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    55 published entries

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    54 published entries

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    50 published entries

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    48 published entries

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    42 published entries

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    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

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18 words and 7 phrases found.

Igbo

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NGIgbo
Nri[n-ree]
Noun
Food

“Nri a tọrọ ụtọ.”

This food is delicious.

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NGIgbo
Nrite[n-ree-teh]
Noun
Prize

“Nwa m nwetara nrite.”

My child won a prize.

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NGIgbo
ihenrite
noun
Something given to someone to show appreciation for a great achievement.

“Ọ natara ihenrite maka ịbụ nwa akwụkwọ kacha mma.”

He received a prize for being the best student.

Also means
  1. prize; reward; award; a thing given in recognition of an outstanding achievement
  2. prize

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
ihenripịà
noun
Something or someone that consumes or destroys things greedily. It is often used to describe forces that cause ruin.

“Ọrịa a bụ ihenripịà nke ike mmadụ.”

This sickness is a devourer of human strength.

Also means
  1. devourer(s)
  2. cankerworm(s)
  3. destroyer(s) [used metaphorically to show things that can destroy one physically and spiritually]

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
Ji[Jee]Appears in an example
Noun
Yam

“Ji bụ nri ndị Igbo.”

Yam is the food of the Igbo people.

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NGIgbo
Ịsa[ee-sah]Appears in an example
verb
to wash

“Gaa saa aka gị tupu i rie nri.”

Go wash your hands before you eat.

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NGIgbo
Nnu[N-noo]Appears in an example
Noun
Salt

“Tinye nnu na nri a.”

Put salt in this food.

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NGIgbo
Oke[o-ke]Appears in an example
Noun
Rat

“Oke riri nri m debere n'ụlọ.”

A rat ate the food I kept in the house.

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NGIgbo
ụdàAppears in an example
noun
A type of plant known as Xylopia aethiopica that produces aromatic fruit in curled pods.

“A na-eji ụdà eme nri.”

The bitter wood plant is used to make food.

Also means
  1. bitter wood plant (Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich) with whose fruit has a strong aroma in comes in a small curled pod
  2. bitter wood plant

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
ikwèAppears in an example
noun
A large, heavy container, usually made of wood, used for pounding ingredients with a pestle.

“Biko, tinye nri ahụ n'ime ikwè.”

Please, put the food into the mortar.

Also means
  1. an equipment shaped like a plate in which things are pounded using a pestle; a giant mortar
  2. mortar

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
ngụ̀Appears in an example
noun
A local type of salt or additive made by burning the remains of palm fruit heads.

“Anyị ji ngụ̀ mee nri a.”

We used potash to make this food.

Also means
  1. locally made potash by burning the residue from palm fruit head after removing the nuts and letting the residue dry up
  2. potash

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
suruAppears in an example
verb
To take a piece of food, like yam, and eat it by dipping it into stew or soup.

“Suru nri gị na ofe.”

Eat your food with the soup.

Also means
  1. take piece of yam, etc., from among many and eat
  2. take stew or soup with morsel or piece of food
  3. take stew or soup with a morsel

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
àgìdiAppears in an example
noun
A type of soft, jellied food made from maize that is wrapped in leaves.

“M na-eri àgìdi na nri ụtụtụ.”

I am eating corn pudding for breakfast.

Also means
  1. a semi-solid (jellof-like) food made from maize and wrapped in special leaves
  2. corn pudding

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
m̀gbèAppears in an example
adverb
Used to talk about a specific moment in time or to link two events together. It helps to explain when something happened.

“M̀gbè m rutere, ha eriela nri.”

When I arrived, they had already eaten.

Also means
  1. when
  2. at what time
  3. after which
  4. just then
  5. during the time that

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.

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NGIgbo
Ngaji[Ng-ga-ji]Appears in an example
Noun
Spoon

“Were ngaji rie nri.”

Use a spoon to eat.

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NGIgbo
Abacha[A-ba-cha]Appears in an example
Noun
African Salad

“Abacha bụ nri pụrụ iche.”

African salad is a special food.

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NGIgbo
Nwaanyị[nwaa-ɲi]Appears in an example
Noun
Woman

“Nwaanyị a na-ere nri.”

This woman is selling food.

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NGIgbo
Osikapa[oh-see-kah-pah]Appears in an example
noun
Rice

“Osikapa bụ nri kachasị mma.”

Rice is the best food.

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