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Entry Sound illustrated Igbo orthography Igbo transcription (IPA) English 
1  p ịpā  ịpa  to carry in hand 
2  ph ịpà  ịphà  to press out (oil) 
3  b ibè  ibè  to cry 
4  bh ibè  ibhè  to slice/cut small 
5  m ịmā  ịma  to know 
6  f ịfānyẹ̄  ịfa̞yẹ̄  to wedge in 
7  f̃ ị́fụ̀  ị́fụ̃̀  to shriek; to blow 
8  v ivù  ivù  to be big 
9  ṽ   ịṽụ̀  to hatch 
10  t itē  ite  to cook soup 
11  th ìtè  ìthè  to awaken 
12  d idē  ide  to write 
13  dh údè  údhè  to make a deep sound 
14  s ịsā  ịsa  to spread out 
15  ʃ asị, àshị  àʃị  bead; to tell a lie 
16  s̃ ịsa  ịs̃a  to wash (face/pot) 
17  ʃ̃ isii  ìʃ̃iì, ìsíì  six 
18  z izu  izù  week (4 days) 
19  ʒ ozi  oʒi, ózí  message/errand 
20  z̃ izu  iz̃u  to steal 
21  ʒ̃ ezi  eʒ̃ì, ézì  pig 
22  n anụ  anụ  animal; meat 
23  r irī  iri  to creep; eat 
24  r̃ ịrị  ịr̃ị, ịrị̄  to climb 
25  l ili  ilì  to bury 
26  ɲ anya  aɲa  eye 
27  j ịyọ  ịjọ̀  to filter/sift 
28  k ịka  ịkà  to say 
29  kʰ ịka  ịkhà  to draw 
30  ɡ ịgā  ịɡa  to go 
31  ɡʰ ịgà  ịɡha  to thread 
32  ɣ agha  aɣa  war 
33  ŋ ịṅụ̄  ịŋụ  to drink 
34  k͡p òkpu  òkpu  hat 
35  ɡ͡b ụgbọ  ụɡbọ  canoe 
36  w iwè  iwè  to take 
37  h ohū  ohu  twenty 
38  h̃ i̠hụ̄  ịh̃ị  to see 
39  i imi  imi  nose 
40  ị ịrị  ịrị  to creep 
41  e ewu  ewu  goat 
42    egō  eɡho  money 
43  a àsaà  àsaà  seven 
44  ọ ọjọọ̄  ọdjọọ  bad 
45  o odō  odo  mortar 
46  ụ ụkwụ  ụkwụ  leg/foot 
47  u ukwu  ukwu  big 
48      kwà  as/so 
49      ịkwa  to break off 
50    ịpya  ịpja  to squash/fold 
51    Orye  orjè  name of market day 
52    ibya  ịbhjà  to press upon 
53    ibye  ibje  to wag (tail) 
54    ịbya  ịbja  to come 
55    ọchị  ọtjị̀  to laugh 
56    ịchị    to rub/smear 
57    ije  idje  to imitate 
58    ije  idhje  to go