FamilyBasicsExpressionsColorDirectionTransaction
| Nna/Papa Father | Nne/Mama Mother | Nwanne nwoke Brother | Nwanne nwanyi Sister | Nwanne nwoke nta Younger Brother |
| Nwanne nwanyi nta Younger Sister | Nna nna/Nna nne Grandfather | Nne nna/Nne nne Grandmother | De Uncle | Dada Aunt |
| Di Husband | Nwunye Wife | Nwa nwoke Son | Nwa nwanyi Daughter | Ọkpara First Son |
| Ada First Daughter | Ụlụ Second Daughter | Ọdụdụ nwa Last Child | Nwa nwa Grandchild | Ọgọ In-law |
| Ehh Yes | Mba No | Biko Please | Ndo Sorry | chere mụ Wait for me |
| Ekwele mụ I agree | Mba No | Lema kwa Look out | Nyem aka Help | Chelugodu Excuse |
| Ihuoma diri Goodluck | Iwe Anger/Angry | Nụo/Kwaa Push | Dọ Pull | Jikota Hold together/Compose |
| Dalu/Ịmela Thank you | Jisie ike Hold on tight/Keep on trying | Ezi Okwu Truth/True talk | Chaa cha Never | Ewo/Eyaaa Exclamation of sadness /suprise /pity |
| Ngwanu Quickly | Sọsọ Only/just | Rapu Leave/Let go | Jebe Leave/Go | Bia Come |
| Mepe/Mehe Open | Mechie Close | Gbanye Pour | Gbanyuọ Turn off | Gbahe Turn on |
| Ewo! Oh no! | Chineke! God | O! Okay/Alright | Hewu! No! | Tufiakwa! Disgusting |
| O dikwa egwu Impossible | Alu! Abomination |
| Oji Black | Alulu Blue | Nchara Brown | Ntu ntu Gray | Ndu ndu Green |
| Nmanu nmanu Orange | Ododo Purple | Mme mme Red | Ocha White | Edo Yellow |
| Elu Up | Nala Down | N'elu Atop | Okpuru Under | N'ihu Front |
| N'azu Back | Olile anyanwu North | Nleda anyanwu South | Ọwụwa anyanwu East | Ọdida anyanwu West |
| Aka nri Right | Aka ekpe Left | Gawa na ihu Straight ahead | Nọ na ụzọ Towards | Gafe Past |
| Ego Money | Ụlọ ego Bank | Akwụkwọ ego Paper money | Aghirigha ego Coins | Ahia Market |
| Zuta Buy | Re Sell | Re ihe Sell something | Achọrọ mụ izu I want to buy | Ego ole? How much? |
| Kwe onu Price it/bargain | Ọke ọnu Expensive | Ọnu ani Cheap | Kwụọ ụgwọ/ Kwụọ ego Pay | Ugbua Now |