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perfect tense marker; has, have, had happened

adjectives

Abacha

/a-ba-cha/

Abacha na-adị ụtọ

African salad (cassava strips)

African salad is delicious

food

Abali

/a-ba-li/

M na-ehi ụra n'abali

Night

I sleep at night

time

Abụọ

/a-buo/

Anyị abụọ nọ ebe a

Two

The two of us are here

numbers

Achị

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name of a town in Oji River, Enugu State

nouns

Ada

/a-da/

Ada m na-agụ akwụkwọ

First daughter

My first daughter is reading

family

Adị m mma

/a-di m m-ma/

Adị m mma, daalu

I am fine

I am fine, thank you

greetings

Agadị

/a-ga-di/

Nna ochie m agadị

Old (of a person)

My grandfather is old

adjectives

Ahịa

/a-hia/

M gara ahịa

Market

I went to the market

nouns

Aka

/a-ka/

Aka m dị ọcha

Hand

My hands are clean

body

Akpu / Fufu

/a-kpu/

M na-eri akpu na ofe

Cassava fufu

I am eating fufu with soup

food

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Bible

nouns

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