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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 |