Word List for Igbo (Umuahia)

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Entry	Sound Illustrated	Igbo Orthography	Transcription (IPA)	English
1	tone contrasts			egg
2				bed
3				crying
4				to cry
5				cloth
6	vowel contrasts	iti	ítʰì	to wear
7		ite	ítɛ̀	to cook
8		ito	ítò	to grow
9		itu	ítʰù	to look for
10		ịtị	étʰè	to grow tall
11		ịta	étà	to chew
12		ịtọ	étɔ̀	to loosen
13		ịtụ	étʊ̀	to throw
14		iri	íɹì	to eat
15		iri	éɹè	to creep
16		ire	íɹɛ̀	to sell
17		ira	éɹà	to lick
18		iro	íɹó	to hate
19		iro	éɹɔ̀	to gossip
20		iru	íɹù	to arrive
21		ịrụ	éɹʊ̀	to roast in hot embers
22	nasalized vowels	ịsa	ésà	to spread out
23		ịsa	ésã̀	to wash
24		ire	íɹɛ̀	to sell
25		ire	ĩ́ɹɛ̃̀	to burn
26		ịrụ	éɹʊ̀	to roast in hot embers
27		ịrụ	ẽ́ɹʊ̃̀	to build
28		ivu	ívù	to be fat
29		vum vum	vùm̀vùm̀	blazing
30		ịsa	ésã̀	to wash
31		ịza	ézà	to answer
32		zam	zàm̀	the sound of the movement of a leopard
33	consonant contrasts	ịpa	épà	to carry
34		ịpa	épʰà	to press out
35		ịpịa	épʲà	to fold
36		ịpịa	épʲʰà	to flog
37		ịba	ébà	to increase
38		ịba	éb̤à	to rebuke
39		ịbịa	ébʲà	to come
40		ịbịa	éb̤ʲà	to press upon
41		ịta	étà	to chew
42		taa	tʰáà	today
43		ịda	édà	to warm up
44		ịda	éd̤à	to fall
45		ịca	ét͡ʃà	to ripen
46		ịja	éd͡ʒà	to praise
47		ịka	ékà	to surpass
48		ịka	ékʰà	to sharpen
49		ịkwa	ékʷà	to mend
50		ịkwa	ékʷʰà	to cry
51		ịga	éɡà	to go
52		ịga	éɡ̤à	to grow
53		ịgwa	̊éɡʷà	to mix
54		igwu	íɡʷù	to wrap
55		ịkpa	éɓ̰à	a deserted place
56		ịgba	éɓà	to shoot
57		ịfa	éfà	to wedge in
58		vaa	vàà	bright
59		ịsa	ésà	to spread out
60		ịza	ézà	to answer
61		ịgha	éɣà	to spread seeds
62		ịha	éhà	to let go
63		ịhya	éç̞à	to cancel
64		ihwu	ìʍũ̀	to brighten
65		ịya	éjà	to scratch
66		ịwa	éwà	to break
67		ịma	émà	to know
68		ịna	énà	to take
69		ịnịa	énʲà	to stick to
70		ịṅà	éŋà	to place over flame
71		ịnwa	éŋʷà	to attempt
72		ịla	élà	to go
73		ịra	éɹà	to lick
74		ịrịa	éɹʲà	to make smooth
75	syllabic nasal assimilation	mpaghara	ḿpáɣáɹá	part
76		mba	ḿbà	no
77		mba	m̀b̤á	threat
78		mbiarambia	m̀bʲàɹàmbʲá	guest
79		mma	ḿmà	knife
80		mkpa	ḿɓ̰à	need
81		mgba	m̀ɓá	wrestling
82		mfe	ɱ̀fɛ́	lightness of weight
83		mvo	ɱ́vɔ́	fingernail
84		nta	ńtà	smallness
85		nta	ńtʰà	let me
86		nda	ǹdá	nearness
87		ndụ	ńd̤ʊ̀	life
88		nca	ńt͡ʃà	soap
89		njọ	ńd͡ʒɔ́	ugliness
90		nsi	ńsí	poison
91		nna	ńnà	father
92		nnio	ǹnʲò	mirror
93		nri	ńrí	food
94		nka	ŋ́kà	strength
95		nkụ	ŋ́kʰɔ́	firewood
96		nkwa	ŋ́kʷà	dance
97		nkwa	ŋ̀kʷʰà	fence
98		nga	ŋ̀ɡà	place
99		ngwa	ŋ́ɡʷá	fashion
100		ngwugwu	ŋ́ɡ̤ʷùɡ̤ʷù	packet
101		nwei	ŋ́wèí	clothes