1000 Most Common Igbo Words

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1000 Most Common Igbo Words

Number	Igbo	in English
1	dị ka	as
2	m	I
3	ya	his
4	na	that
5	enye	he
6	bụ	was
7	n’ihi na	for
8	ụfọdụ	on
9	ma ọ bụrụ na	are
10	ọrụ	with
11	ha	they
12	ịbụ	be
13	na	at
14	otu	one
15	nwere	have
16	a	this
17	si	from
18	site	by
19	na-ekpo ọkụ	hot
20	okwu	word
21	ma	but
22	ihe	what
23	ụfọdụ	some
24	bụ	is
25	ya	it
26	ị	you
27	ma ọ bụ	or
28	nwere	had
29	na	the
30	nke	of
31	na-	to
32	na	and
33	a	a
34	na	in
35	anyị	we
36	ike	can
37	si	out
38	ọzọ	other
39	ndị	were
40	nke	which
41	eme	do
42	ha	their
43	oge	time
44	ma ọ bụrụ na	if
45	ekpe	will
46	otú	how
47	kwuru	said
48	ihe	an
49	ọ bụla	each
50	ịgwa	tell
51	ke	does
52	set	set
53	atọ	three
54	chọrọ	want
55	ikuku	air
56	ọma	well
57	na-	also
58	igwu egwu	play
59	obere	small
60	njedebe	end
61	tinye	put
62	n’ụlọ	home
63	na-agụ	read
64	aka	hand
65	ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri	port
66	nnukwu	large
67	asụpe	spell
68	tinye	add
69	ọbụna	even
70	ala	land
71	ebe a	here
72	ana	must
73	nnukwu	big
74	elu	high
75	dị	such
76	na-eso	follow
77	eme	act
78	ya mere	why
79	ịjụ	ask
80	ndị ikom	men
81	mgbanwe	change
82	wee	went
83	ìhè	light
84	ụdị	kind
85	anya	off
86	mkpa	need
87	ụlọ	house
88	foto	picture
89	na-agbalị	try
90	anyị	us
91	ọzọ	again
92	anụmanụ	animal
93	ebe	point
94	nne	mother
95	ụwa	world
96	nso	near
97	ewu	build
98	onwe	self
99	ụwa	earth
100	nna	father
101	ọ bụla	any
102	ọhụrụ	new
103	ọrụ	work
104	akụkụ	part
105	nara	take
106	nweta	get
107	ebe	place
108	mere	made
109	ndụ	live
110	ebe	where
111	mgbe	after
112	azụ	back
113	obere	little
114	naanị	only
115	gburugburu	round
116	nwoke	man
117	afọ	year
118	wee	came
119	izi	show
120	ọ bụla	every
121	mma	good
122	m	me
123	nye	give
124	anyị	our
125	n’okpuru	under
126	aha	name
127	nnọọ	very
128	site na	through
129	dị nnọọ	just
130	ụdị	form
131	ikpe	sentence
132	akwa	great
133	chere	think
134	na-ekwu	say
135	aka	help
136	ala	low
137	akara	line
138	iche	differ
139	N’aka	turn
140	kpatara	cause
141	ukwuu	much
142	pụtara	mean
143	n’ihu	before
144	nkwaghari	move
145	nri	right
146	nwa	boy
147	ochie	old
148	oke	too
149	otu	same
150	ọ	she
151	niile	all
152	n’ebe ahụ	there
153	mgbe	when
154	elu	up
155	iji	use
156	gị	your
157	ụzọ	way
158	banyere	about
159	ọtụtụ	many
160	mgbe ahụ	then
161	ha	them
162	dee	write
163	ga-	would
164	dị ka	like
165	otú	so
166	ndị a	these
167	ya	her
168	ogologo	long
169	eme ka	make
170	ihe	thing
171	ịhụ	see
172	ya	him
173	abụọ	two
174	nwere	has
175	anya	look
176	ọzọ	more
177	ụbọchị	day
178	ike	could
179	aga	go
180	bịa	come
181	mere	did
182	ọnụ ọgụgụ	number
183	ada	sound
184	mba	no
185	kacha	most
186	ndị mmadụ	people
187	m	my
188	n’elu	over
189	mara	know
190	mmiri	water
191	karịa	than
192	oku	call
193	mbụ	first
194	onye	who
195	ike	may
196	ala	down
197	n’akụkụ	side
198	kemgbe	been
199	ugbu a	now
200	ịchọta	find
201	isi	head
202	eguzo	stand
203	aka	own
204	peeji nke	page
205	kwesịrị	should
206	obodo	country
207	hụrụ	found
208	azịza	answer
209	ụlọ akwụkwọ	school
210	na-eto	grow
211	ọmụmụ	study
212	ka	still
213	ịmụta	learn
214	osisi	plant
215	mkpuchi	cover
216	nri	food
217	anyanwụ	sun
218	anọ	four
