Dictionary

Lexicon and word definitions

LemmaGloss
achọọannoyance
adorojuhello; greeting
afúwúbark
afẹ́tree
agìlake
agísea
akpalụọeye
akpalụọ wụọ!common sense (slang/colloq)
akífìfire
amaleaf
anyukẹ́snake
asomoon
awichild
azikọ̀animal
baajajahunt
babasmooth
bakatie
banwubelly
bavara7, seven
bavaravéseventeen, 17
bugịfọfive
bugịvowem5, five
bugịvowemvéfifteen, 15
bujọtọfather
see
bé akpalụọto see clearly, to use common sense colloq
bémoto be equal; fair
bẹkẹsky
bẹkọman
bẹkọalahusband
bẹwitell, snitch
bẹ́kwụ́dig
bẹ́lẹ́kìwet
bịzosix
bọwith
bọbọ àkèdẹ́village
bọgatọdaughter; female child
bọtọson; male child
bọ́bọ́small
bọ́zọ́seven
bụkwọzịejoin, come
chamaknow
chawuwọnafọsuck
ché chémultiply
chìbe; specifically for inanimate objects, exist
chì bẹ́lẹ́kìto be wet
chì bọ́bọ́to be small
chì kpéyíìnto be dead
chì kwanọto be heavy
chì kwázíláto be dirty
chì kèkọ́to be correct
chì nnwàhị́ọ̀to be black (non-human)
chì nwághọ́to be dark
chì nyazịto be disgusting
chì yàyóto be wide
chì òféto be good in quality or looks
chì ṅudíto be thick
chì ṣụfúto be old
chìbọlate
chịezegèkill
chịfọif
chọearth
chọ achọọto annoy, annoying
chọhegalakpọnọholy; angelic
chọọ chọọfuck off
deladoflow
dochowould
subtract
stone
díṣicome
díṣẹ̀mụụliver
dẹmẹẹjọroad
eto
ekucloth
ekụzụgwaactually; honestly; truthfully
ezonation, country, civilisation
fahave; own; possess
faada ufaadato cry
faafaano
faakọ́ ẹ́faakọ́to fear
funyifish
grow
fà ányáákíto be funny
fà ṣụfúto grow old
fá nwághọ́get dark; grow dark; have no lit vision due to absence of light, especially an environment
fákọ́táwhite
fé òféto be good in personality
fìpọbịgive
fìpọbị ịgwetito let, give power, allow, let, to sell a house, to sell land, cede, to forget a loved one (colloq.)
walk
fí ṣìrun
fịnwẹpepper, spice, flavour
fịzeyọname
fọzọnear
fọ́take or follow a path or pattern or manner; from; through
fọ́fefrom; through, based on; judging from
gahakọbecause
gbẹmíìremain; to be left over
gbịzovo6, six
gbịzovovésixteen, 16
gbọgatọmother
ghayou (singular)
ghatùfriend
ghúzúbuild
ghúzú ekusew
ghịchọpull
ghọnight
ghụtụhead
guṣẹwọwhen
gwịbagọjoin in marriage; marry
gwọGod, deity
gwọ m ọOh my God
gwụkwareturn; back to former
hand
gìyòdigits, figures
gịnot
gụbanọwater
havery; exaggerating the adjective
hegalalove
hikọṣọ́short
hinaghiday
hnyọmarket
hávẹ́lie
hịnọto be younger than
hị́líkẹwind
họakazụrub
hụshe
ikejeneighbourhood
itínine
jowubird
jufaghiyear
juguduright
yellow
jịmọọbaplease
jọ́mẹ̀kwá ọ́jọ́mẹ̀kwá To write
jụmẹ́ọkàfloat
kalichọpush
kawawe, us, our
kaịbatathrow
kaụwọsqueeze
kpakpakọspit
kpamọkpẹfíhorn
kpe ọkpeto be blue in colour
kpáị́die
kpèkọbig
kpéyíìndead
kpóbaall
kpọhe
kpọnyọnose
kpọnọheart
kpọṅọneck
kpụwàátrumpet, horn
kupayè ukupayèto be narrow
kuẹbụ ịkuẹbụto tell a lie
kwanọheavy
kweadd
kwehold
kwázíládirty
kwọ́ ákwọ́to be sharp
kàyegụbone
kààzá1. The feeling when you laugh so hard you cry
kààzá akààzáto laugh so hard you cry
kábị́straight
kèkọ́correct
what
ké??
