to spary water on; to squirt water on
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ịgbâ ọgwụ
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to spray medicine on
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ịgbâ ụkwụ
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to kick
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ịgbâ sìkposìkpo
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to shoot with a pea shooter
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ịgbâbì
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to sna, break ( of string, rope, thread)
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ịgbâbì anya
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to wink at
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ịgbâgbu
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to shoot dead; to kill by over-spraying
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ịgbâryè
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to shater into very minute bits; to pulverize
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ịgbâ nkètankè
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to scatter to different directions
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kpàwàm (adv)
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falling , crashing into.
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kpàwàràrà (n)
|
clap the sound of thunder, shot gun
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kpàwùù (n)
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sound of splash into something, a plash in (adv) (do) with a splash
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kpàyìì (n)
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a dive-in; (adv.) with a dive
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idūma
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to lead properly; lead well
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idūzi
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to correct, guide properly; to put right
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idūte
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to send, bring someone along as guide
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dù
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send, cause to go
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idū ozi
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to send on an errand
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idùghè ahya
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to go to the market with someone
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idùghè ozi
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to send on an errand
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idùghè ọrụ
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to send to the farm, to send to work
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kpazi v.t.
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discuss, talk over or converse well; settle by discussion or talk; come to an agreement through a talk or conversation
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kpe 1. v.t.
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plead; beg earnestly
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ikpë ire
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to plead; to beg earnestly (for favour)
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ikpëghe
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to plead or to beg for something
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ikpëfe ire
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to plead with somebody, beg somebody earnestly
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ikpë mkpere
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to make a plea; to beg for favour
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ikpë nwa nkuku ägbawaa
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to plea for a long time. (lit. to plead until the cup breaks)
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idùghè ọk'ụ
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to set on fire to
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idūb'à isi
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to plunge the head into
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gba 2. (v.t.)
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sting; cause stinging or smarting feeling
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ịgbâ a'ụ
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to sting like the bee; to treat harshly
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ịgbâ osò
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to put pepper into a tender part of someone's body
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ihye nà-àgba âgba
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things that sting
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ịgbâ kịtịkịtị
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to irritate; to tingle
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ịgbâkasa àhụ
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to irritate; to itch; to cause a feeling of impatience; to annoy
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ịgbâkasa anya
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to irritate the eye; to appear trivial; to look mean, unworthy
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ịgbâkasa obì
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to cause resentment, annoyance or anger
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gbâ 3. (v.t.)
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make energetic movement in some manner(e.g. run, move, dance)
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ịgbâ mgba
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to wrestle; to tustle,to struggle with another
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ịgbâ njònjòmirì
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to deliberately run about and play in the rain
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d¨´ (v)
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stare vacantly; mope
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id¨´ anya
|
to look steadily and vacantly
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dub¨¨ (v.)
|
be slow in action or movement; be lethargic; be fat, plump; lack vigour or energy
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id¨±b¨¨ ¨¨dube
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to lack vigour, to be ill
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id¨±b¨¨ ndub¨¨
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to be slow in acting or moving
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dud¨´ (v)
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poke or prod repetitively
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d¨±y¨¨
|
to loosen or weaken by poking, pushing
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dududu (adv.)
|
(lead, guide, etc) on and on, continiously, persistently
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d¨´d¨´d¨´ (adv.)
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(1)send persistently; often; regularly; periodically (2) (stare, mope) continiously, on and on, etc
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d¨´d¨´d¨´ (n.)
|
especially of large number of things; (adj.) being of large number in motion and the members being near to one another; (adv) moving in large numbers in close formation
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dùdùra(n.)
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all (of great number of things); whole(of an area)
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ịgbâ gbùrùgbùrù
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to run round, to run round and round, to encircle
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ịgbâ òrò
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to run about in the moonlight playing hide and seek
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ịgbâ ògbaìmìrììmì
|
to dive; to disappear secretly
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ịgbâ ọsọ
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to run; to flee; to escape
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ịgbâ ọsọ nd'ù
|
to run for life; to flee for one's life
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ịgbâ vụkavụka
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to stir up oneself; to endeavour; to make some efffort
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ịgbâ b'à
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to run into
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ịgbâch'ì
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to run aside
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ịgbâfù
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to get lost by running away; to escape, disappear without trace
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ịgbâfù 1.
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to run out; to run out to
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ịgbâga
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to run; to run towards
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ịgbâd' à
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to run down; to descend
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ịgbâfè
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to run across; to run past; to overtake by running
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ịgbâhule
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to run back to; to run again
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ịgbâhyè
|
to run off in the wrong direction; to miss course; to rupture
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ịgbâịgha
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to run into; to encounter by runnning
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ịgbâ j'e
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to run along; to run towards
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ịgbâkù
|
to run to someone; to escape someone
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ịgbâkw'u
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to run to; to encounter through running
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ịgbâkw'ute
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to run to someone; to escape someone
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ịgbâkw'ù
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to and meet somone by running
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ịgbâkw'ùtè
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to come and meet by running
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ịgbâkpù
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to rush aorund doing things in preparation for something
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ịgbân'uwhu
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to flee from home; to desert the home by forced circumstances
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ịgbâ kwèrèkwèrè
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to run smoothly; to run on wheels; to roll
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ịgbâ kwèghèkwèghè
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to be loose, to wobble
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ịgbâ igwè, motò, ụgbọ
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to ride a bicycle, a car, a train
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gbâ 4. (v.t.)
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cause to flow; exude; trickle out; pour through a narrow passage
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ịgbâ avụ
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to exude pus
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ịgbâ maị, manya
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to exude wine (of palm being tapped)
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ịgbâ maị n'agba, n'at'ùmà
|
to run or pour oil into a bottle, a jug
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ịgbâmanụ n'agba
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to run or pour oil into a bottle
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dudururu(adv.)
|
intensive form of dududu
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dùdùrùrù (adv.)
|
intensive form of dùdùdù
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dùgbè (v.)
|
be heavy and hanging; wear something heavy and hanging; be heavy and dull or uninteresting
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dùgbèdùgbè (adj.)
|
heavy and dull; ponderous; (adv.) (act) in a dull manner
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dùghùdùghù (adj.)
|
voluminous; large
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dum (adj.)
|
all; whole; every
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dumò (v.)
|
languid, pathetic, indifferent, listless, uninterested in doing anything; have no desire to make some effort
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dùmòdùmò
|
languid, listless
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duo/duwe
|
approaching; on the way coming; to be on the way coming in; to be approaching by crossing over
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durii (adj.)
|
quiet, motionless
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dùwàm
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suddenly, unexpected, without warning
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ịgbâ òb'àrà
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to bleed, to cause flow of blood
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ịgbâ ùfụfù
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to foam
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ịgbâ gịgịgị
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to flow iin trickles
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ịgbâ rụrọrọ
|
to flow in a steady stream, to drip
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ịgbâ ọgw'ù
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to inject medicine into
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gba 5. (v.t.)
|
do, make, construct, perform
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ịgbâ àjà
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to divine
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ịgbâ àghọ
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to defend someone
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ịgbâ àkw'ùkw'à
|
to curse
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ịgbâ arìgharì
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to be fussy, choosy
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ịgbâ àkw'ùkw'ụnà
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to practice prostitution
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ịgbâ aka ji
|
to train yam vines
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duwhà
|
have big bulk and energy; act, behave forcefully or energetically
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duwhàduwhà (adj.)
|
ferociously, energetically; forcefully; pushful; excited
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dùyèdùyè
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loose, weak
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dụ (v.)
|
follow, follow after, go after, go with; accompany
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dụdọdọ 1. (adv.)
|
persistently, relenlessly, continously; strenously
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dụdọdọ 2. (adv.)
|
(place loaded containers) all along; all over (place); (stand or stay motionless, be stagnant) for considerable period; continously; permanently
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dụdọrọro (adj/adv)
|
intensive form of dụdọdọ
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àhyihyà n.
|
hoof
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ahyihyarà n.
|
type of grass ina whrol and has long
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alsl n.
|
ice, frozen water
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ajà n.
|
Suppineness
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àjà n.
|
Sacrifice, divination
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ajabara adj.
|
Wide, broad
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àjàdu adj.
|
Widower, widow
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ajagidi adj.
|
huge, stout, hefty, enormous
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ajaghère adj.
|
Open, exposed
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ajaghoro adj.
|
Gaping, wide open
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ajakara adj.
|
Splayed, broked at the edges
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ajakịrị adj.
|
Rampant, wild, violent,
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àjam n.
|
Fact of praising, commending, lauding
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àjàm n.
|
fact of opening out, baring.
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ajamaja 1. n.
|
Praising, commending,, lauding, praise
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ajàmàjà n.
|
Opening out, germinating
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ajànjàrikō n.
|
Throwing a person or things from one person to another
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ajari n.
|
Rust, rustiness, corrosion
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ịmâàlàụlò
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to ram the floor of a house (when made of earth)
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ịmâụlò
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to ram the floor of a house (when made of earth)
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ịmâaka`nobì
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to thump on the chest
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ịmâaka
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to push hard or thump with the fist open
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ịmâaj`a
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to ram the soil
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ịmât`ịụkwụ
|
to stretch the leg; to walk with long strides; to walk fast
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ịmâwa
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to break down by thrusting, pierching; to pierce forcefully
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ma 7 (v.t.)
|
ram, beat down (e.g. soil, new earthen floor, etc) into solidity and firmness with a rammer
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ịmâàtù
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to point out; to give direction by pointing with the hand/finger; to illustrate,exemplify
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ịmâàtùtù
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to describe-in such a way as to enable to locate (e.g. place)
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ịmâmmà
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to stab, thrust, or pierce with a knife
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Kpe 2. v.t.
|
pray; worship; revere
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ikpë èkperè
|
to pray; to offer prayers
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ikpë òkpukpe
|
to worship; to offer worskip
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ikpëre arusi
|
to worship, revere idol
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ikpë Chinèkè
|
to pray to God; to worship God; to revere God
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ikpë èkperë änyaäsù
|
to say evening prayers
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ikpë èkperë üt' ut' ù
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to say morning prayers
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ikpëji chi
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to pray untill night falls
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akwukwo ëkperè
|
prayer-book; book of prayers; prayer manual
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kpe 3. v.t.
|
judge; adjucate; arbitrate; make a ruling in a case; sttle a case; condemn (a criminal)
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ikpë ekpe
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to settle by court or by adjudication
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dụdụdụ
|
(1) adv. (follow, accompany, etc) continously; persistently; doggedly; regularly; adj. having habit of following doggedly, etc; n. habit of following doggedly, persistently, etc
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dùdùrùrù adj.
|
very heavy; weighty
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dụfa (v.)
|
push in and make to stick; wedge in tightly; be tightly packed; make full and compact; be full and closely packed; be full and substantial; be hefty
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dụgbà
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to be heavy, weighty; carry something very heavy
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|
dụk'e (v.)
|
burst, break with/by filling up or being full; break, burst by proding, poking, pushing
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dụk'edụk'e (adj.)
|
pressing; urgent; restricting
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ịmâòchòrò
|
to crane the neck; to look eagerly for; to expect eagerly
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|
ịmâọnwụ
|
to insist desperately; to persist stubbornly; to be determined to act or be in action
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ịmâụkwụ
|
to stick in leg; to thrust or put in feet; to visit or call at a place
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ịmâb`à
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to thrust into, push into
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ịmâịgha
|
to thrust into, push into
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ịmâịghaaka
|
to thrust or push the hand into; to get involved in; meddle
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ịmâịghaakan`ọnụ
|
to put the hand into the mouth; to eat; to insult
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ịmâkòtaaka
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to push or thrust or put in hands at the same time or in the same container
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ikpë ikpe
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to try a case; to comdemn ; to judge
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ikpë ikpeäzu
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to try a case and give a ruling in the absence of on of the partiesinvolved; to deprive one of a right in his or her absence
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ikpëd à n'ikpe
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to win a case against an opponent
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àjàrl 1. n.
|
The branching end of corn stalk which carries the stamen containing pollen.
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àjàl 2. n.
|
Agame played by childrenat which one throws a bundle of grass and anothertry to catch it with a loop.
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ajarịrị adj.
|
Tasselled, tassel-like
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ajija 1. n.
|
Worthy of praise or commendation, possibilty of praising
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ajija adj.
|
Capable of opening out germinating, being bared
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ajirija n.
|
Perspiration, sweat
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|
ajọkara adj.
|
most ugly, very ugly
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ajọlịrị 1. adj.
|
Exceedingly ugly, bad
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ajọlịrị 2. adj.
|
Frisky, gambolling, jumping about, leaping
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àjọm 1. n.
|
Fact of scrambling for, tussling for, contesting, rescuing
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àjọm 2. n.
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Fact of being bad, ugly, evil
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ch` aàjiọfịsi n.
|
Charge office
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d'à (v.)
|
fall; fail;be initiated into; get, obtain by some performance; be, become, happen, occur; cause, bring about, decline set (of day or sun)
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ịd'àad'à
|
to fall down ; to have a fall
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ịd'à àjà
|
to demand something as a sacrifice
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ịd'à àjà eghū
|
to demand a goat as sacrifice
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ịd'à eg'o
|
to make money; to collect money
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ịd'à
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sun setting
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ịd'à ekeāba
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to fall supine, to fall on ones back
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ịd'à elu
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to fall from a height
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ịd'à elu ụkà
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to say the wrong thing
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ịd'à ikpe
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to become a dispute
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ịd'à ìwu
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to foul of the law, to commit an offense
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ch` aji v. tr.
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Charge, demand price
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ch` àlenji n.
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Challenge; v. to challenge
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ch` am adj.
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Perfectly clear, clean;
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ịmâgid`eahyịhya
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to lay leaves on or over
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ịmâgid`emad`ù
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to lie over someone; to give a person no respite
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ch` a`nji n.
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change
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ch` arach` ara adj.
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light-coloured, light-complexioned; not quite ripe
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ch` arịchàrị adj.
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Of no distinct colour; lightly coloured; wind- swept, bare, barren, unproductive
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ch` arịị adj.
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Shining persistently, glittering, sparkling, gleaming
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ịd'a miri
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tobe in itiated into
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ịd'a `nd'ụ
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to fall upon a stake, to engae suicidal action or being dipped into water
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ịd'a `ngwọūrụ
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to become lame, crippled
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ch` e`nji n.
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Change; alteration; one form of money for another
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ch` i 1. v. tr/intr.
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Close, close up, block, block up
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ch` iịmach` int` i
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to close the ear by tying something over them; to pay no attention; not to heed;
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esu n.
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millipede
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esumesu 1. n.
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punching , pounding, hammering
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esumesu 2. n.
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inserting, putting into
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esumesu 3.n.
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provoking, starting up; provocation; disturbance
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esumesu 4.n.
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shivering, trembling; eagerness; excitement; impatience
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fenja n.
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tobacco-pipe
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ferefere adj.
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easily blown about, very light, flimsy, soft; of no substance
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fejam adj.
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light and exposed; light and flat
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ferim adj. adv.
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light in weight; with light easy movement
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gelè v. t./intr
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be outstanding, exposed, prominent
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ge v.t.
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leak, tricle, drip, ooze,weep
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hye 1.v.t.
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tie with something strong; bind; fetter; seize in lieu of something;
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hye 2 v.t.
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dislodge; dislocate
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hye3. v.t.
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miss; stray from; go astray; deviate from course
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hyi 1. v.t
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hye 3;
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hyi 2. v.t./intr.
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appear; become visible; materialize;
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j`o v.t.
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gush; flow in copious
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jom adj
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tall and strraight; high; stately
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joo adv.
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steadily in a lifted or raised position
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jọ 1. v.t.
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scramble for; scuffle for; tussle for; struggle for; contend; contest;
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la 1. v.t/ intr
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go home; go or move towards; go into; take a position, stance or posture
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laịlāahya
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to go or return home from the market
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laịlāọ¯ru
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to go home from work or from the farm
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laịlāụl`o
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to go or return home
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laịlāÀlabèkeè
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to remove to Britain, to migrate or emigrate to Britain
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laịlā`Owèrè
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to remove to Owèrè
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ịgbâ àzì
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to make a meal, to breakfast; to cause bad luck
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ịgbâ èvùvù
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(of a child) to make vibrating sound by blowing through untense lips
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ịgbâ èbè
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to float, rest lightly on
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ịgbâ ìzùzù
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to tell privately; to consult privily; to take decision together in private
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ịgbâ mkpịsì
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to stick sticks or pegs around e.g. a growing plant
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ịgbâ mkpịsị na nt'Ị
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to twirl a stick in the ear to clean it
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ịgbâ aka n'anya
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to clean the corner of the eye with a finger
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ịgbâ nke
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to be on the lookout for; to keep an eye on secretly
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ịgbâ nk wàsà
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to build a platform
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ịgbâ nkw'ò
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to make preparation for something
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ịgbâ nkw'ò erimeri
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to prepare the things for making a real meal
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ịgbâ ìzùzù
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to tell privately; to consult privily; to conspire
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ịgbâ mkpịsì na nt'Ị
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to twirl a stick in the ear to clean it
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ịgbâ ngù
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to make a special sauce with oil, pepper, potash etc
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ịgbâ mbò
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to endeavour
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ịgbâ mkpe
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to mourn; to be in mourning
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ịgbâ okporo
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to do a (long) distance; to make a journey
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ịgbâ ogho
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to spin cotton
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ịmākpù
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to lie on the belly or underside; to stand upside-down; to over-turn
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ịmāch`i
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to block up, slit up (of soil carried by water)
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ma 8 (v.t)
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shake, shake forcefully; agitate; wobble; sift
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ịmaaj`arata
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to sift pebbles in water to clean them
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ịmāak`ụ
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to sift palm nuts in water to seperate them from other materials
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ịmājịgbò
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to sift steeped or grated cassava
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ịmāùnù
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to give a push; to agitate; to billow or make surging motion
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ịmāoyi
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to cause feverishness; to make anxious
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ịmāzìghìzìghì
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to shake oneself (e.g. a wet dog)
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ịmājìjìjì
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to tremble, quake, shiver, dither
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ịmāwùwòwò
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to shake and make wobbly or loose in stand
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ịmāwò
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to loosen by shaking (e.g. post, pillar, tree)
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ma 9 (v.t)
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to make or produce some noise with the motion of air in the mouth or nose
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ịmāòpì
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to blow a flute, trumpet, horn, whistle
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ịmāimi
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to blow the nose
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ịmāọ¯sù
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to sigh
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ịmāùnè
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to blow the mouth organ
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ịmāu¯zerè
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to sneeze
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ma 10 (v.t.)