219	n’etiti	between
220	ala	state
221	na-	keep
222	anya	eye
223	mgbe	never
224	ikpeazụ	last
225	ka	let
226	chere	thought
227	obodo	city
228	osisi	tree
229	ịgafe	cross
230	ugbo	farm
231	ike	hard
232	mmalite	start
233	ike	might
234	akụkọ	story
235	ikwo	saw
236	anya	far
237	osimiri	sea
238	ise	draw
239	ekpe	left
240	oge	late
241	omume	run
242	emela	don’t
243	ebe	while
244	akuko	press
245	nso	close
246	abalị	night
247	n’ezie	real
248	ndụ	life
249	ole na ole	few
250	ugwu	north
251	akwụkwọ	book
252	ebu	carry
253	were	took
254	sayensị	science
255	eri	eat
256	ụlọ	room
257	enyi	friend
258	malitere	began
259	echiche	idea
260	azụ	fish
261	ugwu	mountain
262	kwụsị	stop
263	ozugbo	once
264	isi	base
265	hear	hear
266	ịnyịnya	horse
267	ịkpụ	cut
268	hụ	sure
269	na-ekiri	watch
270	agba	color
271	ihu	face
272	osisi	wood
273	isi	main
274	oghe	open
275	iyi	seem
276	ọnụ	together
277	ọzọ	next
278	ọcha	white
279	ụmụ	children
280	na-amalite	begin
281	wee	got
282	na-eje ije	walk
283	atụ	example
284	mfe	ease
285	akwụkwọ	paper
286	otu	group
287	mgbe nile	always
288	music	music
289	ndị	those
290	ma	both
291	akara	mark
292	mgbe	often
293	ozi	letter
294	ruo mgbe	until
295	mile	mile
296	osimiri	river
297	ụgbọ ala	car
298	ụkwụ	feet
299	nlekọta	care
300	nke abụọ	second
301	ezuru	enough
302	larịị	plain
303	nwa agbọghọ	girl
304	na-adị	usual
305	nwa	young
306	njikere	ready
307	n’elu	above
308	mgbe	ever
309	acha ọbara ọbara	red
310	ndepụta	list
311	ezie	though
312	na-eche	feel
313	okwu	talk
314	nnụnụ	bird
315	anya	soon
316	ozu	body
317	nkịta	dog
318	ezinụlọ	family
319	kpọmkwem	direct
320	abụrụ	pose
321	ahapụ	leave
322	song	song
323	ịlele	measure
324	ụzọ	door
325	ngwaahịa	product
326	ojii	black
327	obere	short
328	onuogugu	numeral
329	otu	class
330	ifufe	wind
331	ajụjụ	question
332	eme	happen
333	zuru oke	complete
334	ụgbọ mmiri	ship
335	mpaghara	area
336	ọkara	half
337	nkume	rock
338	iji	order
339	ọkụ	fire
340	ndịda	south
341	nsogbu	problem
342	ibe	piece
343	gwara	told
344	maara	knew
345	gafere	pass
346	ebe	since
347	top	top
348	dum	whole
349	eze	king
350	n’okporo ámá	street
351	buru ibu dị sentimita	inch
352	mụbaa	multiply
353	ihe	nothing
354	N’ezie	course
355	anọ	stay
356	wheel	wheel
357	zuru	full
358	ike	force
359	acha anụnụ anụnụ	blue
360	ihe	object
361	ikpebi	decide
362	n’elu	surface
363	miri	deep
364	ọnwa	moon
365	agwaetiti	island
366	ụkwụ	foot
367	usoro	system
368	arụsi ọrụ ike	busy
369	ule	test
370	ndekọ	record
371	ụgbọ mmiri	boat
372	ọsọ	common
373	ọlaedo	gold
374	kwere omume	possible
375	ụgbọelu	plane
376	itie	stead
377	akọrọ	dry
378	na-eche	wonder
379	ochi	laugh
380	puku	thousand
381	gara aga	ago
382	efehe	ran
383	ịlele	check
384	egwuregwu	game
385	ọdịdị	shape
386	equate	equate
387	na-ekpo ọkụ	hot
388	igafe ihe	miss
389	ada	brought
390	okpomọkụ	heat
391	snow	snow
392	taya	tire
393	eme	bring
394	ee	yes
395	anya	distant
396	ju	fill
397	n’ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ	east
398	agba	paint
399	asụsụ	language
400	n’etiti	among
401	unit	unit
402	ike	power
403	obodo	town
404	mma	fine
405	ụfọdụ	certain
406	ofufe	fly
407	ada	fall
408	mbu	lead
409	mkpu	cry
410	gbara ọchịchịrị	dark
411	igwe	machine
412	dee	note
413	chere	wait
414	atụmatụ	plan
