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Entry Sound Illustrated Igbo English 
1  p ipa  to carry, life 
2  b ba  to go in 
3  t ta  to chew, grind 
4  d da  to fall 
5  k áká  hand, arm 
6  g ga  to go, pass 
7  kʷ ákʷá  cry 
8  gʷ àgʷà  beans 
9  k͡p kpàá  to suggest 
10  g͡b ígbɔ̀  Igbo (people) 
11  f ífɛ̀  to worship 
12  ɣ áɣá  war 
13  h áhà  name 
14  s ɩ́sa  to wash 
15  z ɩ́zá  to swell, become swollen 
16  ʃ ʃáàḿ  ‘answer me’ 
17  dʒ ádʒa  soil, dirt 
18  tʃ otʃe  chair 
19  m mmádɔ̀  person 
20  n nnábɛ̀  tortoise 
21  ɲ íɲɛ  to give 
22  ŋ íŋɛ  go near, go around, bypass 
23  ŋm ŋ͡máti  to extend, stretch out 
24  mʷ mʷám̀bá  cat 
25  l ílɛ  look at, visit 
26  ɹ iɹɛ  tongue 
27  w iwɛ  anger 
28  j ajabas  onions 
29  ɾ paɾa  to carry, lift 
30  i íbɛ  to cut up 
31  ɩ ɩ́bá  to peel 
32  e okè  rat 
33  ɛ ɛbɛ  something thrown 
34  a ɩ́bà  malaria 
35  ɔ ɔ̀sá  ground squirrel 
36  o ósɛ̀  pepper 
37  ɷ ɷ̀rá  sleep 
38  u ube  small avocado 
39  HIGH-MID ákʷá  cry 
40  LOW-HIGH àkʷá  egg 
41  HIGH-LOW ákʷà  cloth 
42  LOW-LOW àkʷà  bed