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to develop, grow or produce; blow, blossom, burst into flower
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ịmāàbàkàrà
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to develop scum, slushy moss, mould or greasy fat
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ịmāàbùbà
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to develop, put on, grow a quantity of fat
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ịmâanụ
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to put on a lot of flesh
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ịmâèvùvù
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to get mouldy; to grow some fungus on
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ịmâeryo
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to grow mushroom
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ịmâìfurù
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to blossom, blow
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ma 11(v.t)
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paint on; rub on; between the palms of the hands
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ịmânzụ
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to put on or wear white chalk or powder ( a sign of joy, rejoicing; as sign of medicine man)
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ịmân`tụ
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to paint or run with dust, ashes, dirt
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ịmâpawụdà
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to wear or put on powder
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ịmâunyì
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to paint on or rub on charcoal
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ịmâzù
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to massage; to rub smooth or even
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ma 12 (v.t)
|
cut; cut off; sever
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ịmâbì
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to cut or sever forcefully with instrument
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ịmâji
|
to cut down with instrument (e.g knife)
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ịmâjìfù
|
to cut off with instrument
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ma 13 (v.t)
|
start, begin, set off early or in good time
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ma 14 (v.t)
|
bluff; scare; intimidate; put off ( by some pretended hostility)
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ma 15 (v.t.)
|
be extra; be in excess; remain; have remainder; be surplus
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ịmâihye
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to have some extra of; to be more than required
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ịmâụma
|
to be extra, to have a remainder of
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ịmâfù
|
to be extra, to be or have remainder
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ịmâfùtà
|
to be extra, to be or have remainder
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ịmâfọ
|
to be less than the required number or amount
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|
ma 16 (particle)
|
functioning as specific reference and emphasis to a pronoun, and having the sense of 'the'
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Mụ mâ onye byâra....
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I the one who came....
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Gị mâ onye gâra....
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You the one who went
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Ya mâ onye kwûru....
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He the one who spoke....
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mà 1 (v.t)
|
elongate, lengthen, cause to elongate or lengthen; stretch out
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ịmàakaeg`ō
|
to stretch the arm for money; to reach out for money
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ịmàakan`elū
|
to stretch the arms upwards ( to express surprise, dismay, excitement, sorrow or joy)
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ịmàgugururu
|
to elongate or lengthen in a firm or turgid form or manner
|
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ịmàgum
|
to erect suddenly and stiffly (e.g. finger)
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ịmàolu
|
to stretch out the neck
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ịmàrụrọrọ
|
to drip steadily, to flow continuously; to be heavily drenched or soaked
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ịmàzim
|
to spurt, to gush out strongly and suddenly
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ịmàut`ù
|
to cause the penis to erect
|
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ịmàlìtè
|
to begin, start
|
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ịmàt`Ị
|
to stretch out, to become long or lengthened and stiff (as in rigor mortis)
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mà 2 (v.t)
|
erect in upright position; drive into the soil something long and having a sharpened end
|
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ịmàgbùrùgburù
|
to erect round, around
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ịmàji
|
to erect stakes for yam vines
|
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ịmàmgbīdi
|
to build a thick wall (with earth, cement, etc.)
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ịmàògidi
|
to erect a pillar
|
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ịmàosisi
|
to erect a stake, post, pale
|
|
ịmàụlò
|
to erect a house (by erecting the outer frame-work or laying the foundation)
|
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ịmàch`i
|
to erect so as to block or close
|
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ịmàlì
|
to erect so as to block or close
|
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ịmāk`èj`è
|
to erect further away from or towards
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ịmāk`èlàtà
|
to erect nearer or closer to
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mà 3 (v.t)
|
(i)measure, measure out; (ii) buy or obtain in measure or quanity; (iii) estimate, plan, propose
|
|
ịmàamàmàmà
|
to measure, meter out; to estimate, plan, propse; to allot, portion out.
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|
ịmàgàrị
|
to buy garri in quantity
|
|
ịmànnu
|
to buuy salt in large quantity
|
|
ịmànsiègbè
|
to buy a quantity of gunpowder
|
|
ịmàụkw`àorù
|
to buy corn or maize in quantity
|
|
ịmābìsè
|
to measure out in portions; to divide up
|
|
ịmābìsèàlà
|
to divide up a piece of land
|
|
ịmākò
|
to amass; to buy in very large quantity
|
|
ịmākòedè
|
to buy or acquire a large quantity of cocoyams
|
|
ịmākòeg`o
|
to make or acquire a lot of money
|
|
ịgb¨¡mad`¨´
|
to buy a person; to redeem a person from slavery
|
|
mad`¨´ụj¨
|
a cowardly person; a fearful person
|
|
mad`¨±¨¬b¨¨ri¨¬b¨¨
|
a foolish or stupid person
|
|
mad`¨±¨¨f¨´
|
ordinary person; man in the street ; a useless or inconsequential person, a nonentity
|
|
made (v.t)
|
delay someone; detain; keep waiting
|
|
mach`lch`l (n)
|
matches
|
|
mad`¨´Chukwuk¨¨r¨¨
|
a person created by God; a human being (and therefore having value)
|
|
igb¨±mad`¨´
|
to do, ruin, kill a person
|
|
¨¬gwem¨¡d`¨´
|
crowd of people
|
|
mkpọmkpọ m¨¡d`¨´
|
a despised, hopeless, poor, sickly person; person with little or no value
|
|
mkpụmkpum¨¡d`¨´
|
short person
|
|
m¨¡d`¨´mkpụmkpu
|
short person
|
|
mkpụr¨±m¨¡d`¨´
|
a person's offspring; the seed of a person
|
|
mkpụr¨±m¨¡d`¨´¨°len¨¤¨°le
|
few people
|
|
ndịm¨¡d`¨´
|
a person's family; people
|
|
ng`ịrịg`am¨¡d`¨´
|
a skinny person; a lively person; a rascal or ruffian
|
|
nkịrịkam¨¡d`¨´
|
a ragged person, an untidy person; a person of mean character
|
|
nwam¨¡d`¨´
|
offspring of a person, child of a person; freeborn person; well-trained or well-behaved person
|
|
¨°gbum¨¡d`¨´
|
murderer
|
|
ok`em¨¡d`¨´
|
an aged or elderly person; a great person
|
|
okpotokpom¨¡d`¨´
|
a huge person, person with big and bony build
|
|
ịgbâ òbò
|
to be shameless; to have no shame
|
|
ịgbâ ọkaị
|
to make roofing mat with leaves of rafia palm
|
|
ịgbâ ọnụ ùkw'ùrù
|
to go without food; to fast
|
|
ịgbâ ọnụmọònù
|
to attract bad public attention; to make or become infamous
|
|
ịgbâ ùk'o
|
to build a shelf over a fire-place; to build a shelf on the wall of a house
|
|
ịgbâ ùch'ù
|
to breakfast; to make unlucky
|
|
ịgbâ ùka
|
to get or make sour
|
|
ịgbâ ọbọ
|
to make a sheat; to make a cover
|
|
ịgbâ ọnụ ọbọ
|
to cover the mouth as with a sheath; to muzzle; to shut up
|
|
ịgbâ nsọkw'ụ
|
to meticulously avoid, to abhor, to abominate
|
|
ịgbâbè
|
to float, rest lightly on; to do gently, lightly with care
|
|
¨°ha m¨¡d`¨´
|
the general public; the totality of assembled people
|
|
ụm¨± m¨¡d`¨´
|
the children or offspring of a person; people in general; mankind
|
|
ịw¨± m¨¡d`¨´
|
to be a human being; to behave or act humanely; to have good human qualities of character; to be a great person
|
|
ịl¨ ¨´ w¨¤ n¨¤ mad`¨´
|
to incarnate/reincarnate among mankind; to act or behave like a human being
|
|
maj (n)
|
drink, wine; palmwine; alcoholic drink
|
|
id'àob'om
|
to be berserk; to fight with wild frenzy
|
|
id'àogbù
|
to become dumb
|
|
id'àògbuènye
|
to become poor; poverty-striken
|
|
id'à ohù nwok'e nà ohù nwaànyì
|
to be very dear, costly
|
|
id'à ọch'ù
|
to cause a vendetta
|
|
id'à ọfà erimeri
|
to indulge in; to do in excess
|
|
id'à ọfà anū
|
to eat too much food; to be greedy
|
|
id'à ọfà okwū
|
to indulge in talking, to be talkative
|
|
id'à ọg'ù
|
to cause a fight, to turn into a fight
|
|
id'à ọrụ
|
to select a portion of land to farm; to sellect a portion of a farm to work from
|
|
id'à nd'à ọrū
|
to select a portion of farm to work from
|
|
ịgbâch'i
|
to close, shut; to close down, shut down; to cover
|
|
ịgbâch'i ahya
|
to close down a market
|
|
ịgbâch'i isi
|
to cover the head with a scarf
|
|
ịgbâch'i ụlò ahya
|
to close a shop, to shut down a shop
|
|
ịgbâch'i aka n'anya
|
to cover the face with the hand
|
|
ịgbâsa
|
to splash on, to fall on(of drop, drip, etc); to concern, to refer to
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|
ịgbâsà
|
to spread, to spread about, to spread out
|
|
ịgbâsà mbara
|
to spread out wide; to extend wide
|
|
ịgbâsò
|
to follow; to follow after; to race; to trail
|
|
ịgbâsì
|
to render inactive; to neutralize; to make harmless
|
|
ịgbârù
|
to cause or form a blister, to blister
|
|
ịgbârụ
|
to twirl; to stir; to stir up sediments; to pollute
|
|
ịgbârụ ihu
|
to frown, to look sad, to cloud over
|
|
ịgbâzi
|
to get straight; to become better; to improve
|
|
ịgbâzè
|
to melt; to dissolve; to smelt
|
|
ịgbâziri
|
to borrow from
|
|
ịgbâziighe
|
to lend to
|
|
ịgbâzù
|
to assemble together
|
|
ịgbâzụ
|
to ruffle, to disarrange
|
|
id'a ọryà
|
to become ill, to fall ill
|
|
id'a ụkà/okwū
|
to become a dispute, to lead into trouble
|
|
id'a ụkpa
|
to become poor
|
|
id'a ùle
|
to fail an examination, to fail a test
|
|
id'a n'ụkwụ
|
to fall at the feet on someone; to humble oneself to another, to submit to another
|
|
id'aāb'à
|
to fall into, to be in a remote place
|
|
id'aābì
|
to break by falling on
|
|
id'aàch'ì
|
to obstruct by falling; to block; to intervene; to hinder; prevent
|
|
id'aāfù
|
to fall and get lost; to loose oneself, to fall out, to fall off
|
|
id'afù
|
to fall and get lost; to loose oneself, to fall out, to fall off
|
|
id'aāfùtà
|
to fall out from; to derive from; to ensue; result from
|
|
ịgbāvu
|
to carry; to leave behind; to forget
|
|
ịgb'à
|
to get or make lukewarm or warm
|
|
ịgbā'à isi, ùvurù
|
to upset the head, the brain
|
|
ịgbāghe
|
to open out; to open up; to re-open
|
|
ịgbāgid'e
|
to press upon
|
|
ịgbāgid'e ụkwụ
|
to press the foot upon
|
|
ịgbāgid'e ụkwụ n'àlà
|
to stand firmly, to be resolute
|
|
ịgbāgid'e aka n'obì
|
to press the hand on the chest; to e patient
|
|
ịgbā ekwè
|
to build main beam of yam rack
|
|
ịgbā ọgba
|
to add additionally
|
|
ịgbā ọgba èkèle
|
to thank in profusion
|
|
ịd'a āfè
|
to fall over to; to fall across
|
|
ịd'a àgbù
|
to kill by falling on; to fall; to stumble
|
|
ịd'aghàsà
|
to fall apart; to scatter through falling; to fall in dufferent directions
|
|
ịd'aghè
|
to burst open by falling or by falling on
|
|
ịd'a àg'ò
|
to fall on top of
|
|
ịd'ahyè
|
to fall away; to fall in the wrong place
|
|
ịd'ajì
|
to break, snap by falling or falling on
|
|
ịd'ajù
|
to cool; to cool off; to become calm, quiet; to die down
|
|
ịd'akà
|
to burst trough falling
|
|
ịd'akìsì
|
to fall and break open
|
|
ịd'alà
|
to fall towards; to lean towards; to tend towards
|
|
ịgbâ isi ònùnù
|
to heat up the top of the head; to give a burning sensation to the head
|
|
gba 6. (v.t.)
|
grow, produce, develop, put on
|
|
ịgbâ àbùbà
|
to grow fat; to put on fat; to be fat
|
|
ịgbâ ab'ụb'à
|
to grow feathers
|
|
ịgbâ aj'ị
|
to grow hairs on the body
|
|
ịgbâ ak'ịrị
|
to grow small roots
|
|
ịgbâ akpụkpù
|
to have lumps in
|
|
ịgbâ akpụrụgede
|
to develop a bump, swollen gland
|
|
ịgbâ anụ
|
to grow flesh, meat; to put on flesh
|
|
ịgbâ àwàọnụ
|
to grow a beard
|
|
ịgbâ mkpè
|
to grow a set of seeds in place of one (of nuts)
|
|
ịd'amà
|
|
|
ịd'ànyù
|
|
|
ịd'a
|
|
|
ikpibìsè
|
to break into short lengths
|
|
mkpìghìrì
|
short length or piece of
|
|
mkpìrìsì
|
short peice of;
|
|
mkpìrìsì osisi
|
a short piece of wood, a piece of wood
|
|
kpìkerekpì (n)
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topsyturvy; head-over-heels; doing a topsyturvy or roll;
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itü pkìkerekpì
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to turn or roll in topsyturvy way
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ịgbâ mkpụrû
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to produce or grow seeds
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ịgbâ mkpụmkpụ
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to grow short, to be short
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ịgbâ mgbòròg wnù
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to grow roots
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ịgbâịgha mgbòròg wnù
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to grow roots into; to take root
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ịgbâ ọkpụrụkpù
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to be lumpy, chunky, big
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ịgbâ okpokoro
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to grow big, hefty; to grow or be stout
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ịgbâdụ
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to grow full, to attain full stature; to grow big
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ịgbâ urùmè
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to grow flesh
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ịgbâ ịròghò
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to be crooked, bent
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ịgbâ gw'ajiri gw'ajiri
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to be brittle, snappy
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ịgbâ kejiri kejiri
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to be brittle, snappy
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ilû maị
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to buy wine
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ilç maị
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to taste wine
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ịk`û maị
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to tap wine; to share out wine at party
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ịgwâ maị
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to mix wine (e.g. with water)
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ịgbà ọnụ mâị
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to drink from the same cup or glass at the same time (as evidence of fast friendship)
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ịgbâ maị
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to pour wine into a vessel (e.g. bottle, glass) to share out wine (e.g. at party); to produce wine (of tree)
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ịkwû maị
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(i) to open a bottle of wine, (ii) to pay or give wine (e.g. as a fine)
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ịd'àzè
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to break down by falling on
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ịd'à ùd'à
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to make a sound; to be resonant
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ịd'à ọnụ
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to be costly, dear
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ịd'à ok'e ọnụ
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to be very costly, to be very high priced
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ịd'à ọnụ àlà
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to be cheap, less costly
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ịd'à ọnụ ntà
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to cost little, to be cheap
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ịd'à ọnụ elū
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to be very dear, costly
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ịd'à ik'eik'e
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to sound harsh, rough
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ịgbâ mgbụrụ
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to be slippery
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ịgbâ njenje
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to be very small, tiny
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ịgbâ nkịt'Ị
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to be silent, still, unresponsive
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ịgbâ nsik'e
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to be stiff, hard, firm, rigid, unyielding
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ịgbâ ntọntọ
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to be small-size
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ịgbâ ùtụ
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to be worm-eaten
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ịgbâ ụtụghụtụ
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to be small in size
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ịgbâ ik'e
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to be strong; to be capable
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gba 7. (v.t.)
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plant small seeds
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ịgbâ ak'ụèbèlè
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to plant seeds of gourd
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ịgbâ elìlì
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to plant melon seeds
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d'e (v.t.)
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make deep-sounding sound; rumble; thunder; groan; growl
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id'¨¥¨´d'e
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to make deep-sounding noise
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d'e (v.t)
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grow healthyly; flow fast, rush
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d'e (suffix)
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express intensity, persistence, duration; with sense of 'against', 'on', occur often as
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d'¨¨ (v.)
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become soft, wet, moist, damp or soggy; soak in or absorb moisture
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d'¨¨gh¨¨d'¨¨gh¨¨ (adj.)
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rather soft, wet, damp, soggy; pulpy
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m¨¤ 4 (particle)
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(i) adversative, co-ordinating conjunction
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mad`¨´
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a human person, person, man, mankind, humanity; person with good, great, or noble qualities of character
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mad`¨±¨°w¨´l¨¤
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everybody, anybody; any or every person
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ịgbā òdùdù
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o plant beans
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ịgbā ọk'à, ukw'àorù
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to plant corn seeds
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ịgbā ọkwụrụ
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to plant okra seeds
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ịgbā ụgbòghòrò
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to plant pumpkin seeds
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ịgbā ùkpò
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to plant seeds of yellow corn
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gba 8. (v.intr.)