415	ọnụ ọgụgụ	figure
416	kpakpando	star
417	igbe	box
418	aha	noun
419	ubi	field
420	ike	rest
421	ziri ezi	correct
422	ike	able
423	paụnd	pound
424	eme	done
425	ịma mma	beauty
426	mbanye	drive
427	guzoro	stood
428	nwere	contain
429	n’ihu	front
430	na-akụziri	teach
431	izu	week
432	ikpeazụ	final
433	nyere	gave
434	akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ	green
435	na na na oh	oh
436	ngwa ngwa	quick
437	imepe	develop
438	oké osimiri	ocean
439	na-ekpo ọkụ	warm
440	free	free
441	nkeji	minute
442	ike	strong
443	pụrụ iche	special
444	uche	mind
445	n’azụ	behind
446	doro anya	clear
447	ọdụ	tail
448	mepụta	produce
449	N’eziokwu	fact
450	ohere	space
451	nụrụ	heard
452	mma	best
453	awa	hour
454	mma	better
455	ezi	true
456	n’oge	during
457	narị	hundred
458	ise	five
459	na-echeta	remember
460	nzọụkwụ	step
461	n’isi	early
462	jide	hold
463	n’ebe ọdịda anyanwụ	west
464	n’ala	ground
465	mmasị	interest
466	iru	reach
467	ngwa-ngwa	fast
468	ngwaa	verb
469	na-abụ abụ	sing
470	ntị	listen
471	isii	six
472	okpokoro	table
473	njem	travel
474	Mpekarị	less
475	ụtụtụ	morning
476	iri	ten
477	mfe	simple
478	ọtụtụ	several
479	ụdaume	vowel
480	n’ebe	toward
481	agha	war
482	dina	lay
483	megide	against
484	ụkpụrụ	pattern
485	ngwa	slow
486	ebe	center
487	n’anya	love
488	onye	person
489	ego	money
490	ozi	serve
491	iyi	appear
492	okporo ụzọ	road
493	map	map
494	mmiri ozuzo	rain
495	ọchịchị	rule
496	akara	govern
497	Dọọ	pull
498	oyi	cold
499	mara	notice
500	olu	voice
501	ike	energy
502	ichu nta	hunt
503	puru omume	probable
504	bed	bed
505	nwanne	brother
506	akwa	egg
507	na-agba ịnyịnya	ride
508	cell	cell
509	kwere	believe
510	ikekwe	perhaps
511	bulie	pick
512	mberede	sudden
513	ịgụ	count
514	square	square
515	ihe	reason
516	ogologo	length
517	na-anọchite anya	represent
518	nkà	art
519	isiokwu	subject
520	mpaghara	region
521	size	size
522	iche iche	vary
523	dozie	settle
524	na-ekwu okwu	speak
525	arọ	weight
526	n’ozuzu	general
527	ice	ice
528	okwu	matter
529	gburugburu	circle
530	ụzọ	pair
531	na-agụnye	include
532	ike	divide
533	nkeji okwu	syllable
534	chere	felt
535	akwa	grand
536	bọl	ball
537	ma	yet
538	ife	wave
539	dobe	drop
540	obi	heart
541	m	am
542	ugbu a	present
543	arọ	heavy
544	agba egwú	dance
545	engine	engine
546	ọnọdụ	position
547	ogwe aka	arm
548	n’obosara	wide
549	na-akwọpụ	sail
550	ihe	material
551	akụkụ	fraction
552	ọhịa	forest
553	ọdụ	sit
554	agbụrụ	race
555	windo	window
556	ụlọ ahịa	store
557	n’oge okpomọkụ	summer
558	ụgbọ	train
559	ụra	sleep
560	gosi	prove
561	nanị	lone
562	ụkwụ	leg
563	mmega	exercise
564	mgbidi	wall
565	gbutere	catch
566	n’ugwu	mount
567	chọrọ	wish
568	elu-igwe	sky
569	osisi	board
570	ọṅụ	joy
571	oyi	winter
572	nọdụ	sat
573	dere	written
574	anụ ọhịa	wild
575	ngwá	instrument
576	na-	kept
577	iko	glass
578	ahịhịa	grass
579	ehi	cow
580	ọrụ	job
581	ihu	edge
582	ịrịba ama	sign
583	nleta	visit
584	n’oge gara aga	past
585	nro	soft
586	ọchị	fun
587	enwu enwu,	bright
588	gas	gas
589	ihu igwe	weather
590	ọnwa	month
591	nde	million
592	agba	bear
593	n’isi	finish
594	obi ụtọ	happy
595	nwere olileanya	hope
596	ifuru	flower
597	uwe	clothe
598	iche	strange
599	gawara	gone
600	ọrụ	trade
601	Abụ olu ụtọ	melody
