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• ifething; anything; possession; article; wave
• ịfesee ife
• pìtììdescribes something which is plentiful or falls plentifully Ogè m nà-agbà akwụkwọ ewēpùtàlù m òfu ụnō ūla màkà idēbe ife ōlili. Ị bàta nà ya ogè afù ife ōlili àdị pìtìì When I was getting married, I devoted one room to keeping foods. If you entered it at that time, the food looked very plentiful Akwụ dī n’iru īlo etègo o jìlì cha, kịtāà mkpụlū ya nà- adàsịsị pìtìì pìtìì The palm fruit in the front of the house has been ripe a long time, now the nuts fall pìtìì pìtìì
• 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
• kpatacause Ọ bù gqị kpàtàlù ife e jì pịa m ìtàlì n’ùtụtụ à You were the cause of my being flogged this morning; acquire; collect
• kwakọpack up; pack together Ànyị nà-àkwakọ ife ānyị ọnụ We are bringing our belongings together
• kwalụpack up Ọ kwàlù ife yā wèe naa He packed up and went home
• kpà ọnụbecome, render speechless; be dumbfounded Ife Àda mèlù nébe ànyị jèlù kpàlù m ọnụ What Ada did where we went left me dumbfounded
• kpù-kpùmotion with hands for silence O kpukpùlù aka ọgè m nà-àkwadebe ikwu#ife ọ mèlù He tried to silence me by gesturing with his hand when I was about to reveal what he had done
• 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
• kpa ọchìcause laughter Ife o kwùlù kpàlù ọchì His remark gave rise to laughter