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erupt (of rashes, pimples, etc), grow in large quantity (weeds, leafy)
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ịkàgbà àhụ
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to say very often
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ikwugba àhụ
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to do very often; to happen many times
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imēgba àhụ
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to do very often; to happen many times
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ịjūgbā àhụ
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to ask very often; to ask many times
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irigbā àhụ
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to eat plentifully; to eat often
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ịb`àmai
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to cost or involve wine
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ifùmaị
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to cost or involve wine
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iwèmaị
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to cost or involve wine
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maị bèkeè
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gin, whisky, etc; alcoholic drinks; imported drinks
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maị oyìbo
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gin, whisky, etc; alcoholic drinks; imported drinks
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maị elū
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palm wine
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maị ihū
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first wine or drink (given for a ceremony e.g. marriage ceremony)
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maị āzụ
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first wine or drink (given for a ceremony e.g. marriage ceremony)
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ivûgba àhụ
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to carry often; to carry many times
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gba 9. (v.t.)
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shine; to rub smooth or smoothe (with an instument); polish; rub on
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ịgbâ ìtè
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to smoothe a pot (in pottery)
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ịgbâ tìro
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to wear eye make-up galena stone
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ịgbâ ụlò
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to rub the wall or floor of house smooth
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ịgbâ nzụ n'aka
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to rub chalk on the wrist
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ịgbâd'ò
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to clear, to become clear, to settle, to become sober
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gba 10. (v.t.)
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extract, take from; make visible, cause to appear, expose
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ịgbâ aka
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to be empty-handed; to be unarmed; to gain nothing
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ịgbâ akw'arà
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to extract fibre from the frond of rafia palm; to extract the vein from a body
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ịgbâ akpụkpọ
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to flay; to skin
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ịgbâ mgbòrògw'ù
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to dig up roots, to pull out roots, to root out
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ịgbâ nje
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to remove pimples
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ịgbâ akaebç
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to bear witness; to give evidence
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ịgbâ ak'ụihyç
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to shell melon seeds
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ịgbâ àmà
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to reveal a secret; to give away confidential information
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ịgbâ àzụ
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to make the black visible; to make a part visible
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ịgbâ anyaeg'ô
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to have visible lumps
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ịgbâ akpụkpụ
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to have visible lumps
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ịgbâ àhụ ùwhòrò
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to expose the top part of the body
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ịgbâ isi akw'arà
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to make veins appear on the head; to be stubborn, uncompromising
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ịgbâ och'i
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to expose to public view; to put to public disgrace
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ụkatara maị
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sour wine, fermented palm wine; strong wine, potent wine
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ùtọ māị
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the taste of wine
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ùfụfù māị
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froth, foam of wine
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òkpọòchì māị
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strong, unadulterated wine
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maị ik`ē
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strong or hard drink or wine
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maị mìri
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palm wine; watered-down wine; watery
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maị nà-ab`à n` anya
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alcoholic or intoxicating wine
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maị nà-ègbu ēgbu
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intoxicating wine, intoxicants
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maị igbū
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to be intoxicated by alcoholic wine
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ik`ē māị
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(lit. the bottom of wine) lees, dregs, sediments of wine; last drop of drink
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karama māị
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wine-skin; bottle of wine; wine bottle
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at`Ị māị
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scum of wine (of palm wine)
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maị ūchọ
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sweet wine; tasty wine
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maị ng wò
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raffia palm wine
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maị nk wū
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oil palm wine
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ịgbâ olu akw'arà
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to make the veins appear in the neck; to be stiff-necked
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ịgbâ ọkpụkpụ
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to extract bones from, remove bones from (e.g. fish, meat)
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ịgbâfụtà ì whò
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to be visible, obvious,prominent
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gba 11. (v.t.)
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wear something circular
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ịgbâ àsị
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to wear beads, coral beads, ring bangle
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ịgbâ ọfaisì
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to wear head scarf
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ịgbâ ajịakâ
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to wear hairy armband
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gba 12. (v.t.)
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buy; sell; pledge; redeem, exchange
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ịgbâ aka ahyâ
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to make the first sale or first purchase at the beginning of the market
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ịgbâ àchọghi
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to divorce
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ịkw`à maị
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to pour wine on; to pour libation
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ịwū maị
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to pour wine on; to pour libation
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imē maị
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to give or donate wine; to give wine as a fine
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onye māị
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wine seller; wine dealer
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ịtū maị
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to pour libation
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ịū gbaa n` imi
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to be heavily drunk
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ịzà maị
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to filter wine; to get wine from palm being tapped
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avụ māị
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a type of animal that is very fond of palm wine; one addicted to drinking wine
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majiìkì (n)
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magic
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imē majiìkì
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to do a magic
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ịgbâ mad'ụ
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to buy a person as a slave; to redeem a person
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ịgbâfụtà n'ohù
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to redeem from slavery
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ịgbâ ibe
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to pledge
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ịgbâ ònwe
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to buy oneself out, to redeem oneself
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ịgbâ ọhya ibe
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to pledge a piece of land
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ịgbâ onwò
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to exchange for
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ịgbâ tikçètì
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to buy a ticket
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ịgbâ ụgwọ
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to collect a debt; to ask for compensation
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ịgbâ ụgbọ, tèreèni, motò
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to travel by train or motor vehicle by paying a fare
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ịgbânwò
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to change; to exchange
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gbà 1. (v.t.)
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join together, joint, link up, tie together end to end, couple, mate
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ịgbà afọ, izù, ọnwa
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to be a year, a week, a month long or old
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ịgbà akwà
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to sew pieces of cloth together; to tie on or wear cloth
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ịgbà eriri, ùdò
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to tie strings, rope end to end
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ịgbà obì
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to live close together, to be neighbours
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ịgbà òg'ìg'è
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to build a fence or an enclosure
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ịgbà olu
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to support another person's speech or statement by adding one's own
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ịgbà ọkpụkpụ
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to join bones, to set a broken bone
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ịgbà ọnụ māị
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to drink from the same cup at the same time as a sign of close and intimate friendship
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ịgbà ọrụ
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to have plots of farmland close together; to work at close quaters with
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ịgbà mgbà
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to join together; to be close together
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ịgbà nd'ụ
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to make a convenant
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ịgbàkọtà aka
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to join hands together; to co-operate
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ịgbà àhụ
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to experience orgasm
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gbà 2.
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lever; exert pressure from beneath with an instrument; prise
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ịgbà anya
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to look at with eyes slightly lowered as gesture of disapproval
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ịgbà avụ
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to hold a wrestler by linking one's finger behind him and using one's arms as levers to dislodge his grip on one
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ịgbà erè
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to recollect, to consider, to think
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ịgbà imi
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to raise the nose to smell more accurately; to sniff
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ịgbà ivu
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to carry very heavy load
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ịgbà nt'Ị
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to cock the ear, to listen attentively
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mbich`ì 2 (vb n)
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leaning something away from something else
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mbid`à 1 (vb n)
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living at alower level; taking up residence at a lower place or area
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mbìimbiì (n)
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bad habit of doing
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mbìkw`o (vb n)
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causing to fall out by force through butting or hitting; dislocating by butting
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mbiru (vb n)
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living as far as, living right up to
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mborà (vb n)
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cooking in an unppetizing manner; cooking with more water than ingredients
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mb`à (vb n)
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going in; entering; becoming a member of or joining an association or society; entrance; entry
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mb`òmòg`ù
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separation of fighters; intervention in war, fight; making peace
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imç àgbààbụô
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to be or become middle-aged
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imç àgbànaàwò
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to be or become middle-aged
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gịnị imç?
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what to happen?
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imēgbu
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to ill-treat, to cheat, to oppress
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imētụ obì
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to embrace
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mfị (vb n)
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drying up, shrivelling
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mg`ba (vb n)
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doing, making, causing, bringing about, performin some act or operation
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anwū n.
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bee
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anwū 2 n
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Mosquito
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à nwụ n.
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Talisman; something believed to have maical power to ward off death
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à nwụ¯m n.
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fact of wilting, drooping, withering, dying, fading
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anwụmanwụ n.
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Carrying of small animals and birds by hokding their sides
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anwụnwà adj
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capable of being edeavoured, striven for, tempted
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anw`ụrù 1.n.
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Tobacco, cigarette, cigar, tobacco leaf
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anw`ụrù 2.n.
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Smoke; steam; vapour; vapour of steam; clouds
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anwùrùá»kÅ« n.
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Somke of fire; clouds ; vapour
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anwụtà n.
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Mosquito, mosquito net
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anya` n.
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Eye; eyelet; small opening; peep-hole
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anya 2 n.
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Disance, tobe far; to be along time
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anyaà Ià n.
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lower eyelid
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anyaà nụ`nù n.
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envy, jealousy; tobe envious;
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anyaà r`Ir`i n.
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Disgrace, indignity, shamefulness, humiliation
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à nyaà r`Ir`I 2
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some one in disgraceful manner, treat with indignity
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à nyaà sù
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Evening, night, evening meal , supper
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anyaegbe n.
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squint
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à nyaelu n.
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upper eyelid;
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anyaezeg`¯o n.
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cataract
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anyaghanya adj.
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very sticky; having many layers of plaster; very fat, ;oump
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anyaik`¯e n.
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Boldness, fearlessness, courage; bullying, intimidation
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anyair`ogh`o n.
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Squint, crooked vision
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anyakara adj.
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sticky gluey, gummy
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ihà manụ
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to exclude oil (e.g. a burning insect, animal, etc.)
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ihū manụ
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to smear or rub oil on
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ịkpā manụ
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to buy oil
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ikpūkpù manụ
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to smear or rub plenty of oil on
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onye mānụ
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seller of oil; dealer in oil
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ịp`à manụ
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to squeeze out oil from the fibre of pounded oil palm fruits
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ịrā manụ
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to lick, eat oil; to eat or taste food
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ịrà manụ
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to become oil-coloured (of e.g. tuber going bad; yellowing teeth; etc.); to be soaked with oil (e.g. of cloth)
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ịrē manụ
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to sell oil
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irì manụ
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to eat oil; to consume much oil
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itē manụ
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to anoint with oil; to snear, coat or paint with oil
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ịvù manụ
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to have an excess of oil (e.g. soup)
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manụmānụ (adj)
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oily; reddish-brown, yellow, yellowish (of coour) n. plentifulness of oil
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Ebe dum wù manụmānụ
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There is oil everywhere.
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mànụmkpekē (n)
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semi-solid oil
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màràmàrà (adj)
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glittering, glistening, glossy, sleek; reflective; dazzling
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igbū màràmàrà
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to glitter, glisten, be glossy, be sleek
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inwō màràmàrà
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glitter, reflect, dazzle
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ikū màràmàrà
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to lighten, flash, reflect dazzle
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màsịnỊ (n)
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machine; sewing-machine
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màsịnỊ akā
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sewing-machine with handle
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màsịnỊ ụk wụ
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pedal sewing-machine
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ịgbà akwụkwọ
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to write; to wed or marrry by ordinance or church rite; to sue to court
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gbààà (adv)
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brightly; brilliantly
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gbààà (adj)
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bright; brilliant; white
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gbààà (n)
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brilliance; brightness; whiteness
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d'èkèd'èkè adj.
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wet, moist, or damp and sticky
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d'ì
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endure; bear pateintly; tolerate
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d'id'è (v.)
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to groan; rumble; growl continously or persistently
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d'id'è (v.t.)
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cause to become soft; soggy or soaked; cause nausea; nauseate
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d'id'iriri (adj.)
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compact and firm throughout; very compact and firm; very stout; thick and firm built
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d'iè
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lie down
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d'im (adv.)
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(closing) firmly and fully
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ib'od'im
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to shut door fully and firmly
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d'ịdịrịrị (adj)
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compact, firm,smooth and heavy
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d'o (v.)
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place, put; out in order; keep; reserve; conserve; put away; store away; posssess; own
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d'o
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be or become peaceful, calm, settled
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Àlàèd' oole
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the land is peaceful
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Ùd'o èd' oole
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peace has come
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Od'ōole
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it is peaceful again/peace has come
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d'ò
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become clear; make clear; clarify
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gbabì (v. intr/t.)
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lean on something; lean against; lean something against another
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gbabè (v.intr./t.)
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float; drift; be afloat
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gbabọ (v.intr./t.)
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lose taste or color; fade; become stale or sour; dissolve
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gbab'a (v.intr./t.)
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chip or break off by force; impair
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gbabà (v.t./intr.)
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run, flow, explode or dance into; rush into; escape or flee into; incense
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ịgbàb'à mirì
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to run or pour water into
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ịgbàb'à ara
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to make mad; to madden or incense
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gbachu (v.t.)
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make or become dark, gloomy; to feel sad
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gbach'à (v.t./intr)
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make or become clear or clean; become clear and dry after rain
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ịgbāch'a ihu
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to make the countenance clear, cheerful etc
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gbach'am (adj.)
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clear, clean, bright, cheerful; not gloomy, dark or clouded
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ịd` ¨± m¨¤sịnỊ
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to sew with sewing-machine; to tailor
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mast¨¤ (n)
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master
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m¨¤tanit¨¬ (n)
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maternity; maternity hospital or clinic
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mba 1 (vb n)
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act or process of digging, breaking up, eroding, distegrating, collapsing, dissolving
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mba 2 (vb n)
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act or process of increasing, growing, spreading, being or becoming wealthy, becoming numerous or plentiful
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mba 3 (vb n)
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act or process of letting out, evacuating by force
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mb¨¤ 1 (vb n)
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actor process of immersing, soaking, steeping or being immersed, soaked, steeped; state of being unresponsive, inactive, slow, or still
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mb¨¤ 2 (interj.)
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negation; no
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Mb¨¤!
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No!
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O s¨¬ mb¨¤
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He saya No.
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mb¨¤ 3 (n)
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village; town; community; country; nation; tribe; a large number of people somehow related; foreign place
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Ogùed'òole
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has regained his health
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Ùha èd'òole
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plant has grown tender leaves
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Okwu gìd'òrò m obi
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your words comforted me/your words reassured me
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id'ōòrù àlà
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to lie down
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d'ụ
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prick sew; stich; mend by sewing
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id'ụàgìga
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to prick with a needle
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id'ūakwà
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to sew cloth; to stich up cloth; to tailor
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Ogw'u d' ùrù yà n'aka
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thorn pricked him on the hand
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d'u (v.t.)
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be or look gloomy, or sorrowful; be cloudy; look dipleased
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kp¨¬k¨¬r¨¬kp¨¬k¨¬r¨¬ (n)
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rolling of a thing thick and hard; sound of rolling
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kp¨¬`m (n)
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thud (of a relatively heavy object falling on the ground); blow on the body or some soft object
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kp¨¬`m`m (n)
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blast or burst of gum( while the -m, -mm representing the reading echo)
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id'¨¤ kpi`m
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to sound with a blast
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kp¨¬m (n)
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sudden breaking of high tension string, rope, rope,etc; outbreak, eruption (of violent activity, disturbance, war, anger, passion, running, etc);
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kp¨¬m (adj)
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sudden, unexpected;
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kp¨¬m (adv)
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suddenly, unexpectedly
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kp¨¬m agh¨¡
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sudden war;
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id¨b¨¬ kp¨¬m
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to snap suddenly
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is¨± iwe kp¨¬m
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to get suddenly angry
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¨°g'¨´ ¨¨su kp¨¬m
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a fight ensued unexpectedly
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ịd'ùọd'ù
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to advise; counsel, warn, scold, reprimand
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d'ù
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produce fruit-bearing bunch of flowers; produce bunch of fruits
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Àbìrìka àd'ùọla
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The plantain has produced three bunches of fruits
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Nkwụd' ùrù ọd' ụ ātọ
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The oil palm tree produced three bunches of fruits
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d'ụd'ụd'ụ
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very heavy, ponderous; substantial
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d'ụd'ụd'ụivū
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heavy burden, load
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ịdìd'ụd' ụd'ụ
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to be substantial
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ịmyìd'ụd'ụd'ụd'ụ
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to weigh heavy, to feel heavy
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ig'ōd'ụd'ụd'ụ
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to be excessfully black
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ig'ōihud'ụd' ụd'ụ
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to look ver gloomy
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d'ụm, d'ụmd'ụm
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full, full up, completely filled
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ịdìd'ụm
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to be full of substance, to be substantial
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ijū d'ụm, d'ụmd'ụm
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to be completely full, completely filled
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kpìrìkekpì (n)
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rolling (of a fairly rounded and relatively short object e.g. a log, person, etc).
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itū kpìrìkekpì
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to roll over and over
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kpìrìkpìrì ogw'è
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rolling log
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kpìrìkpìrì (n)
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rolling (of e.g. log); rolling over and over
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itū kpìrìkpìrì
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to roll; to move by rolling over and over
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kpÌ v.t.
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hold back, stifle ( desires, feeling, etc); conceal, hide (information, people, things, etc.) surpress, cover up; endure, bear patiently (pain, suffering, provocation,etc)
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ịgbà ogw'è
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tp lever a log, trunk
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ịgbà ume
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to refresh, to restrengthen, to encourage, to comfort, to inspire
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ịgbà òrỊrỊ
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to think with a view to remembering, to reflect, to consider
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ịgbāfù
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to dislodge or move out of the way by using a lever
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ịgbàghè
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to open by the use of a lever; to be slightly open
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ịgbàjì aka
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to break the arm
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ịgbàlì
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to lever out of the way
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ịgbà'ò
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to weaken or weary with pressure or weight
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ịgbà'ò aka
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to make arm feel tired through pressure or heavy weight
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ịgbàvò
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to expose, to unmask, to prove untrue
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ịgbàzì
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to correct by application of counter pressure, to put right
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gbà 3. (v.t.)
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strain; filter; obstruct; hinder; impede; thwart; prevent; parry; ward off
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ịgbà ahya
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to prevent from going to the market; to impede a sale being made
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ịgbà àgbùgbà
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to make an intervention motivated by ill-will with intentions of preventing someone from gaining a desired object
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ịgbà manụ
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to strain oil
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ịgbà mkpara
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to parry a staff or club
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ịgbà mmà
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to ward off a knife, sword
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ịgbà ogboni
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to parry a blow; to exchange blows (in boxing)
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ịgbà okwu
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to prevent speech, speaking
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ịgbà ụra
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to hinder sleeping; to deprive of sleep
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ịgbàhyà
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to use an unfair means to make another to lose so that one may gain what is lost
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ịgbàhyà ọrụ
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to make one lose a job
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ịgbàhyà n waànyỊ
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to make one loose a prospective wife
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gbà 4. (v.t.)
