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 igbo - days of the week - les jours de la semaine 

abalị mbụ (n'izu ụka) - Monday - lundi
abalị abụọ (n'izu ụka) - Tuesday - mardi
abalị atọ (n'izu ụka) - Wednesday - mercredi
abalị anọ (n'izu ụka) - Thursday - jeudi
abalị ise (n'izu ụka) - Friday - vendredi
abalị isii (n'izu ụka) - Saturday - samedi
abalị asaa (n'izu ụka) - Sunday - dimanche

 comment >    2013 DEC-18 14:30 (by Langoland)
 
 igbo - months of the year - les mois de l'année 

ọnwa mbụ (n'afọ) - January - janvier
ọnwa abụọ (n'afọ) - February - février
ọnwa atọ (n'afọ) - March - mars
ọnwa anọ (n'afọ) - April - avril
ọnwa ise (n'afọ) - May - mai
ọnwa isii (n'afọ) - June - juin
ọnwa asaa (n'afọ) - July - juillet
ọnwa asatọ (n'afọ) - August - août
ọnwa itoolu (n'afọ) - September - septembre
ọnwa iri (n'afọ) - October - octobre
ọnwa iri na otu (n'afọ) - November - novembre
ọnwa iri na abụọ (n'afọ) - December - décembre

 comment >    2013 DEC-18 14:26 (by Langoland)
 
 igbo - numbers 

ọnụọgụ - numbers, numerals

1 otu - one
2 abụọ - two
3 atọ - three
4 anọ - four
5 ise - five
6 isii - six
7 asaa - seven
8 asatọ - eight
9 itoolu - nine

10 iri - ten
11 iri na otu
12 iri na abụọ
13 iri na atọ
14 iri na anọ
15 iri na ise
16 iri na isii
17 iri na asaa
18 iri na asatọ
19 iri na itoolu

20 iri abụọ , ohu
30 iri atọ , ohu na iri (20 10)
40 iri anọ , ohu abụọ (20x2)
50 iri ise , ohu abụọ na iri (20x2 10)
60 iri isii , ohu atọ (20x3)
70 iri asaa , ohu atọ na iri (20x3 10)
80 iri asatọ , ohu anọ (20x4)
90 iri itoolu , ohu anọ na iri (20x4 10)

100 narị , ohu ise (20x5) - hundred
200 narị abụọ
1 000 puku - thousand
3 000 puku atọ

1 000 000 nde - million
1 000 000 000 ijeri - billion

 comment >    2013 DEC-18 14:43 (by Langoland)
 
 igbo - personal pronouns 

I, me, my mụ, m
you, your [singular] gị, i, ị
he, him, his, she, her, it, its ya, o, ọ

we, us, our anyị
you, your [plural] unu
they, them, their ha, (fa)


 comment >    2013 DEC-16 12:01 (by Bona)
 
 igbo - verb to be 

ịbụ

essential quality : I am a woman - M bụ nwaanyị
identity, origin : She is a Nigerian (person) - Ọ bụ onye Naijiriya
occupation : You (all) are doctors - Unu bụ dibịa

ịdị

characteristics : You are tall - Ị dị ogonogo
emotions : He is happy - Ọ dị anwụli
temporary location : It is there - Ọ dị ẹbẹ a

ịnọ

permanent location : She is in Abuja - Ọ nọ Abuja


 comment >    2013 DEC-19 21:41 (by Bona)
 
 Igbo - verb to be 

bü - to be - être

abü m Nneka - I am Nneka - Je suis Nneka
ï bü Nneka - you are Nneka - Tu es Nneka
ö bü Nneka - she is Nneka - Elle est Nneka

anyï bü Nneka na Emeka - we are Nneka and Emeka - Nous sommes Nneka et Emeka
unu bu Nneka na Emeka - you are Nneka and Emeka - Vous êtes Nneka et Emeka
ha bü Nneka na Emeka - they are Nneka and Emeka - Ils sont Nneka et Emeka


 comment >    2012 SEP-13 22:27 (by Nneka)
 
 Igbo - vowel harmony 

group: a ï ö ü
group: e i o u


 comment >    2012 SEP-13 22:27 (by Nneka)
 