ké?what?
kịhour
kị́gị́ ọ́kị́gị́to be red in clour
kụ̀bọwipe
kụ̀wákwákwákwákwáHorn, trumpet, Sound of a trumpet, Toot, tada
labiblow
labi ányákọbreathe
swell
lè èlèto be swollen
divide
lẹbàṣòto mean; show
lẹ́kneel; kneel down
lịakọfall
mme, I
maanwaNorth
mriṣọswim
mrí émríto be able
mwọmy
mífecold
mífehato freeze
mítapath
m̀chọọ chọọonomatopoeia for someone eating, nom nom, poor people (colloq.)
m̀m̀ẹẹmmẹẹmeh, middle class (colloq.)
mẹkwaMẹkwa Mekwa the script for the majority of nkamuo speaking countries
mẹkịas; like
mẹ́gáisi àmẹ́gáisito feel warm
mẹẹfour
mẹẹhẹ4, four
mẹẹhẹvéfourteen, 14
mịI; me (only before a consonant)
mọkipọọperson
mụkịwho
mụọwait around something or someone in order to protect; guard
najadry
nayamud
nbémochíequally
nkapeople
nkamụọNkamụọ language; guards
nkunyọmusician
nkọnariver
nkọ̀think
nkọ̀ kọọṣịto assume
nkọ̀ yitíduóto regret; to apologize
nnwàhị́ọ̀black
nnọtẹfull
nuruthat
nwazunoise, sound
nwazu anwazuto make a sound, bark, to make noise
nwazụọnoisy, annoying
nwehit
nwe ákwọ́stab
nweukwucity
nwághọ́darkness
nwóvewanice
nwẹ́chị́thin
nyalọwhere
nyalụthere
nyazịrotten, disgusting
nyazịkpọnọevil; evil soul/heart
nyefithey, them, their
nyetụghileft
nyinèsalt
nyàyàash
nyábérá ányábéráto speak in a language
nyáyàdust
nyáyásand
nyáákí ányáákíto laugh
nyịnọto be older than
nyọ̀music
nyọ́stand
in
nẹbózero, 0
nẹbóṣịcheck 0ṣị
nẹghọzọ0, zero
nẹghọzọṣịnow, right now, instantly
nẹvọṣụhow
nọmísleep
nụgwédị̀ ụnụgwédị̀to be hungry
nụgwẹ̀bị ụnụgwẹ̀bịto be thirsty
nụsọwọafter
othough, tho, although, also
ogojáflower
okatìpicture; image; view; art
okẹmebotable
okịnew
pabut
pàhófew
cloud
pọfog
raOr
ribà ụ̀ribàto be round in shape
rigiṣebefore
roon, onto, upon
rífíkístupidity, ragebait, foolery, being a idiot
rífíkí é?are you stupid?, you're ragebaiting me, are you ragebaiting me?