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set up
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ịgbà mmuọ
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to make to swear an oath; to give an oath; to administer an oath
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ịgbà ọnyà
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to set a trap or snare
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gbà 5. (v.t.)
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write; wed in church or by ordinance
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kpÌ ag'uō
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to stifle hunger
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kpÌ iwe
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to hold back
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kpÌ mamiri
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to surpress urge to pass urine
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kpÌ mad'ù
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to conceal a person
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kpÌch'Ì
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to conceal, cover up, surpress
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gbach'i (v.t.)
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close; close down; shut; shut down; lock; lock up
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gbàch'i (v.t.)
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obstruct, hinder, prevent with an instrument or obstacle
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ịgbàchì aka
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to obstruct with the arm or hand
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gbach'ù 1. (v.intr./t.)
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run out of the way; give way by running away
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gbach'ù 2. (v.t.)
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prepare a small meal
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ịgbach'ù mgbach'ù
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to prepare a samll area
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gbadà (v.intr)
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be prominent, raised, exposed, windswept; be barren, unproductive
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gbadu (v.t.)
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go, walk or travel along a way or road
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ịgbādu ụzò/okporo
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to walk, travel along a way or road
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gbadụ (v.intr./t.)
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be full of substance; fill with material ; be stout, big, hefty or huge
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ji gbādụrụ āgbadụ
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yam full of substance; stout yam
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kpÌgbù
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to smother, surpress, suffocate,choke
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kpÌ o
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open up a little, to expose or reveal quietly or a little bit
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kpÌ 2. v.t.
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steal little things a small quantity at a time, pinch; be mean stingy, miserly, mingy ungenerous or tight-fiasted
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ikpÌ akpÌ
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to pilfer; to be stingy
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e
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particle; expresses distance, and is added at the end of a question shouted to someone at some distance
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Ùnùèmeele yāē
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Have you done it (you there)!?
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ìbyàrà e!?
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Did you come (you there)!?
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ebe
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(a) wager; bet (b)surety; gurantee (c)evidence; witness (d) person who stands bail or surety for; bail
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ebe ahù
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there; that place
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ebe ōle?
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where? what/which place?
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ebe (adv)
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since; while; whereas; in/for as much as
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èbè (n)
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float; something floats; flotage/floatage; scum slick of oil on water thin film of substance on water or liquid
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èbè
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catapault
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akpù mbà
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a strong or invincible village, community, etc.; a numerically large village, community, country, nation, etc.
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`mbà (n)
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stillness; motionlessness; quiescence; inertness; state of being inactive
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Òj`e`mbà en wē irō
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A traveller does not have or make enemies
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onye mbā ōzo
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a foreigner; a Gentile (Biblical)
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Ọn wụ nà àta mbà
|
Death reduces the number or power of a people
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Mbà amā onye ukwu
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People do not know (or realize who is) a person of stature among them
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ịgā mbà
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to travel; to go or travel; to go or travel to foreign place
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ebedebe
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very broad or wide
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èbèdeèbè
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something enormously broad
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ebedere
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wide, broad extensive in area
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èbèebè
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not ending; everlasting; everlastingness; eternity
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èbeèbè
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shoulde-carrying of a child
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èbeèbè òtìle ọg'ù
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swift, swallow
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ebeghebe
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exceedingly wide, broad
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ebejiri
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huge, big (of knife); big enough to cut down with
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èbèlè
|
guord plant that produces a large fruit with a long slender neck; vessel, it will at least get to its neck
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Mà maị ejūghi èbèlè, ya ēru yā n' olu
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if the wine cannot fill the guord vessel, it will at least go to its neck
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ebelebe
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stagger, staggering; amazement, wonder; an extraordinary event; to cause dizzy
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gbad'à (v.intr./t.)
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descend; descend running, cycling, motoring; flow down or downwards
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gbad'ò (v.intr./t.)
|
make or become clear; clarify; make or become sane
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gbafa (v.t./intr.)
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wear or hold stuck between two things
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ịgbāfa na nt'Ị
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to wedge between head and ear
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ịgbāfa nà mkpàlavù
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to hold in the armpit
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ịgbāfa n'ọgbà
|
to shoot and get stuck in the fence
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gbàfà v.intr./t.)
|
be or stay stuck in between; have a problem difficult to get rid of
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gbafè (v.intr./t.)
|
pass running; run past; cross running; fly or shoot across
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gbafù (v.intr.)
|
get lost by running away; disappear
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gbafụ (v.intr.)
|
run or rush out; escape; flee; become a refugee
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gbaga (v.intr.)
|
run to; escape; flee to; take refuge at or in
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gbaid'e (v.intr./t.)
|
keep running, running in, pouring in, shooting or dancing
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gbàid'e (v.t.)
|
press hard against with instrument; enclose by fence, building or some structure
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gbagọ (v.intr.)
|
be bent, crooked, twisted (physical or moral)
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akà 1. n.
|
saying of something
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akà 2. n.
|
a razor or sharp tool for making a cut
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akà 3. n.
|
necklace of some kind of bead
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àkà 1. n.
|
grub of kind of fly
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àkà 2. n.
|
hump
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àkà 3. n.
|
dwarf
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àkà 4. n.
|
year
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akaâkụ n.
|
half of
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akaâkw n.
|
egg
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akaawo n.
|
kind of herbaceous plant with a fat stems and leaves
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àkaâzụ n.
|
hump of the back
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akàbọ n.
|
pangolin
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akabọrọ adj.
|
like a pangolin
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akaebē n.
|
witness, evidence, pledge, deposite
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àkàème n.
|
saying and doing
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àkàeme n.
|
saying and not doing
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|
akaghaka adj.
|
huge
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akaìbìrì n.
|
aged person, animal, or plant
|
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àkàibiri n.
|
kind of snake
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|
akalkpà n.
|
left hand
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àkàjè n.
|
mockery
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|
akakporo adj.
|
huge, big , large, hefty
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àkàkpò n.
|
person, child of stunted growth
|
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àkàkpùyù n.
|
fermented cassava
|
|
akakpụrụ adj
|
lumpy and hard
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akawụrụ adj.
|
frutive, retiring, timid
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akalā n.
|
branch of tree or plant
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akam n.
|
fact, firm, strong, adult, old
|
|
akàm n.
|
fact, telling, narrating, declaring
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|
àkàmàajaa n.
|
bluster, big talk
|
|
akamaka n.
|
act, process, instance
|
|
àkàmàkà n.
|
act, process, instance
|
|
akamèrè n.
|
home-made gin
|
|
akambụgba n.
|
small smooth rounded stone
|
|
àkàmù n.
|
porridge made with cornflour
|
|
akanaya n.
|
slap, a slap in face
|
|
ịba mânu
|
jaundice
|
|
manụrâhụrụ ârâhu
|
solidified oil (lit. oil that has slept)
|
|
àkànezi n.
|
truthful statement
|
|
akank'umè n.
|
small stone used for grinding on a big one
|
|
manụ ūghu
|
oil from boiled palm fruits
|
|
manụ ọk`ū
|
(i) hot oil; (ii) oil for lamp; kerosene
|
|
mkpekē
|
semi-solid oil
|
|
manụ mkpukù
|
solid, thick, or solidified oil
|
|
Àhụ yā wū manụmānụ
|
His body is covered with much oil
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|
manụmānụ
|
to be yellow
|
|
manụmānū (adj)
|
oily; reddish-brown; yellow, yelllowish (n) plenty of oil; much oil
|
|
manụ jì
|
oil for eating yam
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|
manụ isì
|
scented cream, pomade, sweet-smelling oil
|
|
manụ ig wè
|
engine oil, motor oil, lubricting oil
|
|
manụ geregere
|
fluid or flowing oil
|
|
manụ ekètekē
|
oil from raw palm fruits
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manụ a`ū
|
honey
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manụ ak` uihyè
|
melon oil
|
|
manụ ak` ū
|
palm-kernel oil; coconut oil
|
|
manụ āhụekere
|
groundnut oil
|
|
manụ (n)
|
oil, palm oil, fat, grease, lubricating oil, pomade, vaseline
|
|
manà (n)
|
manna (Biblical)
|
|
mangò (n)
|
mango (tree or fruit) (Magnifera indica)
|
|
ịghō mangò
|
to eat mango fruit
|
|
ijò mangò
|
to plant mango seeding
|
|
gbagògbagò (adj.)
|
bent, crooked, irregular
|
|
gbagògbagò (adv.)
|
crookedly, in an irrgelar or bent manner
|
|
gbagògbagò osisi
|
crooked tree
|
|
ime ihye gbagògbagò
|
to do things crookedly
|
|
gbàgum (adj.)
|
stiff and straight; unbending; inflexible
|
|
gbagbu (v.intr./t.)
|
kill with running, cycling, motoring, or dancing; shoot dead; kick to death
|
|
gbagụ (v.intr./tr.)
|
slip off hold
|
|
gbaghà(v.t.)
|
leave, leave behind, leave off, leave out, leave alone, leave over
|
|
gbàghàgbàghà (adj.)
|
unweidly; rather long; apt to get in the way
|
|
gbàghem (adj.)
|
slightly open; liable to snap open
|
|
gbàghe (v.t.)
|
open; open up; re-open; unlock
|
|
mànà 1
|
mà 4 (i)
|
|
mànà 2 (particle)
|
like, as, a if, as though
|
|
ịkpā mamịri
|
to stimulate urination or desire to pass urine
|
|
ịnyū mamịri
|
to pass urine
|
|
ịbā mamịri
|
to pass a large quantity of urine; to pass urine unexpectedly (through excitement, fear, etc.)
|
|
mamịri (n)
|
urine
|
|
màma (n)
|
mother, mum, mummy
|
|
màma m
|
my mum
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màka (nà) ò gaghì
|
becuase (that) he did not go
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màka ya
|
concerning it; with reference to it
|
|
màka ònye
|
about whom? concerning whom?
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màka gịnị
|
why? about what? because what?
|
|
màka (particle)
|
on account of, on behalf of, with reference to; about; because of; for the sake of
|
|
gb¨¤ghe (adj.)
|
force open with instrument
|
|
gbag'o (intr./t.)
|
ascend; go or run upwards
|
|
gbaw'¨° (v.intr./t.)
|
break into small bits; splinter; crumble
|
|
gbahe 1. (v.intr./t.)
|
set off, spring up
|
|
gbahe 2. (v.t.)
|
carry with the hands under the objects
|
|
gbahu (v.intr./t.)
|
run back; run home
|
|
gbahy¨¨ (v.intr./t.)
|
run off course, deviate, dislocate, dislodge
|
|
gbahyÌ (v.t./intr.)
|
twist, coil wind; show anger or strong resentment by twistting oneself
|
|
gbahyÌgbahyÌ (adj.)
|
twisted, wound, coiled, tied; recalcitrant, ill-tempered
|
|
gbahy¨¨ (v.t./intr.)
|
run aside, move off at angle from the direct route; stray from course
|
|
ịgb¨¡hy¨¨ ụzọ
|
to run off the road; to miss the road running
|
|
èbēm (n)
|
fact of crying
|
|
èbemakw'a
|
crying, weeping, wailing
|
|
èbēm
|
state of being final; state of not proceeding further; resolution, solution, termination, settlement
|
|
èbè`m
|
fact of perching, alighting; float, floating
|
|
ebemebe
|
crying, weeping, uttering a cry, lamenting, wailing
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|
ebèmèbè
|
perching, alighting
|
|
èberè
|
mercy, ruth, pity, sympathy; grace; graciousness
|
|
ịdìèberè
|
to be merciful;to be sympathtic; to cause pity
|
|
imēèberè
|
to have pity, to show sympathy; to be piteous
|
|
obiēberè
|
mercifulness, compassion, compassionateness
|
|
onye ēbeè
|
merciful person, kind person, compassionate person
|
|
eberiri adj.
|
stupid, foolish, unwise
|
|
ebi
|
porcupine; a class of masquerade
|
|
ebì ntà
|
brush-tailed porcupine
|
|
ebi asō ihye ilū
|
the pocupine does not recoil from a bitter thing
|
|
ebì ogw'u
|
crested pocupine
|
|
nkwụebi
|
date-palm
|
|
`ntuebi
|
quilt of pocupine
|
|
èbi
|
yam beetle
|
|
ebibi
|
inhabitable, livable, habitable
|
|
ịgbāhyè obì
|
to cause considerable ill-feeling; to cause heart-break
|
|
gbaị, gbaịgha (v.t.)
|
run into; flow into; split into; shoot into; send into
|
|
ịgbaị mgbòrògw'ù
|
to strike roots into the ground
|
|
gbajà (v.t.)
|
shoot to bits; explode into particles; shatter; break to pieces
|
|
gbajagbaja (adj)
|
shallow; flat
|
|
gbajam (adj)
|
rather flat; shallow
|
|
gbaje (v.t.)
|
use or apply lightly
|
|
gbàji (v.t.)
|
break y the use of force; fracture
|
|
gbaji (v.t.)
|
break by shooting
|
|
gbajirigabjiri (adj)
|
brittle; fragile
|
|
gbaju (v.t.)
|
run, dance, shoot, pour in to satisfaction; assemble in full member
|
|
gbajù (v.t. intr.)
|
cool by pouring something on or in; counteract with an antedote
|
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ebìbì
|
capable of being served, cut, capable of being typed or printed
|
|
ebibiri
|
long and stiff
|
|
ebìebì
|
not ending or terminating; everlasting; eternal; eternity
|
|
ebighibi
|
rather long and stiff; long, tall
|
|
ebighere
|
giving out bright substance in large quantity; glowing fiercely
|
|
ebighere nt'û
|
cloud of dust or ashes
|
|
ebighere ọkû
|
brightly glowing fire
|
|
ebighere anyâ
|
very bright eyes; glaring eyes
|
|
ebighoro
|
indecently open; gaping
|
|
ebighoro ọnû
|
gaping mouth
|
|
ebijara
|
roughly cut up or minced; splayed
|
|
ebikara
|
rampaging, ferocious, rushing, wild
|
|
ebìli
|
rising; wave, storm on sea, billows
|
|
ebìlimiri
|
rough sea, stormy sea, waves, willow
|
|
èbim
|
fact of living at, inhabiting, dwelling
|
|
èbim 3 (n)
|
fact of leaning against; fact of wedging, supporting; fact of holding up stffly
|
|
èbim 4 (n)
|
fact of taking lumps of burning charcoal
|
|
èbim 1 (n)
|
fact of severing
|
|
akank'ume n.
|
small stone used for grinding on a big one
|
|
akanwọ n.
|
a hand stone used in grinding something on a bigger stone
|
|
akanri n.
|
right hand
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Akà n.
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the exclusive society into which only males are admitted by special initiation ceremony
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akaọd'ū n.
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small pestle
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akaọū n.
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work, job
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akàrà n.
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incision
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'àkàrà n.
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cake
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àkàrà
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= yoruba
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àkà n.
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common type of cocoyam
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akàtà n.
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not telling to another, confidence
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ịd`à mbà
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to faint; to lose heart; to become lazy
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ịkū mbà
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to make faint; to make to become lazy
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ịtū mbà
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to cause to lose interest; to cause to give up; to discourage
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mbà 2 (n)
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place or vessel for steeping; person given to dilatoriness
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mbaàg` à (n)
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climbing rope with a hoop at one end of it
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ịkpà mbaàg` à
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to make a climbing rope with a hoop
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mbàambaà (n)
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habit (often bad) of doing what ba 1 to ba 3 describe; a person or thing that has such a habit
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mbàaka (n)
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state of being unready or unprepared; unreadiness, unpreparedness
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mbach`ara (adj)
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clear, open, having plenty of light or space, wide, wide open, roomy, spacious
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mbadà (vb n)
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doing hurriedly or excitedly (esp. running)
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mbadamba (adj)
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flat and having some width, flat and wide, flat and broad (n) flat and wide place, even ground
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mbadamba āzụ
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flat and broad back
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mbadamba efere
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flat and wide plate
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mbadamba àlà
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flat and wide land
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àzụ mbadamba
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back that is flat and broad
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ehyi ihu mbadara
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cow with flat and wide face
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mbàgbu (vb n)
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dyeing; blackening or darking with some colour; over-dyeing
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mbàghere (adj)
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wide open; gasping; (n) an open pit or hole; a pasping thing
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mbàji (vb n)
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act or process of dyeing a darker colour, dyeing; becoming overcast or gloomy (of weather, countenance)
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mbàkala (n)
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a whiteman ,Westerner
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ikpÌÌghà
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to give sringily or meanly
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ikpÌfù
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to take out by pilfering
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ikpÌrÌ
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to take by pilfering
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ikpÌtà
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to obtain by pilfering
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onye akpÌ
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a miserly, mean, tight-fisted person
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akpÌka
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stinginess, miserliness; miser, pilfer
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mkpÌ
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pilfering; pilferer; pilferage
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kpikpÌ (v.t.)
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sew or stitch badly torn garment; sew, stitch, darn, weave. knit with skill and care; gather or collect bits and pieces ( of food articles, small crops, bits of firewood, etc); acquire by picking up little possessions here and there from time to time
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ikpÌ kpÌ akwà
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so sew or stictch badly torn or worn cloth; to sew or stitch cloth with skill and care; to sew pleats and gathers
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àlùghùlù
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to weave a web (of spiders)
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ikpikpÌ ùwe anwirinwa/sùwetà
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to knit sweaters
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gbaj'e (v.intr/t.)
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run along forwards
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gbaka 1. (v.intr/t.)
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run, dance, shoot, pour in
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gbaka 2. (v.intr/t.)
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tear or rend by force
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gbaka 3. (v.intr/t.)
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be, become, o make stale, sour, insipid
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gbakà (v.t.)
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wear or carry something pendent and heavy
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gbakàgbakà (adj)
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unwieldly; causing obstruction
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gbake (v.t.)
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shell, decorticate
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gbakè (v.intr./t.)
