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• i-see ị-
• ithe twelfth letter of the Igbo language alphabet; the third vowel of the Igbo language alphabet; see ị
• lụwork; construct; make; defile; desecrate; be faulty, defective; see -la 2.
• gbòprevent (aggravation); stop; staunch (blood); check or relieve, prevent (disease); protect; Achòlù m kà ị gbòo ōgbụgbọ ife sī n’ọkụ nà-àgbọ I want you to check the bubbling of the thing on the fire
• kpọcall; summon; name; invite; drying; to nail; hammer in
• kpanyemake a small present; give a tip gịnị kà ị kpānyelụ nwatā biCalụ kène giC? What did you give the child who visited you?
• kpọnwụdry up; shrivel; wither Ọ bụlụ nà ị gbārọ òdòdo diCníru iìlo mmiliì ọ gà-àkpọnwụ If you do not water the flowering plant in front of the house it will wither
• kpụdèbedraw; come nearer Achòlù m kà ị kpụdèbe ọkụ I want you to draw near the fire
• kwa ibucarry a load; carry loads; pack loads, belongings, luggage Ọ bụlụ nà ị kpāchàpùrò anya ndi oriì gà-àkwa ibu niiìne diCn’ụnò gị If you are not careful thieves will carry off all the loads in your house
• kwọ ọkàgrind corn Ị nà-àkwọ ọkà ị gà-èji me nni ọkà? Are you grinding the corn with which to prepare pap?; grind corn
• ìkpe āzụsee -kpè + 1.; the last thing Ife ìkpe āzụ ị gà-èmê bù ije kute mmiìli dọbe n’ụnò The final thing you should do is to fetch water and keep it in the house