Colors
Jobs
Food
Time of Day
Greetings
100

The color of milk or fresh snow

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ọ̀cha? / What is white?

100

A qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ dọkịta? / What is doctor?

100

Yam that is boiled and eaten with steamed and seasoned vegetables or cooked into a pottage

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ agwọrọagwọ ji? / What is yam porridge?

100

The time between midnight and noon; time when people usually wake up from sleep

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ụ̀tụtụ̀? / What is morning?


100

Often used to begin a formal conversation

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ǹdeèwo? / What is hello?

200

The very darkest color

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ojiī? / What is black?

200

A person who works for the police force, and maintains public order

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ onyeūwōōjiī? / What is police officer?

200

A traditional porridge made with potash, peppers, palm oil, bitter leaf, and dry fish

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ụkwà? / What is African breadfruit?

200

The time from sunset to sunrise; time when people sleep

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ abàlị̀? / What is night?


200

A common greeting (essentially, "how are you" or "how are things"?)

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ kèdụ? / What is how are you?

300

The color of blood, fire, or rubies

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ọ̀bàraọ̀bàrà? / What is red?

300

A person who teaches, especially in a school 

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ onyenkụzi? / What is teacher?

300

Fried meal made of bean fritter

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ àkàrà? / What is bean cake?

300

The time from noon or lunchtime to evening

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ehìhìè? / What is afternoon?


300

Used when greeting someone at the beginning of an interaction, particularly for a visitor

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ǹnọọ̀? / What is welcome?

400

The color of ripe lemons or egg yolks

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ èdoèdò? / What is yellow?

400

A person who practices or studies law

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ọ̀kiīwū? / What is lawyer?


400

Flour made from fresh, starchy cassava root

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ gàrị? What is gàrị? 

400

The time from about 6 p.m. to bedtime

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ mgbèdè? / What is evening?


400

An expression of gratitude

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ dàalụ? / What is thank you?

500

The color of the sky or sea on a sunny day

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ànụ̀nụànụ̀nụ̀? / What is blue?

500

A person that hunts animals

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ din̄tā? / What is hunter?

500

A type of rice that has had its husk, bran, and germ removed

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ òsìkapa ọ̀cha? / What is white rice?

500

The first appearance of light in the sky during the day

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ùfochī? / What is dawn?


500

Used in the morning when you first greet someone

Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ị̀saalachī? / What is good morning?