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scatter running; disperse running
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gbakeri (v.t.)
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(of two or more people) take part in shelling and share in the benefits of doing so
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gbakèri (v.intr.)
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(of two or more people) run to and fro; rush around; run hither and thither
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gbakèsa (v.intr.)
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scatter; disperse; run in different directions
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òkụkò mbàkala
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duck
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mbàkoòsì (n)
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unimportant, backward village or area backwoods
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mbàkoro (adj)
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hollow; holey; dug wide and open; sunken (n) hole; pothole; ditch; valley
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mbàkoro àlà
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hole dug in the ground; ditch; pothole
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mbàkoro ụzò
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road with potholes
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mbàkoro jì
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hole left after yam has been dug up, or hole made for planting yam in
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mbàkoro akā
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the cup of the hand
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ịdì mbàkoro
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to be hollow, hloey
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ịd` à mbàkoro
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to fall into a hole or ditch
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igwū mbàkoro
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to dig a hole or ditch
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mbàla (n)
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edible frog with long hind legs
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mbàlaàrỊ (n)
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umbrella
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mbàmba (n)
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sore, ucler
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mbara (adj)
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wide, broad, spacious, roomy (n) widness, broadness, spaciousness
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mbara amā
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public open space; public space that is wide
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mbara ēzi
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space in compound; spacious compound
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ịdì mbara
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to be wide, broad spacious
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ịsā mbara
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to open up/out wide; to be wide or broad
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mbarà
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state of being flat, flatness; reduction of thickness
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mbarà osisi
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flat or thin piece of wood
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mbarà ọnū
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flat tip or end(e.g. of pick axe)
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ịdì mbàrà
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to be flat, thin (e.g. wood)
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gbakèsasi (v.intr)
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scatter one by one; scatter all; disperse one by one or all
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gbakịsị (v.t./intr)
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unwrap; unwind; uncoil; untwist; open; reopen
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gbakọ 1. (v.intr)
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become dry (of clothes, plates, wet ground)
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gbàko (v.t.)
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join together; write out; add together; sum up; summarise
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gbàku (v.t.)
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run to appeal to someone for protection and refuge
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gbakụ (v.t.)
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twist, wind, coil round or spirally; curl up
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gbak'u (v.t.)
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run to and stay with; take refuge with; hit and stick to; concern; involve
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gbakpo (v.intr.)
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break open; burst; become blinded
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gbakpù (v.t.)
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be busy preparing a meal
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gbàkwa (v.t.)
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break; break off, dislocate by force
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ịmā mbàrà
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to beat flat or even (e.g. floor of house)
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ịryā mbàrà
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to shave or make flat, to plane flat
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aka ịryā mbàrà
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the flattening of the arm; paralysis of the arm
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mbàràmkpịsị (n)
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a flat strip of wood or stick sometimes with a sharpened
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mbarì (vb n)
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happy excitement; joyfulness; happiness; rejoicing; merriment; celebration; festivity
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mbarị (n)
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a public house whose walls are decoraed with religious art
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mbasa (vb n)
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mba 1 to mba 3
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mbasara (adj)
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rather wide or broad; dug rather wide (of ground)
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mbata (vb n)
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(i) acquiring by breaking or digging from; something so acquired; (ii) spreading somewhat; (iii) acquiring some degree of wealth; being somewhat wealthy
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mbazù (vb n)
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digging entirely; hoeing completeply ; spreading all over; being fully weathly
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mbazè (vb n)
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breaking up into small units with instruments (e.g. hoe); levelling down (e.g. mound)
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gbakwàsa (v.t.)
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put on; lay on; place on; stand on; use as basis; use as standard
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ịgbākwàsà ụkwụ (v.t.)
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to put the feet on; to stand on; to use as basis or standard
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gbàkwasa (v.t.)
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break off; severe of something by force
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gbàkwu (v.t.)
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put closely together; join up; couple; link closely together
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gbàkwụịgha (v.t.)
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put very closely together; couple; adjoin
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gbak'e (v.intr.)
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snap; break, break open, break up by force
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gbak'egbak'e (adj)
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tight; tightly tied; urgent; serious
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gbak'egbak'e (adv)
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tightly; urgently
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gbak'èj'e (v.intr.)
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run along (outwards) to or towards
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gbak'em (adj)
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quite tight; firm strong
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gbak'esa (v.intr.)
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break up into parts by force
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ikpikpÌ sokÌsÌ
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to darn socks
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ikpikpÌch'ì
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to sew up or patch by stitching
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ikpikpÌ erimeri, ak'ù
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to colleect little articles of food, or possession
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ikpikpÌch'ì onu
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to stitch up the mouth i.e. to shut up
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kpikpikpi (n)
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crackle, a series of faint crackling sounds; adj. cracking; adv. (sound) in a crackling manner
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Ahu nà-àgba m kpikpikpi
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My skin is crackling
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ahyihya nà-àgbatasi kpikpikpi
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The leaves are all crackling
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Àlà nà-àgba kpikpikpi
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The land is crackling. i.e. An uneasy situation exist in the land
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kpikpiriri (adv.)
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very tight; acute; very firm; intense; severe ( of tying, twistinh, screwing, any restraining action) (adv.) very tightly; acutely; very firmly; intensely;
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idi kpikpiriri
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to be very tight (e.g. of a binding)
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ihyç/ ik'ç kpikpiriri
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to tie, bind very tightly or firmly
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ihyri kpikpiriri
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to twist severely or acutely (e.g as in applying a tuorniquet to bleeding part of body, in twisting oneself through severe pain or anger);
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iji òn we kpikpiriri
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to restrain onesself very severely
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kpirikpiri (adj.)
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being very short ( of peice if a thing with length); adv. into very small lengths
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kpirikpiri nk'ū
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very short peices of firewood;
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igbā kpirikpiri
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to snap or break into very short lengths
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iryō kpirikpiri
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to break into very short lengths by bending and twisting (e.g. a stick)
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kpÌrikpÌri 1. (n)
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habit of pilfering things
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kpÌrikpÌri 2. (n)
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mockery; derision; mocking laughter; laughing at someone
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ichÌ kpÌrikpÌri
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to laugh at; to laugh mockingly; to deride, jeer at;
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ikwā kpÌrikpÌri
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to make a laughing-stock of; to humilitate by laughinh at
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kpiritim (n)
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sounds of a long thing breaking into short bits (adv.) breaking into short pieces
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igb¨¡j¨¬s¨¨ kpiritim
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to break into several short peices
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mb¨¤z¨´ (n)
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wooden or iron digger with a sharp end
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ij¨¬ mb¨¤z¨´ igw¨±
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to dig with a digger
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mbe 1 (vb n)
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act or process of crying, uttering a cry, weeping; wailing, lamenting or mourning
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mbe 2 (vb n)
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state of being limited (in quantity, degree, extent) be
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mb¨¨ 1 (vb n)
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act or process of perching, alighting
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mb¨¨ 2 (vb n)
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act or process of cutting, serving, cutting down
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mb¨¨ 3 (n)
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tortoise
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mbe1 (n)
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someone (especially a child) who indulges in crying
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mbe 2 (n)
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mouse
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mbe 3 (n)
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small calabash for measuring; phial (of glass or calabash)
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mb¨¨embe¨¨ (n)
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someone (esp. child) who cries often or excessively; one who is always moaning or grumbling
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mbèji (vb n)
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(i) breaking by perching or alighting on; (ii) cutting down (of a tree)
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mbèjìigwè (n)
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big knife, matchet (efficient and dependable)
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mbèkè (n)
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palm wine
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mbekù (vb n)
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act or process of crying out to, appealing to for help or sympathy
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mbekwàsa (vb n)
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act or process of perching or alighting, sitting ginerly on
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mbèkwu (n)
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tortoise
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mbçle (n)
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small variety of snail
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mbelembe 1 (adj)
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easy; not difficult; not serious (n) easiness; facility
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mbelembe 2 (n)
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fact of being limited, less, restricted (in quantity, degree, intensity)
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mbèmbè (adj)
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perching; not firmly positioned; precarious; big and tender (of e.g. muscle, flesh), swollen and soft (n) state of being perched precariously; swollwnness; plumpness
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mbèmbè ntì
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plump cheek; plumpness of cheeks
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mbèmbe (n)
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frequent or excessive crying; one (e.g. child) who is given to frequent or excessive crying
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mbèmbè (n)
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small black edible fruit (Ont.)
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mbèrède (n)
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suddenness; unexpectedness; abruptness; absence of warning
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mberì (vb n)
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acting or behaving foolishly or stupidly
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mbèrì (n)
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foolishness; stupidity
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mbi 1 (n)
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pebbles; marbles; a game played with pebbles on a hallowed board, or holes in the floor
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ịtû mbi
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to throw pebbles; to play marbles
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ịzû mbi
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to play with marbles on a board
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mbi 2 (vb n)
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living in or at; dwelling; inhabiting; residing
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anyakùrụ adj
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adhesive, sticking
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anyà ià n.
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à ¯nara
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à nyà `m 1 n.
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Fact of sticking , plastering
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anyamanya 1 n.
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Sticking, plastering
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anyamanya 2 n.
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Thinking, thinking over, pondering, recollecting, recollection, reminding
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anyà mà nya 3 n.
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Bending with some force
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anyamiri n.
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Tears; tearfulness
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à nyà mkpŠn.
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Loss of sight; blindness a blind person
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anyampị n
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Loss of sight;
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anyand`.u n.
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sane disposition; sober attitude
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anyanùnù n.
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Big ball of fufu from which those eating a meal help themselves
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anyans¯i
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Hostile, killing look
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anyanwū n.
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Bird's eye; a type of small seed red in colour with a black spot
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anyanri n.
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Big ball of fufu
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anyaoji¯e n.
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pupil of the eye
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anya`obà rà n.
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Red eye; blood-shot eye
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anyaá»cha n
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White of the eye
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anyaá»já»Å n.
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Evil eye; bad look ; hostile look ; wild look ; danger
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à nyà raanya adj.
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plastered
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anyarịrị adj
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sticky, gluey; fat, plump
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anyaud`o n.
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soberness; sanity; peacefulness; calmness and coolness of attitude and disposition
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anyaukwu n.
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greed, greediness, rapacity; covetousness, envy
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anyaūfu n.
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Hot envy, jealousy
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any`i pron. first per., plur
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we brought it
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à nyị pron. first pers., plur
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used as object or possessive: us; our
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anyịdùrụ adj
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Very heavy, ponderous, weighty
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anyịkịrị adj.
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Failrly heavy, ponderous, of great size
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anyị¯m adj
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Fact of being impossible or impracticable
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à nyim2 n .
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fact of exerting pressure; making an effort; forcing out by pressure; being heavy
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à by`i`m 3n.
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Ocean , sea, big river; great thing or person;
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anyịmanyị n.
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climbing, scaling; aclimb
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èb'èrèèb'e
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sliced, pared
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mbiru 2 (vb n)
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leaning something so as to reach a (desired) point
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mbirụ 1 (vb n)
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defilling by living in or at; making dirty or foul by the manner of living in or at
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mbirụ 2 (vb n)
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leaning on wrongly
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mbirụ 3 (vb n)
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cutting up wrongly or improperly
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mbìrụ 1 (vb n)
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cutting, typing, or printing incorrectly; deform by cutting off part
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mbisà 2 (vb n)
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putting apart; seperating widely; scattering
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mbisik`ē (n)
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living firmly or well at a residence
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mbìsik`ē (n)
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butting strongly or violently
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mbìsu (vb n)
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erupting; starting up forcefully; suden shout or howl
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mbìte 1 (vb n)
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butting accurately
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mbìte 2 (vb n)
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acquiring by cutting
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mbitò 1 (vb n)
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making dirty or soiling by fingering; besmirching
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mbitò 2 (vb n)
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living untidily in or at, ruining or spoiling a residence by manner of living
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mbitù 1 (vb n)
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changing residence to a lower level
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mbitù 2 (vb n)
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taking down from leaning position
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mbitù 3 (vb n)
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knocking down by butting or ramming
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mbìtụ 1 (vb n)
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touching lightly; touching end to end, hitting with the head
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mbìtụ 2 (vb n)
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sudden rising (of dust, smoke, noise); uproar; tumult; roit; commotion
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mbìt`e 1 (vb n)
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waking someone by touching
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mbìt`e 2 (vb n)
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butting awake
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mbìt`e 3 (vb n)
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waking by making a tumult
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mbìt`e 4 (vb n)
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waking with a start
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mbit`ị (vb n)
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stretching out stiffly, making a long row of leaning things
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mbìvo (vb n)
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grazing or bruising by butting or hitting on; causing an out break; causing to break up
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mbiwe (vb n)
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leaning against or on of something; stretching out stiffly; making erect
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mbiwhà (vb n)
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moving about excitedly; behaving excitedly
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mbiwho (vb n)
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clearing up or away by rising or moving away
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mbiyè (vb n)
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making loose by butting or ramming
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mbizè (vb n)
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breaking up (a piece of ground) with implement; breaking up and levelling down
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mbị (vb n)
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sliding smoothly, slipping, being slippery; slipperiness
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mbịbị (vb n)
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breaking up by squeezing with thumb and fingers
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mbiÌ (n)
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a variety of white yam
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mbịrị (n)
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slipperiness; (adj) slippery
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mbo (n)
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surprise; unawareness; unreadiness; inattention; being unawares, unready, unmindful, or inattentive
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mbodò (vb n)
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making or being quite wide, broad, or wide open
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ikpí
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sound of a hit with a heavy object on a soft or fairly soft surface (e.g. the body); punch with the fist
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ìkpì
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ritual beating of the ground with a heavy object in ritual cursing or praying (individually or collectively); act of ritual beating of the ground.
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ikpì
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thickness(of a solid object, e.g. wood, stick, ect.); dull, thick, insentitive, or unfeeling person.
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ikpighikpi
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rather thick (of solid object)
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ikpighikpi osisi
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rather thick stick
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Okpí à dÌ ikpighikpi
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this is rather thick
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ikpighiri
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looking thick; being thick; thick-set
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onye ikpighiri
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thick-set person
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ikpikiri
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thick and hard (of e.g. wood)
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ìkpo
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small bell with clapper (made of metal e.g. iron, ect. or wood) worn by dogs (especially hunting dogs) and cows, or hung on doors, gates etc.
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ịku ìkpo
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to ring a bell; to make a noise and thereby reveal one's presence
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ikporoto
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a kind of tall tufted grass
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ikpù
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female genitals; vulva
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ìkpu
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the part of the body between the abdomen and the genitals on which hairs may grow
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ìkpùkpè
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outer covering of anything; hard or dried skin; bark; crust (of bread, etc.); scales (of fish, snake, etc.); rind (of banana, plantain orange, etc.); flake
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ikpùkpù
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a covering woven of leaves of raffia palm or grass ( used to cover long baskets, or serving umbrella)
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ikputu
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blown-out; inflated; bloated; swollen; blistered; bulky; constipated; state of being inflated, blown out, swollen, blistered or bloated
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ịdí ikputu
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to be inflated, blown-out; to be constipated; etc.
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Afọ dÌ `m ikputu
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I am constipated
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ikputu anyã
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swollen eyes
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Aka ịgbã ikputu
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the blistering of hands
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ikpùtù
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an appearance of being blown-out; being fat and big with rounded muscles ; someone who is big and, fat and round; bulky person; person lacking in liveliness because of his bulkiness
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ìkwìghìkwìghì
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owl
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ịkwo
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place name signifying an unknown place or far distance
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ịgã ìkwo
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to go to
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Ìkwo
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to go to an unknown or distant place
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ikwu
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relative; family; relation; tribe; clan; descent; lineage; race
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onye ikwụ
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a relative; a relation
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ndị ikwu
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relatives
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isì n´ otù ikwu
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to come from the same family, tribe, etc.
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ịwụ ikwu
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to be relatives; to be related; to be of the same tribe, family, race, etc.
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ikwu onyẽ ọ wụ
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the kind of person he is
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ikwu `mgbè o rùtèrè
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the sort of time he arrived
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ikwu okwu o kwùrù
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the type of thing (word) he said
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ikwu erimeri unu rìrì
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the kind of food you ate
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ikwu m my
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companion; my friend
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ikwu mmã
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name of girl or woman; group of beauty; beautiful set (e.g. age set)
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ìkwùkwu
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talkativeness; loquacity
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ikwu ikwùkwu
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to talk much; to be talkative
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onye ìkwùkwu
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a loquacious person
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igbu n waàny Ị n´ afo imẽ
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to commit a great evil or an abominable crime (lit. to kill a pregnant woman)
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ikw´ ẽ ime
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to give a still birth
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ikw´ õ ime
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to cause or have an abortion or miscarriage
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ime ọfùfù
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a miscarriage
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ilẽ ime
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to care for in pregnancy
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ime imẽ
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to be in labour (at the start of it)
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ime nà-ème yã
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she has started labour
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itẽ ime
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to abort by drugs or medicine
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ịtụ ime
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to conceive
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ịtụwa ime
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to impregnate
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ịtụrụ ime
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to become pregnant; to conceive
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ime mbụ
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first pregnancy or conception
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imeíme
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deep inside
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imeíme mírí
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the lower depth of the water
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imejí
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liver
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imerìme
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innermost part; deepest part; fartherest part
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imerìme ọhyã
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the innermost part of the bush
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ìmèriìmè
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all sorts of doings; plentifulness; large quantity
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ìmèriìmè ụlọ
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a large number of houses
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imeụlọ
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room in a house; bed-room; chamber
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ịb´ àimeụlọ
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to go into a room
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imi
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nose; mucus from the nose
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mbọ 1 (vb n)
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act or process of weeding (with hoe or weeding tool); shaving
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mbọ 2 (vb n)
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entertaining; treating (of guest, worker, helper)
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mbọ 3 (vb n)
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wilting; withering; being tired or weary; being discouraged; losing interest or heart; fainting; fading; losing colour
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mbò 1 (vb n)
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cutting open; disecting; cutting up; butchering; disection; butchery
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mbò 2 (vb n)
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dawning; breaking of day
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mbò 3 (vb n)
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breaking off of relations; being at enmity
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mbò 4 (vb n)
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effort; exertion; struggle; industry; enterprise; endeavour
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mbọchì (n)
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dawning; dawn; following day
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mbọkò (vb n)
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enjoying; making merry; enjoyment; merriment
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mbọkò (n)
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merriment; merry-making
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mbubè (vb n)
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fluttering, blundering, stumbling; acting or behaving stupidly; blunder; stupidity
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mbubò (vb n)
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confusing; preplexing; bewildering
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mbū (vb particle)
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being, that is
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mbụ (num)
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ordinal first; primary; initial; former; formerly; the first; the principal
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mbụbà (vb n)
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smudging, blotting, blurring, staining; smudge, blot, blur, stain
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mbùbò 1 (vb n)
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dawning; breaking of day
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mbùbò 2 (vb n)
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malice, enmity; breaking off of realtions; revenge
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mbùbòchi (n)
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the break of day, dawn; morrow
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mbùghùmbụghụ (n)
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fatness; a state of good health
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mbya (vb n)
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coming, arriving; occurring, happening; arrival
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mbyàambyaà (vb n)
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bad habit of coming or visiting frequently; one who comes or visits too often
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mbyàkpà (n)
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corn; maize
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mbyàmbya (n)
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coming or visiting (frequent or otherwise); visitors, guest; stranger; foreigner
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mbyàràmbya (n)
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visitor; guest; stranger; foreigner; alien; non-resident
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mbye (vb n)
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wagging (of tail); dancing by shaking the waist
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mb`a 1 (n)
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gum, resin (dry or wet, got from various plants e.g. rubber plant, pear plant,etc.)
