CEFR Level
A2
Igbo — Elementary Vocabulary
39 words
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Aha | ||
| 2 | abu | Aha | A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing. | |
| 3 | afo | Aha | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. | |
| 4 | ahà | Aha | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. | |
| 5 | ajọ | Nkọwaaha | Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity. | |
| 6 | ama | Aha | ||
| 7 | ànọ | Nkọwaaha | A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••). | |
| 8 | arọ | Aha | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. | |
| 9 | atọ | Nkọwaaha | A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••). | |
| 10 | cha | Ngwaa | To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark. | |
| 11 | edo | Nkọwaaha | Of a hue attributed to Far East Asians, especially the Chinese. | |
| 12 | éfu | Nkọwaaha | The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals a… | |
| 13 | egō | Aha | A generally accepted means of exchange. | |
| 14 | Ị | Aha | ||
| 15 | ịba | Aha | A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days. | |
| 16 | ife | Aha | A flame or something used to create fire. | |
| 17 | ihe | Aha | A flame or something used to create fire. | |
| 18 | ị́mẹ̄lá | Mkpuolu | Used to express appreciation or gratitude. | |
| 19 | ìri | Nkọwaaha | The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals… | |
| 20 | ise | Nkọwaaha | A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six. | |
| 21 | ịwụ | Aha | The amount held in this container. | |
| 22 | kōmẹsia | Mkpuolu | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. | |
| 23 | m | Nnọchiaha | The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence. | |
| 24 | mụ | Nnọchiaha | The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence. | |
| 25 | nà | Ngwaa | Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns. | |
| 26 | nà- | Ngwaa | As a copulative verb:. | |
| 27 | nma | Aha | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the… | |
| 28 | nri | Aha | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. | |
| 29 | nuo | Ngwaa | To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | |
| 30 | ọ | Aha | ||
| 31 | odo | Nkọwaaha | Of a hue attributed to Far East Asians, especially the Chinese. | |
| 32 | oja | Aha | A recorder, also a woodwind instrument. | |
| 33 | ọjị | Aha | The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine. | |
| 34 | otu | Nkọwaaha | A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria. | |
| 35 | ozu | Aha | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | |
| 36 | taa | Nkọwa ngwaa | On the current day or date. | |
| 37 | ụ | Aha | ||
| 38 | udu | Aha | ||
| 39 | zie | Ngwaa | To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone). |