ìsì

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Izii, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Ẹkpẹyẹ

• ìshì Achala
• ìshì Izii
• ▶ìshi Ngwa
• ìshì Nkanụ
• ìsì Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
• ìsì Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Onye jiri ísì na‑efe, efuola

— Whoever follows only their nose will get lost.

A ga m emere onye isi ukwu ebere, o ga idiri ya okpu o ga ikpu

— I will not pity someone with a big head; the cap he puts on will do that for him.