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mb`a 2 (vb n)
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scolding, reprimanding, threatening, intimidating; bragging, boasting
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mb`a 3 (vb n)
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peeling (with knife, etc.); hackng off; slicing off; piece hacked off or sliced off from something
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mb`a (n)
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scolding; reprimand; theat; intimidation; brag; bragging; boast; blustering
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ibì imi n´ àlà
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to hit the ground with the nose; to suffer or make to suffer; to suffer hardship
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idula ime elu
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to carry one's nose high; to adopt snooty, arrogant, pround, or imputent pose; to snub
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ịmã imi
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to blow the nose
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ịmà imi
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to poke the nose
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ịmà imi n´elu, n´ àlà
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to thrust nose upwards; downwards; to sniff about
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ịmãfù imi, ịmãịsị imi
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to blow out mucus from the nose
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isì imi
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to sniff at
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isì imi n´àlà
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to sniff the ground; to be inquisitive; to be suspicious
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izì imi
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to blow the nose
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imi mb´ya
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depressed nose; flat nose
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imi odoghoro, odoghoro im
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nose with wide nostrils
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àb´ụ imi ulcer
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of the nose
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ogw´è imi, okporo imi
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ridge of nose
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ọnụimi
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nostril
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ọzọimi
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nosebleed
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imighimi
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small; tiny; infinitesimal; very minute
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imikara
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soft and yielding to slight pressure; tender; immature; pinched; weak (e.g. new-born things, babies, etc); liable to break or tear with slight pressure
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imikara ọkwụrụ
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tender okra
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imikara nwã
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tender child/ baby
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ìmìrìkitiìmì
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very many; numerous; plentiful
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imirimi
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small; tiny; minute; little;
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imirimi okwu
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small matter
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kpim (n)
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(a) faint crack; soung of a faint crack; click; (b) slight stir; slight rumour; slight signal; slight disturbance ( especially one that warns of trouble)
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id'a kpim
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to click, make a faint cracking noise
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imç kpim
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to make or cause a faint cracking noise, rumour, signal for something; to hear the slightest thing
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kpiisikpisi (n)
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thin strip of raffia bomboo used for sewing raffia palm leaves together to make roofing mats
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kpo 1. v.t.
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gather; collect5
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kpo 2. v.t./intr
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swarm
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kpo 3. v.t.
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extract
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ikpò ekpò
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to be raised, to rise (e.g blister, weal, rash)
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kpò 1. v.t.
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produce heat
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kpò 2. v.t/intr.
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take or be in a position
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kpò 2. v.t./intr.
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be raised, form a convex shape, swell out; cause to rise;
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imirimi nnu
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little salt; a pinch of salt
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imirimi nwã
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small child; liitle, tiny child
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ìmo, ìmokõro (n) (see `ntà 2)ì
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ìmùriìmù (n)
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stealth; stealthiness; secret movement (mù 1)
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ìmùriìmuchí (n)
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dusk; early dawn
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ìnìnè (n)
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a kind of green leaf vegetable (Amarathus caudatus); spinach
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ìnìnè ogw´u
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prickly Amaranth
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ìnwèghè (n)
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shimmer; glint; bright gleam;
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igbu ìnwèghè
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to shimmer, glint, flash, lighten (of lightning)
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ìnwèghe ìnwèghè
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shimmering, gleaming, glossy, etc. (see ìnyèghè)
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ìnwèrè (n)
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groan; groaning (e.g. of someone seriously ill or in pain)
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id'¨¡kp¨°
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to fall over (something and cover (it))
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igb¨¡kp¨°
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to swell out from, to be raised on (e.g blister)
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ikw¨¡kp¨°
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to spread or lay out on (e.g cloth, mat)
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is¨¡kp¨°
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to spread on or over so as to stand out
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itikp¨°
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to swell out from inside; to stand out; to beat so as to raise (e.g. weal, convez shape, bulge, billow)
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im¨¡kp¨°
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to cause to swell under presure of gas, heat , etc.
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kpob¨¤ v.t./intr.
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be quite broad, wide or expansive
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ikp¨b¨¤ ekpob¨¤
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to be braod or wide
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ikp¨b¨¤ aka
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to have big broad palms or hands
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ikp¨b¨¤ ¨¤zu
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to have very broad back
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ikp¨b¨¤ ihu
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to have an outstanding and broad face
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ikp¨b¨¤ imi
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to have a big broad nose
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ikp¨b¨¤ onu
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to have a big broad mouth
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ikp¨b¨¤ nt'I
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to have a big broad ear
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ikp¨b¨¤ ukwu
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to have a big broad feet
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okpobara (adj.)
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big broad hands, wide, expansive
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kpobò v.t./intr./t
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be big and flesshy but no strength or power; be substantial but weak, powerless, strengthless or without a stamina
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okpobara akâ
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big broad hands
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okpobara azu
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very broad back
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okpobara ihû
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very braod face
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ikp¨b¨° ¨¨kpob¨°
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to be big, fleshy, but lack strength
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ikp¨b¨° mkpob¨°
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to be pretentious; to appear to be what one is not; to be conceited; to play big
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okpoboro (adj.)
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big and fleshy or substantial
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okpoboro ugiri
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big succulent orange
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okpoboro onyç
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big, hefty person; a conceited person
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kpoghò (v)
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be hollow or empty of content; have mich room in; brag; talk aloud; talk big; howl; cry aloud
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ikpôghò èkpoghò
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to be hollow; to be empty of content; to have much room in
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ikpogho mkpoghò
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to talk aloud, cry aloud, howl; to talk big brag
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ikpôghò onu
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to talk aloud, cry aloud, howl, brag
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okpoghoro
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vaalley. gulley. ravine, gorge
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okpoghoro (adj.)
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hollow
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okpoghoro onû
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a hollow; empty mouth; big talk
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okpoghokpo
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big but empty or without substance
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iri ìnwèrè
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to groan
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ìnyèghè (n)
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refection; flash; momentary and flashing appearance; dazzle
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ịchị ìnyèghè
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to reflect, flash, dazzle
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igbu ìnyèghè
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to glisten; to flash; reflect
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ìnyèmè (n) plur.
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wives
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ichị ìnyèmè
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to have wives
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inyi (n)
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dirt; dirtiness; filth
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iru inyi
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to be dirty or filthy
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ịtụ inyi
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to become dirty or soiled
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inyighinyi (adj.)
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somewhat dirty; slightly soiled
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inyighinyi akwà
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slighty dirtied cloth
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kpoghorokpoghoro (n)
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sound of a hollow object in motion; valley, ravine
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mkpoghoro (adj.)
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hollow; having empty space in
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kpoi (n)
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sound of a knock or hit on a firm but hollow object
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ikû kpoi
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to hit or to knock ond produce a hollow-sounding noise
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kpokìrìkpo (n)
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peas, edible peas
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kpokò (v)
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be hollow or roomy but have hard exterior; appear big and strong but lack substance; pretent to be powerful or have substance; wear something that clangs
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ikpôkò èkpokò
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to be hollow, empty
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ikpôkò mkpokò
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to play big, to brag, to be pretentious
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ikpôkò ìkpo
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to wear a clanging bell
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okpokoro ulò
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empty house or room; big or mighty house
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okpokoro igbç
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empty box; wooden casr; big box
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inyighinyi uwe
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dirtish shirt
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ìnyo (n)
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foolishness; stupidity
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ìnyògho ìnghògho (adv.)
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faintly; unclearly; dimly; adj. faint, unclear, dim,shadowny, hazy
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ìhụ ìnyògho ìnghògho
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to see faintly, dimly, or hazily
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ìnyòm (n)
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female; woman; lady
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ndịìnyòm
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women; womenfolk; ladies
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i´è (n)
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pride; self-respect; arrogance
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i´è i´è
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to be proud; to feel pride; to behave arrogantly
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i´è egbu
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pride (in oneself), self-respect does not destroy
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iperipe (n)
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fragment; shred; particle; bit; crumb adj. fragmented; shredded; shattered; tiny; small minute
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ịdi iperipe
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to be small, in small bits, tiny, or crumbly
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`mkpsiÌlakā okpokoro
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thumb
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iperipe anụ
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small or tiny bits of meat; particle of meat
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iperipe akwà
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small piece of cloth; shred of cloth
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idọ iperipe
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to shred; to tear (up) into shreds or pieces
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ịgbã iperipe
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to expode or break into bits or particles
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igbu iperipe
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to cut or cut up into bits or pieces
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ipi (n)
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a hit or a strike with a projecting part of the body (e.g. elbow, knuckles; the sound of such a hit (see pì))
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ipighipi (adj.)
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sticking out (e.g. like a horn); horned; jutting out; obtruding; projecting
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ipighipi òkpù
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hip with projecting hip-bones
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ipighipi anyã
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bulging eyes
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ipighiri (adj.)
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(a) tongue; (b) flame; (c) language; speech; (d) cutting edge of instrument (e.g. razor); blade (of e.g. kinfe)
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idẽ ire
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to touch a little with tongue; to taste a bit
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kpokorokpokoro 1. (n)
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clasching, clanging, or clattering object; clattering or hollow -sounding noise
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kpokorokpokoro 2. (n)
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sound of a hollow thing being dragged along or rolling away; harsh and hollow din
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kpokp¨¨°kp¨°ro¨°kp¨° (n)
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a kind of ant with brownish colour which moves very fast in one direction, then pauses then starts moving in the other direction; a stupid person
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kpom (n)
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sound produced by hitting or knocking a hard thing
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idẽ ire n´ụkà
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to speak to a matter; to participate in talk or discussion
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idẽtụ ire
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to touch a little with tongue; to taste a bit
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ijù ire kpàkàkpàkà
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to thrash the tongue about; to talk about everything; to talk too much or be talkative
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ịrã ire
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to thrust out the tongue;
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ịrã ire n´elu
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to thrust out the tongue and lift it up to the sky (as form of oath or swearing)
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ịrãb´à ire (n´ọnụ)
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to pull back the tongue (into the mouth); to stop or cease speaking or talking
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mb`à 2 (vb n)
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gripping forcefully; grasping; catching with force; grabbing; seizing; holding forcefully; arresting; embracing
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mb`à (vb n)
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gripping; act of gripping with force; forceful holding to; arresting; arrest
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mb`amb`a (n)
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chip; thin slice; chipping; shaving (of wood); peel; peeling; (adj) thin; slight
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mb`amb`a 1 (n)
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scolding; reprimand; boast
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mb`amb`a 2 (n)
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frequent peeling; hacking off, etc (as on-going action or as a habit)
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mb`àmmụo (n)
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shock; gripping by a ghost
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mb`àmurù (n)
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profitablity (of)
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mb`aramb`a (n)
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slice; chip; chipping; (adj) sliced; peeled; thin; slight in thickness
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mb`èmb`e (n)
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frequent cutting, slicing, pairing (as action or habit)
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mb`àụlò (n)
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entrance of house or room; time of going to bed, bed-time
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mb`e (vb n)
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cutting; slicing; pairing; cutting away
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mb`èemb`eè (n)
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bad habit of frequently cutting, slicing, etc.; person who indulges in the habit of cutting, slicing, etc.
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mb`eremb`e (n)
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what results from slicing, pairing, etc; (adj) thin, light (like something thinned by pairing)
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mb`Ị (vb n)
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making a dent in, disfiguring; being dented, disfigured or crooked
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mb`Ị 1 (vb n)
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pressing down with the knucles; treating with disrespect
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mb`Ị 2 (n)
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poor person; deprived person; orphan
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mb`Ì (n)
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pressure with the knuckles; meanness, selfishness
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ikwāmb`ì
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to act meanly or selfishly; to refuse to share one's things with others
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mb`ị (n)
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state of being dented, disfigured, crooked, or out of line
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mb`ịmb`ị (adj)
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dented; depressed; disfigured; crooked
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mb`o (vb n)
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putting a load on someone else's head; accusing someone
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mb`o 1 (vb n)
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preventing (something from happening or going on); intervening; interception; prompting or placating
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mb`ò 2 (vb n)
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drinking a large quantity of; gulping
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mb`ò 3 (vb n)
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climbing a steep hill
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mb`omb`o (adj)
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humped; hunched; raised up; swollen; bloated; (n) state of being humped, hunched, swollen, raised up
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mb`òmb`o (n)
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habit or frequent act of putting load on other; habit or frequent act of accusing others; accusation, or accusation with doubtful foundation in fact
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mb`òmb`o 1(n)
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habit or frquent engagement in preventing, intervening, intercepting,; preventing; intervention; interception; frequent propitation or placating or spirits
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mb`òmb`o 2(n)
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practice of drinking large quantities of drinks, or gulping
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mb`òm 1 (n)
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act or practice of preventing, interventing, etc.
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id'à kpom
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to sound hard
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igbâ kpom
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to explode with a bang
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igbû kpom
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to cut so as to produce a hard sound
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ikû kpom
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to knock or to hit so as to produce a hard sound
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isû kpom
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to pound in a mortar and produce a hard hallow sound
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kpoo (n)
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deep silence, quietness; penetrating quality
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ikû kpoo
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to die down
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kpookpoo (n)
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(a) sound of repeated knocking on hard object (e.g wooden drum, dead tree); (b) pecking of woodpecker on a tree; (c) nothingness; absolute silence, quietness; (d) depth, deepeness
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ikû kpookpoo
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to make repeated knocks on hard object
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itù kpookpoo
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to peck (of woodpecker)
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ikû onu kpookpoo
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to open and shut the mouth without uttering a word; to lack word or speaking power
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òtùrùkpookpoo
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woodpecker
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ikû ukwu kpookpoo
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to go or travel for nothing; to make an unprofitable or useless journey
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nà kpookpoo ânyaàsù
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in the depth of nght
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nà kpookpoo miri
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in the depth of water, sea or ocean
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nà kpookpoo okàtà
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in the depth of the forest
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kpoowàà (adv.)
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penetratingly, harshly (or smarting, hurting)
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ifû kpoowàà
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to pain or hurt penetratingly
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ivù kpoowàà
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to smart penetratingly
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inû kpoowàà
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to hear very clearly, penetratingly
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kporò v.t.
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glance, look cursorily; to profit nothing from looking
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isẽb´à ire
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to draw in the tongue; to stop speaking or talking
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ịrãfụtà ire
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to thrust out the tongue; to be free to speak; to speak freely
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isẽfụtà ire
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to draw out the tongue
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ịsụb´à ire
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to retract the tongue
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ịtãbì ire
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to bite the tongue
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ire mmà
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cutting edge of knife; blade of knife
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ire ãnyị
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our tongue; our language (see olu)
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ire ejì
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a kind of plant with very smooth and juicy leaves used for feeding sheeps and goats (= ụra njìle); tongue of snail
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ire naàwò
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double tongue; double-talk; unreliable talk; a lie
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onye ire naàwò
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double-talker; a liar
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ire ọk´ụ
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tongue of fire; hasty speech; itching tongue (i.e. tongue eager to speak)
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mkporò anyâ
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fruitless looking
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ikporò anya
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to look about cursorily, to profit nothing from looking;
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kporokporo 1. (n)
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noise of going in and out in a place with much furniture or many objects
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igbâ kporokporo
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to dart about among pieces of furniture
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kporokporo 2. (adj.)
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straight, straightforward
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kpòrokpòro 1. (n)
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a gaze, fixed look
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inlè anya kpòrokpòro
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to look fixedly
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kpòrokpòro 2. (n)
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the rolling of a hollow object; noise of such rooling;
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kpòrokpòro 2. (adj.)
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noisy (of rolling hollow object); noisily ( of hollow object rolling)
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kpòroô (n)
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fixed and sustained gaze, steady and prolonged look
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ire ọhụ
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clitoris
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ire ọma
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smoothing tongue; friendly talk or speech or language
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ire ọjọọ
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bad tongue; hurtful tongue or speech; bad language
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ireụchò, ire ụtọ
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sweet tongue; pleasing talk or speech; smooth tongue; deceptive tongue, talk or speech
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ìrè (n)
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potency; power; effectiveness; dependability; being on as fixed, agreed or arranged (of fixtures, appointments, etc)
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ịdÌ ìrè
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to be potent, powerful, effective; to be as planned, fixed or arranged
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ireejì (n)
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the fleshy part of the snail
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ìrèm (n)
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potency; sharpness (of instrument)
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ìrèm mmà
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the sharpness of a knife
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iremgbãraghad´a (n)
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shell-less mullusv; slug
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ireọhu (n)
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clitoris
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iri (n)
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dance; song (cf. uri)
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ìri
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numeral. ten
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irighiri (adj.)