rịlẹforget
rịvọdog
rọkoakawest
rọkụboat
rọ̀this
rụ̀mrụ̀mlouse
sasathanks
sinóearly
sábícrash; collide
sáríthanks
sékị́may; might; be likely to happen
sí ásíto be green
tenyụmụrope
tikpagbitụloanword
tákiri3, three
tákirivéthirteen, 13
tákìthree
tíkpátake; recieve
tịàṣecare, to care
ufaadacry
ukupayènarrow
ukébreast
usítíthe rich
vitíka9, nine
vitíkavénineteen, 19
+10, teen
vẹvụwoman
vẹvụalawife
vọgbítụverb
vọjọdone, happened
vọ̀do; make happen
vụbe (who, what, whose something or someone is); is; am; are; art
vụ óhato live
vụrụat
vụẹfíbaA dialect of Nkamuo, vuefiba, vụẹfíba A writing script for the vụẹfíba
vụẹwatail
wabuzịsouth
wezufacook
wikèdẹ́hamlet; community
wosit
wosihere
wosọkuear
wuto fly; to levitate
wàárùstop, to stop, halt, pause
wákànail
wọghayour, thy
wọraof; which; (pronoun)
wọrabugịfọfifth
wọrabịzosixth
wọrabọ́zọ́seventh
wọraitíninth
wọramẹẹfourth
wọratákìthird
wọrayàgúfirst
wọraákesecond
wọraávétenth
wọ́auxiliary part of a future verb; will(future)
wụtòtough
wụ́wash
wụ́ ọnwọọshower; bath; to wash your body
yabọto scratch
yefọnueat
yefọṅunubite
yitíduósorry
yowufly
yuchefar
yàbúvara1, one
yàbúvaravéeleven, 11
yàbúvaraọGod bless, goodbye, thank you
yàgúone
yàyówide
yẹ ọyẹuse
yọgịweek; 7 days
yụfọvunudrink
zausually attached to a verb or negator '-gị' to mean 'no longer' 'no more' 'any more' or 'not' to emphasize the first negator
zamòplay
ziweturn
zunuto vomit
zẹbad
zẹkusay, talk, chat
zẹẹthe
zẹọsing
zọand
zọcount
zọkpasplit
zọ̀fàburn
zụ̀ọ́hiegenerate, make, create
àgịkọsacred, holy, hallowed
àgọ̀ice
àkpáback
àkèdẹ́town
àmẹ́gáisiwarm
àzóking
àzóezokingdom
áchemideremichere2, two
áchemideremicherevétwelve, 12
ágagoods
ágìrain
ágọ́snow
áketwo
ákpàmoney
ákwọ́sharp
ámaṣakaọjịịpenis
ányábérálanguage
ányákọbreath
ányáákílaugh
ásígreen
ásọ́ṣị́fọ̀seed
ávéten
áyụfeather
èbị́azùworm
èlọ́star
ékpóokay
émrícapability
íbenumber, a number
ídẹvámany
ídị̀grass
íkàhot
ítéwhy
òfégood
òfìmountain
òfìpifoot
óhalife
úyéforest
úyólong
ṅudíthick
ṅusicut
ṅẹkìminute
ṅịhear; taste; feel (skin); smell; sense something with four of the five sense organs
ṅị babafeel smooth; be smooth
ṅị bẹ́lẹ́kìto feel wet
ṅị kpọnyọsmell
ṅị mífeto feel cold
ṅị wosọkuhear
ṅị íkàto feel hot
ṅị ṣìátaste
ṅị ọzununausea; cause a feeling to vomit
ṅị ụzịịbato taste flavour
ṅịṣiheaven
ṅọfor
ṅọkwọ ọ́ṅọkwọto fight
ṅọkwọ ụvokwụto fight a war
ṅọṣosehair
ṣoit
ṣokismoke
ṣu adorojugoodbye; greeting
ṣágífiother
ṣáàafter(wards); therefore or then (resulting from something else)
ṣémọswap
ṣémọ ágatrade
ṣìfast
ṣìámouth
ṣụout
ṣụfúold
ẹgọwait, to wait
ẹgọwàárùWait and think, think before you speak, lit. wait and stop
ẹkuukpọpronoun
ẹzụ̀loud
ẹ́faakọ́fear
ẹ́fịskin
ẹ́ghátooth
ẹ́juyou (plural)
ẹ́kíthing
ẹ́zíkọ́non-human body
ịgwetia memory, family home, nostalgia
ịgwetimlet me, (colloq/slang)
ịjaarm
ịjịleg
ịkuẹbụa false information; lie
ịkwetiequator, middle of the Kozam world
ịtabụẹvagina
ị́kwáscript, type of writing, a writing system Writing system
ọ!!
ọbọwhat (as an adverb)
ọfabụdull
ọfùegg
ọgaeight
ọgharami8, eight
ọgharamivéeighteen, 18
ọhayes
ọjàpeace
ọkpeblue
ọkwadịnụknee
ọnugueast
ọnwọọbody
ọyabọscratch
ọzunuvomit
ọ̀fọ̀root
ọ̀mọ̀ajokaplanet
ọ́fásun
ọ́fáblood
ọ́jọ́mẹ̀kwáWriting
ọ́kị́gị́red
ọ́ṅọkwọfight
ụgbítụword
ụnụgwédị̀hunger
ụnụgwẹ̀bịthirst
ụvọkwụwar
ụzịịbatongue
ụzụgwatrue; truth
ụ̀ribàround