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osisi

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #163

8 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. a perennial plant which grows considerably high off the ground and has a steam and branches; tree

    Noun

  2. tree, stick

    Noun

  3. shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa)

    Noun

  4. board

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Owere, Ọnịcha

  • ukwùoishi Achala
  • oishi Ajalị
  • oishi Ezaa
  • oshishi Isuama
  • oisi Mkpọọ
  • oshishi Nkanụ
  • ufhùoshishi Nkanụ
  • ukwùoshishi Nkanụ
  • oshishi Owere
  • ukwùosisi Ọnịcha
  • osisi Ọnịcha — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nkịta ahụ nọ n'okpuru osisi

— The dog is under the tree.

Enwere ike iji osisi pịa ube.

— Wood can be used for making of spear.

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