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small; tiny; minute
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ịdí irighiri
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to be small, tiny, minute
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irighiri edè
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small cocoyam
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ịgbã irighiri
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to break up into tiny pieces
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ìrìkìchi (n)
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frivolity, frivolousness; vainness; arrogance
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ivu ìrìkìchi
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to be frivolous, vain, arrogant
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iriryo 1. (n)
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fruit-flies, food-flies (small in size and gregarious); a person very fond of food or fruits
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iriryo ãkpụọla na nri
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food -flies have clustered on the food
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irò (n)
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fable; tale; story told in song (Ont) (see ife)
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iru (n)
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= iihu
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ìrùkpù (n)
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shade (e.g. of tree); shadow; comparitive darkness; dark clouds (cf. ihè; `nd´ò)
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iro (n)
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hatred; enmity; hostile or unfriendly relation
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ịdí n´iro
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to be enimies; to be at enmity
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ib´à n´ro
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to begin to be enimies; to enter into enmity
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ịfù n´ iro
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to get out of enmity; to cease to be enemies
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kporòtòm (n)
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(a) sound of the dropping of a number of things fron a height; (b) a number of popping or small explosions (e.g when gasfire, etc. is burning)
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igbâ kporòtòm
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to give small explosions
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kpotò (v)
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be raised and hard in form ( of rashes, pimples, blisters)
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kpotokpoto (n)
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a series of popping sound (of br=urning grass, leaves, etc); adj. raised, standing up ( of rashes, weals, etc.); adv. with a number of pops; in raised manner
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igbâ kpotokpoto
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(a) to produce a series of pops; (b) to be raised or stsnd up (on the body)
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irç kpotokpoto
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to burn with popping sounds
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kpòwa v.t.
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split something hollow.
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ịhụ irõ
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to hate; to like too much i.e. to like a thing (e.g. some type of food) so much as to consume it
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ịdụ iro
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to turn into an enemy of; not to be on speaking terms or have any associations with
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irõ irõ
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to be unfriendly to; to be selfish; to be unwilling to share one's things with others; to be ruthless or wicked
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irõsị iro
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to be unfriendly to; to refuse to share something with; to be wicked or ruthless to someone
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ikpe irõ
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judgement influenced by hate or enmity
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iro anya
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hatred lodged in the eye; envy; jealousy
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iro obì
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hatred lodged in the heart; secret hatred; grudge; malice
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iro ụmùnnà
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family hatred; family fued
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okwu irõ
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statement or speech inspired by hate or enmity
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onye irõ
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an enemy; an unfriendly person; a selfish person; a ruthless, wicked person
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ìse (num.)
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five
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isi ilì
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head of grave;
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isi mad´ụ
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head of a person; a person
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isi mbid´o
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the start; the biginning; the point
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isi mbụ
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the first chapter; the beginning; firstly; primarily; principally
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n´isi mbụ
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at the beginnning; in the beginning; from the beginning
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isi mgbaghàsa
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insanity; craziness; mental disturbance (cf. is mgba´à)
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isi miri
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(a) wet head; (b) source of water; spring
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isi nà ọd´ù
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head and tail; substance of a matter; meaning, or significance of a thing; state of being ordered
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enwẽ isi nà ọd´ù
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not having any substance; not having meaning, significance; without rhyme or reason; disordered; confused
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isi ngwụch´a
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the end, finish
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isi njùwasa
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severe headache
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isi nk´ụ
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a piece of wood , log (for fire); firebrand
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isi nkwọch´a
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baldness
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isi òbòbò
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capital town; capital
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isi ojiẽ
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black head; black people in general; Africans
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onye isi ojiẽ
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a black person, esp. of African origin
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àlà isi ojiẽ
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African continent
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òbòbò isi ojiẽ
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African continent
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isi okpokoro
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big head
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isi okwu
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(a) the cause of a quarrel; (b) the meaning or significance of a speech, matter, word
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isi õvuvu
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dizziness(see ọghọ)
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isi ọb´ã
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the beginning or front part of a yam barn
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isi ọhyã
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the beginning of a bush
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isi ọjọọ
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a bad head; stubbornness; unruliness; humility; intelligence; comprehension; cleverness
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isi òmùmụ
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first child (= isi nwã)
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isi ọmùrụ
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bald head; baldness
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isi ònùnù
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head burn (from carrying loads on the head)
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isi ọkpọọ
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hard head; tubborness
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isi ọrụ
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the beginning, start, or end of a plot of farm
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isi ọpà
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flat head (like head of the animal ọpà)
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isi õwụwa
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the splitting of head; headache
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isi ụzò
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the beginning of the road (in relation to surrounding area; side or edge of road, path or street
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isi ugw´u
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crown of hill
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isi ụg´ụ
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bundle, head of leaves of fluted pumpkin
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isi ụlò
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end of house; gable end of house
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akịsÌ isi
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headkerchief; scarf
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akpụkpa isi
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head rash
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akpụkpo isi
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skin of the head
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akw´arà isi
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veins of the head; sinews of the head
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ndịisi
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headmen; chiefs; principal people; leaders
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n´isi n´isi
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per capita; individually; one by me; orderly; in order
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nt´ùt´ù
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hairs of the head
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ohyiriisi
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pillow, cushion, bolster (for the head)
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òjì isi èle mgbõ
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one who test bullets with his head i.e. a daring person
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okpokoro isi
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decapitated head (with all its furniture e.g. hairs, etc); unprofitable, useless, empty head
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onye isi àlà
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ruler; head priest
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ọkÌrị mgbawa isi
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very severe headache
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òkpa isi
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hairdresser; barber
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òkụ isi
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shaver of heads; barber
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ibì isi
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to but
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ibikwàsà aka n´isi
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lay hands on the head; to confirm; to consecrate or bless
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ịb´à n´isi (=ịgã n´isi)
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to go into the head; to intoxicate; to understand; to comprehend
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ịchị isi
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to rule; to govern; to direct affairs
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ịdụ isi
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to swear or take oath
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ifufè isi
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to shake the head; to refuse; to decline
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ịgãru n´isi
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(a) to go deep into the head; to penetrate into the head; (b) to get to the beginning or sourceị
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ịgbãch´i isi
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to cover the head with a scarf or cloth (as woman do)
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ịg´ụ isi
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(a) to count heads; to take a census; (b) to think, reflect, consider, cogitate, mediate
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ịg´ụ n´isi
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to count, sing, read, repeat from memory
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mb`ōro 1 (n)
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beam (of timber, bamboo used in building roof of house)
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mb`ōro 2 (n)
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height of a raised thing (e.g. mound, pile of things)
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`mb`ōro (adj)
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high; lifted-up; raised
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`mb`ụb`à (n)
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mere or pointless scolding; blustering; empty boast
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`mb`ùb`à (n)
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entering a place on the way to somewhere else; a brief call or visit while enroute to somewhere; entry, penetration
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mb`ụb`arā (n)
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peel; rind; bark; skin; scales; hair
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mb`ụb`ara (adj)
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thin in thickness; like something peeled
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mb`ya (vb n)
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making flat, flattening; depressing or being depressed; disfiguring or being disfigured; being dented; state of being flat
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mb`yà (vb n)
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pressing down (e.g. with hand)
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mb`ya (n)
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flatness; disfigurement; state of being maimed
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mb`yà (n)
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pressure; pressing down; crouching; an excuse; an alibi
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mb`yad`à (vb n)
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pressing down, flattening by depressing
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mb`yàfu (vb n)
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bursting or hoiling by pressing on (e.g. with hand)
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mb`yàgbe (n)
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making crooked or bent through pressing
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mb`yàgbere (n)
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state of being bent or crooked
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mb`yàka (vb n)
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tearing through pressure
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mb`yamb`ya (n)
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(a) state of being depressed, disfigured, or maimed; (b) state of being low or short in height or stature (2) adj depressed; disfigured; maimed; low or short in height
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mb`yamb`yà (n)
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act or process of pressing down or depressing (2) adj. matted; severly pressed down
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me (v.t)
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(a) do, perform, accomplish; (b) make, create, construct ;(c) cause, affect, effect ;(d) produce, yield; (e) be, become, arise; (f) give, donate, contribute
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àkàème adj
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saying and doing
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àkàèmē n
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saying and not doing
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akahaka adj
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hug, very big
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akaìbìrì adj
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aged person, animal, or plant
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àkàibiri n
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kind of snake
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akaìkpà n
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left hand
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àkàjè n
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moekery
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imç àghara
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to be troublesome (of person or thing); to cause trouble, disturbance, commotion or riot
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imç àgwàọjọô
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to act or behave badly or improperly; to be badly behaved; to have bad behaviour
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imç àgwàọma
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to act or behave nicely, well, or properly
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imç di
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to get or have a husband; to get or be married to a husband; to make a husband of
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imç deèdè
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to make a senior person of, to treat as one's senior, to take as one's senior
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imç edè
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to be good for or productive of cocoyam
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imç enyì
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to make a friend of, to be friends with, to cultivate as friend; to be on friendly terms with
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imç ihye
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to do, make, construct, create something
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imç ihyerç
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to be shy or ashamed, to be bashful; to cause to be shy or ashamed
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imç ilùghulû
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to be silly or stupid, to act or behave in a silly manner or stupidly
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imç ìgùwe
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to catch locusts; to have a windfall; to acquire plenty something
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imç ikwu nà ibè
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to have relatives; to make relatives of
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imç isiik`ç
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to be hot-headed, headstrong, stubborn
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imç ji
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to give, donate, contribute or pay yams
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imç ji n` ọrụ
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to plant yams in the farm
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imç lụghùlụghù
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to do in a disordered way; to disordered way; to disorder, disorganize, confuse; to make haste or hurry up in a distracted or disorderly manner
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imç mùrịmùrị
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to twinkle, glow intermintently
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imç `njmanya
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to cause envy; to be envious
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imç `nkà
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to do in artistic way; to be artistic, skilful; to decorate (something) in artisitc and beautiful way
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imç nka
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to cause oldage or to live to oldage
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imç `nkeèfù
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to do for nothing or without profit or to no purpose
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imç ngwangwa
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to do quickly, to do early; to hurry or make haste
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imç `nkọlò ak`alak`a
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to excite desire for; to desire greedily, to be greedy
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imç nkụkò
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to do or act in a slow manner; to be slow
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imç nkwụ
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to work at or be engaged in making oil from oil palm fruits
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imç nsi
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to posion, to harm seriuosly
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imç och`iè
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to be old, ancient, antiquated
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imç ozi
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to work, to do a job
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imç onyeisì
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to make a leader, headman
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imç ok`eènyè
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to be or become old or elderly or aged; tocause to become aged or elderly
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imç ọnụ
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to boast, brag
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imç ọryà
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to cause illness, to bring illness upon, to cause to have disease
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imç orụ
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to work, to do work on the farm; to make a piece of land into a farm, to cultivate a farm
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imç umengwụ
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to make lazy, to cause to be lazy, to be lazy
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imç ùnyo
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to waste one's labour or substance for nothing; to do to no profitable end or purpose
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imç ụkà
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to quarrel, to be hostile to; to dispute (e.g. in law suit)
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ara imç
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to be mad or insane
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imç ụkpa
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to make to become poor; to cause to be rapacious, greedy
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imçsị ụkà
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to quarrel with, to take action (e.g. legal) against somebody
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ịhụ isi ihyẽ
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to see the head of a thing; to see the end of a matter; to discover the importance or significance of a thing
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ịkã isi
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to live to maturity; to live long
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ịkpà isi
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to plait hair; to clip or cut hair; to dress hair
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ịkwàkòtà isi
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to knock heads together; to set at loggerheads
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ikwẽ n´isi
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to nod head head; to give consent or agree by nodding the head
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ịlà isi
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to shave the head;to overcharge somebody; to defraud; to extort
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ịkpụ isi
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to shave the head;to overcharge somebody; to defraud; to extort
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ilẽ anya n´isi
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to look at someone's head; to show disrespect (of younger to older person)
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ilẽ isi ihyẽ
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to watch the development of a thing; to wait and see the outcom or result of a thing
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ikè n´isi n´isi
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to share out to each person
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ịmàlìtè n´isi
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to begin from the beginning
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imẽ isik´ẽ
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to be unruly, troublesome
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inwẽ isi
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to head a head; to have a good head; to be clever, intelligent, reasonable, understanding; to have sense, meaning, significance, import, or purpose; to come to something, to come off, happen, take place; to come to a head; to be successful, fruitful
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inwẽ isi ahyã
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to have a head for commerce
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inwẽ isi akwụkwọ
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to be brainy; to have learning ability
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enwẽ
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stupidity; idiocy; uselessness; failure (of plan, arrangement, agreement, ect); meaninglessness, insignificance, lack of purpose
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ịnyà isi
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to boast, to brag; to be proud and arrogant; to be haughty and stand-offish
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infufụ isi
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to be uncontrolled, uncontrollable; to rebel, to be disobedient; to revolt
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irù wè isi
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to give respect to; to be humble; to be loyal to; to obey
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ịsụ isi n´àlà
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to hit the ground with the head; to be born
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ịtõ isi
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to untie plaited hair
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ịtù isi
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(a) to measure heights; to contest rank, status; (b) to show up briefly
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ikpô mkpotu
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to shout , to make a din, make a tumult
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ikpô mkpùkpo
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to shout, shout out, howl, wail
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ikpô òkù
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to call; to issue a call or invitation
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ikpô òkpokpo
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to call, make a call
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ikpôfù
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to shout or shout out suddenly; to call loudly; to call clearly or audibly or to pronounce (words)
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ikpôghe onu
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to open the mouth wide; to shout out; to call clearly or audibly or unmistakably; to cry aloud, wail; to talk nonsense
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ikpôghàch'ì
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to call again; to recall
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ikpôhà
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to call out to; to hail
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ikpôkù
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to call upon; to appeal to; to quote, refer to, cite (as witness, evidence,example,reference)
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ịvõ isi
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to comb the hair of the head
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ịvù isi
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to make the head swell; to make one proud, elated; to make feel a sense of awe and wonder; to give a feeling of wonder, greatness; to terify, make fearful, or afraid; to horrify
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ivuru n´isi
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to carry on the head; to assume a leading role; to make a responsibility for and leadership
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ịvùwàsà isi
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to split the head with shouting; to shout the head off
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ịwã isi
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to cause headache; to give trouble, be troublesome
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ịwụ onye isi
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to be a headman, a leader, a principal person, a chief
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isi adị n´ulò
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headless; irresponsibility of behaviour; toublesomeness; (lit. the head is not at home)
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ịsị
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suffix; expresses movement outwards from and also plurality of action or things
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iwèìsì
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to take out things one by one
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ìsì (n)
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blindness
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ikpù ìsì
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to be blind; to make blind
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ikp¨ ah¨¤
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to name, call a name; to mention, cite, refer to
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ịnò n´ ìsì
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to livein blindness; to be uniformed; to be unenlightned; to be uncivilized
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ịsọ ìsì
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to move about like a blind person; to grope
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ìsì anyamãnụ
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open-eyed blindness
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ìsìghiìsì (n)
|
blindness; stupidity; foolishness; unwiseness; imprudence
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isighisi (adj)
|
stupid; groping (of persons, animals); unwise, foolish; imprudent
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ìsiì
|
num = ìsiì
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isò (n)
|
pillar of house
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ìsusu (n)
|
mutual society which meets regularly and in which members contribute fixed amounts regularly (often weekly) to meet the needs of each member e.g. loans, relief
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isì (n)
|
smell; scent; odour; fragrance
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ịnụ isì
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to smell something
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isì isì
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to smell; to give out a smell; to give out a bad smell
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isì ọjọọ
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to give a bad smell
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isì ọma
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good smell
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isì isi ụtọ
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to smell nice, pleasant, delightful
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isì ono
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to smell fragrantly, lovely or nice
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isì tụụ
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to give a very bad smell or odour
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ìso (ìse)
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numeral: five
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ìtè (n)
|
pot
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ìtè ofẽ
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soup pot; pot of soup
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ọkpụ ìtè
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potter
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òsi ìtè
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cook
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ịgbà ìtìrì
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to be dark; to get dark
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itìriõgọòbõ (n)
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a kind of bird
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ìtù (n)
|
yaws
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ivu (n)
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load; burden; responsibility (=ibu (Ont))
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ivu ivu
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to carry a load; to have a responsibility
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Evù m ivu dị arụ
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I am carrying a heavy load. I am carrying a heavy burden. I have a heavy responsibility
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Ivu à nà-anyị m arụ
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This load is weighing me down
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ivù (n)
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fatness; bulkiness; largness; bigness (=ibù (Ont))
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ivù ivù
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to be fat, large, big, bulky
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iwe (n)
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anger; grievance; grudge; resentment
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iwe obì
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malice; grudge; suppress anger
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ime imē
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to be in labour (of female)
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oyi imē
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to have a fever (a cough)
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imēbì
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(1) to stop doing, to cease; (2) to spoil, ruin, destroy, waste, fritter away, contravene
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imēbì ihye
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(1) to stop doing something; (2) to spoil something
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imēbì isi
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to spoil the head, to get into the head (e.g. strong drink), to make hig-headed; to make to go insane or mad
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imēbì ìwu
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to break the law, to offend or commit an offence
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imēbì ụbòchÌ
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to spoil or ruin the day; to spoil matters
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imēbìgid`e
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to do as far as, to stop doing at, to perform up to a point and stop; to cover by laying or leaning something on
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imēb`à
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to put into, cause to go into
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imēb`àaj`anàgàrị
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to put sand into garri; to spoil chances
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imēb`àmanụ n`ofe
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to put oil into soup
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iwe ọkpọnwụ
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uncontrolled anger; violent anger
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iwe ọnwụ
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murderous anger
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iwe ịdị
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to be angry
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iwe dÌ ya
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he is angry
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ịdị iwe
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to annoy; to provoke to anger; to make angry
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Ihye o kwùrù dÌ m iwe
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what he said made me angry
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ịkpàsu iwe
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to stir up anger
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mkpasu iwẽ
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provocation to anger
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ivu iwe n´obì
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to bear malic; to grudge
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iwẽ iwe
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to be angry; to show anger
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iwẽsa iwe
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to be angry with somebody
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iwì (n)
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shedding off of material (e.g. leaves, feathers, scales, etc.); total loss; ruin
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ùsa nà iwì
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total and absolute loss (lit. washing away and shedding off).
