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Expressing basic commands in Igbo
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Nyé m ākā gi. | Give me your hand | |
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Gwà m áhà (/áfà) gí. | Tell me your name | |
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Gbá yā nkịtị. | Pay him/her no attention | (Ignore him/her) |
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Kwé m n’ākā. | Shake my hand | |
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Sí ébé à. | Go/come this way. | |
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Hụ (/Fụ) nà íhé(/ife) níīlē (/níīnē) gàrà nkè ọmá. | See to it that everything goes well | |
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VOCABULARY
IGBO | ENGLISH |
Nyé | Give |
Gwà | Tell |
Gbá | An expression of “movement” in this context but has different meanings |
Kwé | Shake (or “agree” in this context but has different meanings) |
Sí | Go in this context |
Hụ | To see |
m | Me |
gi | You |
ya | He/She/It |
ākā | hand |
áhà/afa | name |
nkịtị | Silence* |
ébé | there/here |
íhé/ife | thing |
níīlē | all |
íhé/ife níīlē | everything |
gàrà | to go |
nkè | this |
ọmá | good |