The color of milk or fresh snow
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ọ̀cha? / What is white?

A qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ dọkịta? / What is doctor?

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?
The time between midnight and noon; time when people usually wake up from sleep
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ụ̀tụtụ̀? / What is morning?

Often used to begin a formal conversation
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ǹdeèwo? / What is hello?
The very darkest color
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ojiī? / What is black?

A person who works for the police force, and maintains public order
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ onyeūwōōjiī? / What is police officer?
A traditional porridge made with potash, peppers, palm oil, bitter leaf, and dry fish
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ụkwà? / What is African breadfruit?![]()
The time from sunset to sunrise; time when people sleep
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ abàlị̀? / What is night?

A common greeting (essentially, "how are you" or "how are things"?)
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ kèdụ? / What is how are you?
The color of blood, fire, or rubies
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ọ̀bàraọ̀bàrà? / What is red?
A person who teaches, especially in a school
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ onyenkụzi? / What is teacher?
Fried meal made of bean fritter
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ àkàrà? / What is bean cake?![]()
The time from noon or lunchtime to evening
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ehìhìè? / What is afternoon?

Used when greeting someone at the beginning of an interaction, particularly for a visitor
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ǹnọọ̀? / What is welcome?
The color of ripe lemons or egg yolks
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ èdoèdò? / What is yellow?
A person who practices or studies law
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ọ̀kiīwū? / What is lawyer?

Flour made from fresh, starchy cassava root
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ gàrị? What is gàrị? ![]()
The time from about 6 p.m. to bedtime
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ mgbèdè? / What is evening?

An expression of gratitude
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ dàalụ? / What is thank you?
The color of the sky or sea on a sunny day
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ànụ̀nụànụ̀nụ̀? / What is blue?
A person that hunts animals
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ din̄tā? / What is hunter?
A type of rice that has had its husk, bran, and germ removed
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ òsìkapa ọ̀cha? / What is white rice?
The first appearance of light in the sky during the day
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ùfochī? / What is dawn?

Used in the morning when you first greet someone
Ọ gịnị̄ bụ ị̀saalachī? / What is good morning?