 igbo dictionary - part 1 

a lot, many nnuku
about maka
addition mgbakọ
afternoon ehihie
airplane, aeroplane ụgbọ elu
all niile, dum, ncha
also kwaa, -kwazi
and na
anglican (person) onye anglican
animal anụ
as ka
at na [ consonant], n' [ vowel]
bad ọjọọ, njọ
bag akpa
banana ogede
beans agwa
beautiful ọma, mma
bed akwa
bedroom obu
beer mmanya
below n'okpuru
beside n'akụkụ
big ukwu
black ojii
black person onye ojii
blue atụlụ
boat ụgbọ mmiri
body ahụ
book akwụkwọ
bookseller ore akwụkwọ
boss oga, onye isi
breakfast nrị ụtụtụ
broom azịza
brother nwa nne nwoke
maternal brother nwannem
paternal brother nwannam
bury ili
bush ohia
bush animal anụ ọhịa
bush meat anụ ọhịa
but mana
buyer ọzụ ahịa
car ụgbọ ala
cassava jiakpu
catholic person onye catholic
center etiti
chair oche
chicken ọkụkụ
child nwa, nwantakịrị
children umu aka
chop house ụlọ oriri
christian person onye ụka
church ụka
clean ọcha, ụcha
clock elekere
close nso
close to home ndiuno
cloth akwa
cloud urukpu
coconut aku oyibo
cocoyam ede
cold oyi
count ọgụgụ
cow ehi
crayfish okporo
cupboard akpatị nrị
customer onye ahịa
dawn ụtụtụ
day ụbọchị
daytime ehihie
denomination okpukpe
development agency ndị mmepe obodo
dog nkita
don't worry esogbuna
door akwụ
down the road ndịda
drink, beverage mmanya
duck ọbọgwụ
each niile, dum
early dawn ụzọ
earth ala
edge akụkụ
egg, eggs akwa
electricity ọkụlatrịk
elephant enyi
English bekee
Europe obodo bekee
every niile, dum
expensive, costly oke ọlụ
family ndị be, ezi n'ụlọ
far from home ndiagu
father, dad nna
finger mkpisi aka
fire ọkụ
first mbụ
fish azụ
floor ala
food nrị
fork mkpisi
friend enyi
garden egg, garden eggs afụfa
garri garri
genuine ezi
girl nwata nwanyi
goat ewu
God chukwu
good ọma, mma
good afternoon ehihie ọma
good behaviour ezi omume
good day ụbọchi ọma
good evening abalị ọma
good man ezigbo nwoke
good morning ụtụtụ ọma, ị bọlachị
good night abalị ọma, ka chi foo
goodbye, bye ka e mesịa
goodbye, bye kodi
grade clasị
ground, soil ala
group ndị
half ọkara
happy anụlị
Happy New Year Añuli Arọ Ọfụụ
harmattan period oge ugụrụ
hawk, falcon egbe
head-ache isi mgbu
height elu
herbs akwụkwọ ọgwụ
hospital, clinic ụlọ ọgwụ
hot, warm ọkụ
hotel ụlọ oriri
hour elekere
house, (home) ụlọ
husband di
if mana
Igbo person onye igbo
in na [ consonant], n' [ vowel]
inside n'ime
instead of kama
interior ime
Jesus Christ Jesu Kristi
key, keys igodo
kind ụdị
King eze
kitchen usekwu
kola nut ọjị igbo
leaf, leaves akwụkwọ
left ekpe

 comment >    2013 DEC-18 15:21 (by Bona)
 
 igbo dictionary - part 2 

library ụlọ akwụkwọ
life ndụ
like ka
lion agu
little girl nwata kịrị nwanyi
living-room mbara
location, place ebe
long ogologo
lord chineke
madam, miss nne
maize, corn ọka
man nwoke
manner etu
market, bazaar ahịa
master oga
maybe, perhaps ike kwe
me mụ, m
meat anụ
medical doctor, physician dibịa oyibo
medicine dealer onye na ere ọgwụ
medicine man dibịa
medicines, medication ọgwụ
meet izute
merchandise ngwa ahia
Merry Christmas! Añuli Ekeresimesi !
money ego
monkey, (ape) enwe
moon ọnwa
morning ụtụtụ
mother, mom, (mum) nne
motor, (engine) ụgbọ ala
motorcycle, moto ogbatumtum
motorpark ọdụ ụgbọ ala
name aha, afa
next ọzọ
night abalị
no mba
nothing more onwerozi
now ugbua
number ole
occasion oge
of which nke
office ụlọ ọlụ
oil mmanụ
on na [ consonant], n' [ vowel]
on top of n'enu
onion alịbasa
pain mgbu
paper akwụkwọ
pear ube
people ndị
pepper ose
period oge
petrol nmanụ-ọkụ
pig ezi
plate afere
please biko
pot ite
prayer ekpere
price, cost ọnụ
primary school elementrị
pumpkin, (marrow, squash, gourd) ụgụ
pupil, scholar nwata akwụkwọ
rain [noun] mmiri-ozuzo
reading ọgụgụ
red mme
red earth, clay ajali
rice osikapa
right nrị
riverbank ikpere mmiri
room mgbe
roots mgbọrọgwụ osisi
school ụlọ akwụkwọ
secretary onye-ode akwụkwọ
sell ire
seller, salesman ore ihe
sickness, illness, disease ọrịa
since ka mgbe
sister nwa nne nwanyị
maternal sister nwannem
paternal sister nwannam
small, little obele
snake agwọ
somebody, someone onye
something ihe
son nwa nwoke
sort ụdị
speak sụọ
spoon ngazi
stew ofe
stick osisi
stockfish okporoko
straight oto
strength ike
student nwata akwụkwọ
sun anwu, anyanwụ
Sunday ụbọchị ụka
swimming pool ndọrọ mmiri
tablets ọgwụ
teacher, professor onye nkuzi
thank you very much, thanks a lot ekele dili gị
thank you, thanks imela
then e mesịa, mgbe ahụ
thunder egbe igwe
time elekere, oge
today taa, taata
toilet, W.C. ụlọ mposi
tomorrow echi
too kwaa, -kwazi
top enu
town, city obodo
travel, trip, journey njem
tree osisi
trouble nsogbu
truth ezi okwu
turkey tolotolo
ugly ọjọọ, njọ
umbrella nche anwu
under n'okpuru
underside okpuru
university mahadụm
until tupu
up n'enu
village ime obodo
war agha
water mmiri
water leaves gbọrọdi
water yam mbala ji
weather, climate ụbọchị
weeping akwa
welcome, you are welcome nnọọ
well ọfụma
well done da alụ
whether mana
white ọcha, ụcha
white person onye ọcha
wife, spouse nwuye
wind ikuke
wine mmanya
woman nwanyị
work ọlụ
worker onye ọlụ
workers ndị ọlụ
yam ji
year arọ, ahọ
yellow edo
yes e-e