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ìwì iwì
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to lose totally; to be ruined
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Iwì wìrì eg´o yã
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all this money was lost
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iwiriwi (n)
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small particles of rain; very light rain
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iwiriwi miri
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small particles of rain; very light rain
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iwiriwi osisi
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saw-dust; wood-dust
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`nkù iwiriwi
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powdery wing (e.g. of butterfly)
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ìwòlò (n)
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slough; peeled-off skin (of snake) (Ont.); (cf. unwòrò)
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iwù (n)
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waste; loss; spoilation; damage; destruction (cf. iyì)
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ịlã n´iwù
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to waste, damage, spoil, destroy; to go to waste
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ìwu (n)
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law; legislation; regulation; byelaw
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ìwu ahyã
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market byelaw; market regulation
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ìwu àlà
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the law of the land; land law
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ìwu nzùkọ
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regulations of a meeting
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ìwu òbòdò
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town or village byelaw
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ịd´à ìwu
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to break a law or byelaw; to be guilty of offence
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ịdị n´ìwu
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to be prohibited; to be illegal
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ịk´àgbù ìwu
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to annul a law
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ịmã ìwu
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to make a law or regulation; to enact a law; to legislate; to prohibit; to make a law against
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ịmãghÌsÌ ìwu
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to abrogate a law
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imẽbì ìwu
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to break a law or regulation; to commit a crime or breach of regulation; to commit an offence; to sin
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inyẽ ìwu
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to proclaim or promulgate a law
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iri ìwu
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to fine for a crime, breach of regulation or offence
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isò ìwu
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to follow the law; to abide by the law; to be law-abiding
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itii
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to legislate against; to make a law or regulation against
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itiighe n´ìwu
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to legislate against; to make a law or regulation against
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ìwu ịtã (=iwu ịmã). òkaìwu
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expert in law; legislator
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ìwu ịmã
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to be entrapped by the law; to be guilty of a breach of the law; to be guilty of an offence; to be at fault
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Ìwhò (n)
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= ìhyè
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Ìyàji (n)
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dyed cloth (Ont.)
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ìyèli (n)
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earring (Ont) (=ọlànt´Ì, ihyent´Ị)
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iyi 1. (n)
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stream; spring; source of water supply
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ịgã iyi
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to go to the stream to fetch water
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ịgã n´iyi
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to go to the stream
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iyi 2. (n)
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an oath
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ị´u iyi
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to swear, take an oath
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iyì (n)
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see iwù
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ìzè! (interj.)
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expression of abhorence, non-involvement, exclusion of self from what is being done or said
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Ìzè m !
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not me!
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ìzìghì (n)
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a coward; one who is easily afraid; cowardice; fear
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ị wụ ìzìghì !
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you are a coward !
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ìzìghìzì (n)
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shaking (of a dog that is wet); shudder
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ịmã ìzìghìzì
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to shake (oneself); to shudder
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izizì (n)
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raffia palm fibre teased from the leaves of raffia palm
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izìzì (n)
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sensitivity (of feeling); sharpness, tartness (of taste) numbness
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iri àhụ izìzì
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to make one feel funny; to tickle; to give gooseflesh
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imẽ àhụ izìzì
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to show pity, sympathy for someone
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ịp´ù izìzì
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to numb; to set (e.g. teeth) on edge
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ìzìzì (n)
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the beginning (Ont.)
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nke ìzìzì
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the first one
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ìzìzìbeloyi (n)
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earthworm (Ọhàafyà)
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izù (n)
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week (of eight days made up of four minor market-days and four major market-days); (cf. wiìkì)
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kwà izù
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every week; weekly
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ikwẽ izù
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to last a week
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Ò kweghi izù
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it did not last a week./ It did not last long./ It was short-lived
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ò rughì ọnwa
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It did not last a week, it did not reach a month./ It was very short-lived
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izù n´elu
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in due course of time
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izù n´àlà
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in due course of time
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izu garã ãga
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last week; past week
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izù ụkã
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week of seven days reckoned on church calender
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ìzù 1. (n)
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day; date; occasion
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ìzù 2. (n)
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=ìzùzù
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ìzùzù (n)
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(a) consultantion; council; meeting; plot; conference; private talk; conspiracy
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ịgã ìzùzù
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to attend a council, consultation, conference
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ịgbã ìzùzù
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to take council together; to confer; to talk in private; to conspire; to plot together
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ịgã n´ìzùzù
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to go and consult together privately (e.g. a jury, panel of judges, arbitrators, etc)
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ịgbã wò ìzùzù
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to consult together with the deliberate exclusing of somebody who should have been present
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ịgbãgid´e ìzùzù
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to plot against
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ịmã ìzù
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to be wise, understanding
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ìzùzù
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to be wise, understanding
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inwẽ ìzù
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to be wise, understanding
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~ị
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pron., 2nd pers., sing. (see i)
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ị mà ya
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you know him
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ịbà (n)
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fever; malaria fever; jaundice (Ont.)
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ịba mãnụ
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jaundice (= ịbà ọch´a)
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ịbã ògùrù
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jaundice (= ịbà ọch´a)
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ịbà ojiẽ
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malaria
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Ìba (n)
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pants; shorts; trousers
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Ìba ụkwụ ak´alak´a
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trousers (lit. long-legged pants)
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Ìbà 1. (n)
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the house of the eldest son of a family in which the family shrine is located (Ont)
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Ìbà 2. (n)
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garri soaked in water (in cold water to be eaten with various things e.g. groundnuts, coconut, etc.; in hot water to be eaten with soup
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imçb`àmì
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to put further inside, to put right inside
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imçch`a
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to clean, clean up; to finish; to finish all, to finish doing
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imçch`a imi
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to clean the nose
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imçch`a èzi
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to clean or sweep the compound
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imçch`a ọrụ
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to finish work; to finish all the work
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mgbè m mèch`àra
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twhen I have finished; when I finished
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imçch`i
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to close, close up, shut, block; to shut down
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imçch`i ọnụ
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to close the mouth, to shut up; to close hole
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imçch`i ụzò
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to close or block the road or way
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imçcho
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to increase, to cause to be more or higher
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imçchu ihu
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to blacken or darken the face; to bring shame or disgrace upon
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ịnụ Ìbà
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to eat garri soaked in cold water
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iri ìbà
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to eat garri soaked in hot water
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Ìbada (n)
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open space; public grounds; wide unobstructed expanse
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egbe nà-èvun´Ìbada
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kite that pounces in open space upon a prey i.e. a brazen thief who steals openly
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ịbàrà (n)
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playfulness; pleasantry; wit; humour; humourness; pleasantness; enjoyment; fun
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ịkpã ịbàrà
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to be playful, humourous, funny
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imẽ ịbàrà
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to be playful, pleasant; to have fun, enjoyment; to engage in pleasantry
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onye ịbàrà
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a playful, pleasant, humourousm, entertaining person
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Ìbọ 1. (n)
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debt (bọ 1):
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Ìbọ nà Ìbọ Iaà
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call it quits
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Ìbọ 2. (n)
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a menial; domestic servant; serf; drudge; slave (cf. bòyị; ohù)
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Ìbọrò (n)
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a menial; domestic servant; serf; drudge; slave (cf. bòyị; ohù)
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Ìchàfù (n)
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headtie; handkerchief (Ont.) (cf. akịsÌ; akwàisi)
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Ìchõ (n)
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a game (see òkwè 2) (Ont.)
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Ìch´a (n)
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lizard
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imçchu
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to blacken, to becloud, to soil
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imçdụ
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to make up number or quantity, to make up what is lacking
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imçdụ eg`o
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to make up an amount
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imçduo
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to continue to do progressively towards a point
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imçd`à
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to make or cause to come down (e.g. vase on table)
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imçd`àrù àlà
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to do thoroughly, prefectly
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imçfè
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to do beyond limit
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imçfè ok`è
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to do over the boundary; to do too much
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imçfu
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to cause to burst, to burst, to perforate, to open up
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imçfù
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to spen, to expend; to waste
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imçfùch`à
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to spend, expend or waste all
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ikpô eghu
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to regard as a goat; (of person) to take as a fool
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ikpô mad'ù
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to take or treat as person; to respect as person
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ikpô mkpà
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to take as a need; to take as necessary, important; to take seriously, or as a serious matter
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ikpô nwatà
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to regard or treat as a child
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imçgwa
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to retaliate, take revenge; to do in addition to
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imçhyè
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to do wrongly; to do contrarily; to wrong someone, to commit an offense, to sin; to cause something to move out of course
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imç ime
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to cause pregnancy; to make to be in labour, travail
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imçjọ
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to do wrongly, to do wrong to, to ill-treat, to offend, to commit an offense, to sin
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imçju
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to fill, fill up, fill up with; to do to the full; to do to one's satisfaction; to do too much of or to a high degree
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imçju mad`ùihyeọnụ
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to deal severely with someone; to make to suffer much; to be ruthless with someone
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imçjuch`a
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to fill right up or completely
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imçjùfùtà
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to top up, to fill right to the brim; to supplement; to complete by adding more
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imçjụ
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to reduce the temperature of (e.g. feelings, state, situation); to cool or calm; to comfort, placate, appease; to reduce tension or turbulence
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imçka
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(1) to do well, to do better, to do properlyl; too treat well (2) to do more than another person; (3) to tear by doing something to
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imçkà...
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to do as though, as if..., to do like...; to pretend, dissemble
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kpo 2. v.t.
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take or bring persons accompanied; conduct; escort; lead to
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ikpôro nwaànyì
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to bring a wife home; to take away a woman; arrest a woman and take her away
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ikpôro nwatà
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to take away a child
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ikpôb'à ulò
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to take to bed (e.g child);
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ikpôb'à n'ulò
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to take into the house or room
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ikpôga
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take someone to somewhere
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ikpôfùtà
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to bring out
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ikpôghà
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to take the wrong person; to take someone and leave another
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ikpô ulò
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to bring home someone
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imçkàtà
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to go on and on doing, to do for a long time, to do frequently; later, afterwards, in due course
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imçk`à àhụ
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to frighten, to scare, to shock; to deal severely with (somebody), to punish ruthlessly, to hurt
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imçk`àtà
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to make or cause to come closer
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imçkọ
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to do or act together, jointly, or in co-operation; to fraternise; to have intercourse with
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imçkọta
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to happen together; to do together, jointly or in co-operation; to put together; to mix, mix up, blend
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imçkpà àhû
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to inconvenience, to trouble, to pester or bother, to persecute, to ill treat much
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imçkpọ ọnụ
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to cause much hardship to, to ill-treat much, to deal with harshly or ruthlessly, to oppress
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imçkpù
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to cheat, oppress; to overshadow; to be of more worth, value, beauty, etc. than; to cause to lose face
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imçkwa
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to repair
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ikpôhule
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to take back someone
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ikpôla
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to take someone home or to somewhere
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ikpôlata
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to bring someone home; to make to calm down, relax; to refresh (mind, body, spirit)
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ikpôk'èlàtà
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to bring near or close to
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ikpôru ulò
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to take right up to the house; to take a stranger or visitor home (by the host)
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kpo 3 v.t.
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stub (foot or toes); strike with the end of a thing (e.g toes, nose, forehead, mouth, etc);
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ikpô anya
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to see briefly; to come to one's view for a moment; to encounter
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ikpô àzu
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to step back; to move backwards
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ikpô ihu
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to encounter; to come face to face with
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ikpô ihu oma
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to bring good luck; to be favoured
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ikpôihu ojoô
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to bring bad luck; to cause loss of favour
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ihu oma ikpô
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to be lucky, to have good luck
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ihu ojoô ikpô
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to be unlucky, to have bad luck
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imçkwàsà
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to repeat, do again; to do in addition to, to do also; to put or lay something on
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imçkwe
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to do again, to do also
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imçkw`à
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to do in part or partly
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imçla
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to do, perform in the direction of; to make or cause to go or move away in the direction of
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imçli
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to make to get away, to remove from somewhere; to be able to do; to make to rise, arise; to stir up
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imçlite
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to make or cause to rise or arise; to provoke, activate, stimulate; to be able to do or perform
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imçlù
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to spoil or be spoilt, to go bad; to do badly
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imçma
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to do well, nicely, beautifully or porperly; to repair, recondition, put right
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imçmù
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to spoil, injure character by indulgence (e.g. child) to accustom someone to special tastes, behaiour
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imçnyụ
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to put out, extinguish (e.g. fire)
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imçnyụ anya
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to make to suffer, to deal with harshly, servely
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imçrà
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to do all over, everywhere; to happen everywhere
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imçre
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to do for, on behalf of
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imçre àmàrà
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to pity, show kindness to, be gracious to
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imçre obìeberè
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to have pity on, to be merciful to, to take pity on, to be kind to, to be sorry for
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imçre ozi
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to do a job for
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imçri
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to overcome, win, conquer, defeat, discomfit (person, thing, situation)
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imēru
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to do to a point
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imēru n`ok`è
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to do the boundary, limit; to do in moderation
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imēru `ngàọdÌ ùfù
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to do to a hurtful point
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imērụ
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to defile; to spoil; to render ineffectual; to descrate
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imēsa
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to cause to touch or adhere to or rest on; to put on
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imēsa aka
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to touch, touch lightly
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imçsadòt`ị
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to put dirt on, to dirty
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imçsa ọnụ
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to castigate, chastise, punish with words; to curse, abuse, speak ill of strongly
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imçfù anyamìri
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to cause tears; to wipe away tears
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imçfù òb`àrà
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to cause blood to come out, to hurt
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imçfù ọnya
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to cause a wound on
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imçfù ụjọ
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to frighten
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imçfù ụkà
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to cause a quarrel or problem
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imçfù ọrụ
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to be able to work or do work; to do all the work
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imçfọ
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to leave some part undone; not to finish
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imçfọ ụfọ
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to leave a part undone
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imçgid`e
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to act against; to put or lay over; to oppose
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imçgburi
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to cheat, to take advantage of, to impose upon
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imçgharị
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to stir, turn, move about
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imçgharị aka
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to be engaged or employed in doing something or other
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imçgharị ọnụ
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to have a change of food or taste; to eat something
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imçghàrỊ anya
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to confuse
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imçghe
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to open, open up
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imçghe aka
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to open the hand; to be generous in giving, to be liberal
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imçghe anya
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to open the eyes; to be careful; to be observant; to civilize or be civilized
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imçghe obì
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to open the heart; to be kind, generous, friendly; to have goodwill
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imçghe ọnụ
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to open the mouth; to speak, to speak up, speak boldly and confidently
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imçghèfù
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to open up, to make quite open, to undo; to be able to open, undo
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ikpô ahà
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to name, call a name; to mention, cite, refer to.
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Mkpòrò gì aha ?
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did i call your name?/did i refer to you by name?/did i cite you?
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ikpô oru
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to invite to work; to summon to work
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ikpô erimeri
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to invite to food, to invite to eat with somebody
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ikpô nwaànyì
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to invite or seduce a woman
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ikpô àlà
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ti evaluate; value as; take as; treat as; assess as
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imçsara
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to do something and leave the result or outcome to another; to put out for or give (food to animals)
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imçsà
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to make wide or wider; to spread, spread out; to lay out
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imçsi ik`e
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to make strong, to strenghten, to make firm; to confirm; to act or behave in a lively or active manner
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imçsì
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to do or make as far as, to do in part or partly; to stop at the place where one has got to in doing something
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imçsị
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to do something to or against somebody
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imçsì ihye
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to act outrageously
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imçsị ihye
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to do something against someone's threat
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imçsò
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to do to or against someone; to deal with in an unfriendly or hostile way
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imçsu
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to stir up, to give rise to (e.g. disturbance); to startle, start, frighten, give fright
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imçsu ụjọ
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to frighten, startle
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imçsu ụkà
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to start a quarel
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imçta
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to touch or hit with an instrument; to do well or accurately or exactly; to bring about (e.g. a fight)
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imçtara
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to bring about on someone else, to cause for; to work, labour do on behalf of another
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imçtà
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to make or cause to diminish
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imçtụ
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to touch lightly; to work a little; to teast, provoke, stir up, instigate; to dare or dare to do
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imçtụ aka
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to touch lightly
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imçtụ anya
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to see or view for a short moment, to spot
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imçtụ ire
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to taste
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imētụ ọnụ
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to taste, to eat a little of
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imētụ ume
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to breathe a little, to be alive
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imētụ ụkwụ
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to touch with the foot; to visit (a place)
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imēt`e
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to awaken, rouse
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imēvọ
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to expose, expose another's weakness or deficiency; to disgrace, put to shame or ridicule
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imēwe
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to begin or go on doing
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imēwe àhụ
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to be accustomed to doing
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imēzù
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to do completely; to complete; to make up what is waiting or lacking from a thing; to be a full person socially
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Meè (n)
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May
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mejò (n)
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major (military or other officer)
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mètọrọònÌ (n)
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matron
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mèkaniìkì (n)
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mechanic
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meyò (n)
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mayor
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mezù (v.t.)
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do completely; complete; make up any lack in a thing
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meze (v.t.)
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cause to collapse or disintergrate; break down
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mfa (vb n)
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wedging in, tucking in, stuffing into, squeezing into, crowding into
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`mfa (n)
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untidiness; disorderliness of appearance
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mfà 1 (vb n)
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being cheeky or behaving in a cheeky, brash or impudent manner
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mfà 2 (vb n)
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taking from or putting into a tightly holding place
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mfajara (adj)
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untidy, disorderly, messy, unsightly
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mfamfa (adj)
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narrow, restricted, tight (e.g. of a passage)
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mfara (adj)
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narrow, tight, allowing no room for movement (e.g. clothes)
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mfaramfa (adj)
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