602	njem	trip
603	ọrụ	office
604	enweta	receive
605	n’ahịrị	row
606	ọnụ	mouth
607	kpọmkwem	exact
608	akara	symbol
609	anwụ	die
610	dịkarịa ala,	least
611	nsogbu	trouble
612	tie mkpu	shout
613	ma e wezụga	except
614	dere	wrote
615	mkpụrụ	seed
616	olu	tone
617	sonyere	join
618	na-atụ aro	suggest
619	dị ọcha	clean
620	nkwụsịtụ	break
621	nwanyị	lady
622	na-aza èzí	yard
623	bilie	rise
624	ọjọọ	bad
625	igbu	blow
626	mmanụ	oil
627	ọbara	blood
628	metụ	touch
629	na-eto	grew
630	pasent	cent
631	mix	mix
632	otu	team
633	izipu	wire
634	na-eri	cost
635	furu efu	lost
636	na agba aja aja	brown
637	eyi	wear
638	ubi	garden
639	hara	equal
640	zitere	sent
641	họrọ	choose
642	dara	fell
643	kwekọrọ	fit
644	asọpụta	flow
645	mma	fair
646	akụ	bank
647	na-anakọta	collect
648	azọpụta	save
649	akara	control
650	ntụpọ	decimal
651	ntị	ear
652	ọzọ	else
653	nnọọ	quite
654	mebiri	broke
655	ikpe	case
656	n’etiti	middle
657	igbu	kill
658	nwa	son
659	ọdọ mmiri	lake
660	oge	moment
661	n’ọtụtụ na	scale
662	oké	loud
663	mmiri	spring
664	na-edebe	observe
665	nwa	child
666	ogologo	straight
667	mgbochiume	consonant
668	mba	nation
669	ọkọwa okwu	dictionary
670	mmiri ara	milk
671	ọsọ	speed
672	usoro	method
673	ngwa	organ
674	ịkwụ ụgwọ	pay
675	afọ	age
676	ngalaba	section
677	uwe	dress
678	ígwé ojii	cloud
679	anya	surprise
680	jụụ	quiet
681	nkume	stone
682	obere	tiny
683	ọrịrị	climb
684	jụụ	cool
685	imewe	design
686	ogbenye	poor
687	ọtụtụ	lot
688	nnwale	experiment
689	ike	bottom
690	igodo	key
691	ígwè	iron
692	otu	single
693	mkpisi	stick
694	larịị	flat
695	iri abụọ na	twenty
696	akpụkpọ	skin
697	ọchị	smile
698	ahịrị	crease
699	oghere	hole
700	na-awụlikwa elu	jump
701	nwa	baby
702	asatọ	eight
703	obodo	village
704	zukoro	meet
705	mgbọrọgwụ	root
706	ịzụta	buy
707	bulie	raise
708	idozi	solve
709	ígwè	metal
710	ma	whether
711	Kwaa	push
712	asaa	seven
713	paragraf	paragraph
714	atọ	third
715	ga-	shall
716	mkpọrọgwụ	held
717	ntutu isi	hair
718	kọwaa	describe
719	isi nri	cook
720	ebe	floor
721	ma	either
722	N’ihi	result
723	ọkụ	burn
724	ugwu	hill
725	nchebe	safe
726	pusi	cat
727	na narị afọ	century
728	tụlee	consider
729	ụdị	type
730	iwu	law
731	bit	bit
732	n’ụsọ oké osimiri	coast
733	akwụkwọ	copy
734	okwu	phrase
735	nkịtị	silent
736	ogologo	tall
737	aja	sand
738	ala	soil
739	mpịakọta	roll
740	ọnọdụ okpomọkụ	temperature
741	aka	finger
742	ụlọ ọrụ	industry
743	uru	value
744	agha	fight
745	ụgha	lie
746	uda	beat
747	ejikere	excite
748	eke	natural
749	ele	view
750	uche	sense
751	isi obodo	capital
752	agaghị	won’t
753	oche	chair
754	Ihe egwu	danger
755	mkpụrụ	fruit
756	ọgaranya	rich
757	oké	thick
758	agha	soldier
759	usoro	process
760	ọrụ	operate
761	omume	practice
762	iche iche	separate
763	ike	difficult
764	dọkịta	doctor
765	biko	please
766	chebe	protect
767	ehihie	noon
768	ọkụkụ	crop
769	n’oge a	modern
770	mmewere	element
771	kụrụ	hit
772	na-amụrụ	student
773	n’akụkụ	corner
774	otu	party
775	enweta	supply
776	onye	whose
777	chọta	locate
778	mgbanaka	ring
779	agwa	character
780	ahụhụ	insect
781	jidere	caught
782	oge	period
783	egosi	indicate
784	redio	radio
785	kwuru	spoke
786	atọm	atom
787	mmadụ	human
788	akụkọ ihe mere eme	history
789	mmetụta	effect
790	electric	electric