 comment >    2013 DEC-18 15:21 (by Bona)
 
 igbo verbs 

to bath - ịsa ahụ
to be - ịbụ
to be [in a place] - ịnọ
to be disgusting - ịsọ oyi
to be empty handed - ịgba aka
to be fearless - ịwa anya
to be tasty - ịtọrọ ụtọ
to be vigilant - ịwara anya
to bleed - ịgba ọbara
to bless - ịgọzie
to break cola - ịwa ọji
to bring - ịkpọrọ
to bring in - iweta
to buy - ịzụ, ịzụọ
to carry - iburu
to carry on one's back - ịkwọ
to cause headache - ịwa ishi
to chew - ịta
to clap hands - ịkụ aka
to comb hair - ịvọ isi/ishi
to come - bịa
to come from - isi
to cook - isie
to count - ịgụ ọgụ
to cry - ibe akwa
to dance - ịgba nkwa, ite egwu
to dismiss - ịgbasaa
to divide - ikewa
to do - ime
to draw - ise
to dream - ịrọ arọ
to drive - ịnyaa
to dry up cooking pot - ịta mmiri
to eat - iri nri
to enter - ịbata
to expect - ilee anya
to fall ill - ịrịa ọrịa
to fear - ịtụ egwụ
to fear - ịtụ ụjọ
to fetch - ịkuta
to fetch water - ichu mmiri
to fire a gun - ịgba egbe
to foam - ịgbọ ụfụfụ
to give - inye
to go - ịgaa
to go early - ịma ụzọ
to go out - ịfụ ezi
to hear - ịnụ
to help - inye aka
to hold - ijide
to hunt - ịchụ ọhịa
to intend to - ịchọrọ
to join - inonye
to joke - ịkpa ịbara
to kill - igbu
to leak - ịla mmiri
to live - ibi
to loose weight - ịta ahụ
to make - imee
to make a plea - ikpee
to mourn - ịgba mkpe
to pay - ịkwụọ ụgwọ
to play football - ịgbaa bọlụ
to possess - ijide
to present - inye
to prostitute - ịgba akwụla
to purchase - ịgota
to put, to add - itinye
to rain - izoo
to read - ịgụ akwụkwọ
to reject something - ịjụ ihe
to rot - ịgba ụtụ
to run - ịgba ọsọ
to save - ịzọpụta
to say - ikwuo
to scream - ịvụ mkpụkpọ
to see - ịhụ
to sell - ire ahịa
to sing a song - ịbụ abụ
to sit down - ịnọdụ anị
to sleep - ihi ụra, ịrahụ ụra
to smoke - ịnụ anwụrụ
to stand up - ikunie
to study, to learn - ịmụ, ịmụọ
to suffer - ịhụ ahụhụ, ịhụshi anya
to sweep - ịzaa
to swim - igwuo mmiri
to take - ịkpọrọ
to take - iwere
to take a rest - izu ike
to take shit - iri ọnụma
to teach - ikuzie
to tell - ịgwa
to tell a lie - ịgha ụgha
to think - iche echiche
to travel - ijee
to wait - ichere
to walk - ịga ije
to want - ịchọ
to wash hands - ịkwọ aka
to wrestle - ịgba mgba
to write - ide

 comment >    2013 DEC-18 16:43 (by Bona)