OKWU IGBO (IGBO WORDS): And their usage in a sentence

     

Vocabulary is key to learning any language. In other words, the quantity of words which you have learnt in a language shows how much you have mastered the language. Even if you are an expert in the construction of sentences in a language, if your vocabulary is poor, you still cannot express yourself with ease. Thus, this article presents to you some 20 Igbo words, their meaning and their usage in an Igbo sentence.

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1. Bịa (Come : verb) : Bịa ebe a (Come here).
2. Aha (Name : Noun) : Kedụ aha gị (What is your name).
3. Nri (Food : Noun) : Bịa rie nri (Come and eat food). 
4. Akwụkwọ (Book : Noun) : lee akwụkwọ gị (See your book). 
5. Ụlọ akwụkwọ (School : Noun) : Aha ụlọ akwụkwọ m bụ St. Patrick (The name of my School is St. Patrick).
6. Ọkụ (Fire : Noun) : Ụlọ ahụ na-agba ọkụ (That house is on fire). 
7. Mmiri (Water : Noun) : A na m aṅụ mmiri (I am drinking water). 
8. Ụlọ (House : Noun) : Bịa n'ụlọ m (Come to my house). 
9. Abalị (Night : Noun) : Bịa n'abalị (Come at night). 
10. Azịza (Broom : Noun) : Lee azịza (See a Broom). 
11. Ite (pot : Noun) : Mmiri dị na ite (Water is in the pot). 
12. Anya (eye : Noun) : E nwere m anya abụọ (I have two eyes). 
13. Ịhụnanya (Love : Noun) : Chukwu bụ Ịhụnanya (God is love). 
14. Ụkwụ (Leg : Noun) : Lee ụkwụ m (See my leg). 
15. Ogologo (Tall : Noun, Adjective) : Obi toro Ogologo (Obi is tall). 
16. Ude (Cream : Noun) : Tee ude (Rub Cream). 
17. Ntị (Ear : Noun) : Ada nwere obere ntị (Ada has a small ear). 
18. Akara aka (Destiny : Noun) : Nke a bụ Akara aka m (This is my destiny). 
19. Isi (Head : Noun) : O bu mmiri n'isi (He/She/It is carrying water on the head). 
20. Lee (See : verb) : Lee aka m (See my hand)

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