791	na-atụ anya	expect
792	ọkpụkpụ	bone
793	tren	rail
794	iche	imagine
795	nye	provide
796	ekweta	agree
797	N’ihi ya,	thus
798	nwayọọ	gentle
799	nwanyị	woman
800	onyeisi	captain
801	maa amụma	guess
802	dị mkpa	necessary
803	nkọ	sharp
804	nku	wing
805	ike	create
806	agbata obi	neighbor
807	na-asacha	wash
808	ụsụ	bat
809	kama	rather
810	ìgwè mmadụ	crowd
811	ọka	corn
812	tụnyere	compare
813	abụ	poem
814	eriri	string
815	mgbịrịgba	bell
816	na-adabere	depend
817	anụ	meat
818	ite	rub
819	tube	tube
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833	tie	tie
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841	ekwe	allow
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847	ugbu a	current
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851	ukwu	master
852	akara	track
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854	n’ikperé mmiri	shore
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856	akwụkwọ	sheet
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862	mmagba	chord
863	abụba	fat
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868	papa	dad
869	nri	bread
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873	enye	offer
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875	ohu	slave
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878	ahịa	market
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881	chick	chick
882	ezigbo	dear
883	onye iro	enemy
884	zaghachi	reply
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886	ime	occur
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888	okwu	speech
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892	ngagharị	motion
893	ụzọ	path
894	mmiri	liquid
895	banye	log
896	pụtara	meant
897	quotient	quotient
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899	iheesereese	shell
900	olu	neck
901	oxygen	oxygen
902	sugar	sugar
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905	nkà	skill
906	inyom	women
907	n’oge	season
908	ngwọta	solution
909	ndọta	magnet
910	ọlaọcha	silver
911	na-ekele	thank
912	alaka ụlọ ọrụ	branch
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918	nnukwu	huge
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929	dugara	led
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936	ego	slip
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942	ngwá ọrụ	tool
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949	oche	seat
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962	okwu	term
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965	akpụkpọ ụkwụ	shoe
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972	keomumu	born
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974	quart	quart
975	itoolu	nine
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977	mkpọtụ	noise
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982	gbatia	stretch
983	otutu	throw
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985	onwunwe	property
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991	megharịa	repeat
992	chọrọ	require
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994	kwadebe	prepare
995	nnu	salt
996	imi	nose
997	otutu	plural
998	iwe	anger
999	mgbarakwa	claim
1000	kọntinent	continent