Izon

Izon mutauro unowanikwa kuNigeria.

Mazwi Anotodza Bantu

• Izon inoti bafu (n. bath) kureva bhavhu. Mamwe mazwi:
• Izon inoti táarụ (num. three) kureva tatu. Mamwe mazwi:
• Izon inoti undukúù (ideo. quiet; silent; secret) - fananidzai nokuti undundu.
• Izon inoti nama (animal) kureva mhuka. Mamwe mazwi:
• Izon inoti ninimo (cause to become shorter; reduce the length) kureva kudukupisa. Mamwe mazwi:
• Izon inoti sọ́nọmà (num. seven) kureva nomwe. Mamwe mazwi: anga (side, place; spot; plane, face of figure).
• Izon inoti ụndụ́ (v.i. live). Mamwe mazwi: ụndụ́ (n. life; living) kureva kurarama.
• Izon inoti barí (v.i. do something again)- fananidzai nokuti barika.. Mamwe mazwi:
• Izon inoti bárị (v.t. do something an extra time beyond the normal number of times; e.g. 1. plant land for a second year before allowing it to lie fallow).

Mamwe Mazwi

• Izon inoti konikoni (id. very slow - over doing something). Mamwe mazwi: bila (elephant).
• Izon inoti nana (have, own, possess). Mamwe mazwi: ongo (body; self).
• Izon inoti posi (n. youth; young men; be of same age as) kureva jaya. Mamwe mazwi: sani (v. melt).
• Izon inoti seri (time, period) kureva nguva. Mamwe mazwi: seri (. begin to; start to; commence).
• Izon inoti sele (choose; pick; select) kureva kushara. Mamwe mazwi: sele (seed of furit).
• Izon inoti sịmbịrí (solid, self-confident person). Mamwe mazwi: sịkákà (n. mast of ship).
• Izon inoti tataá (ideo. eager; ardent; actively enthusiastic; earnest). Mamwe mazwi: zala (v. reveal).
• Izon inoti zuezué (ideo. careless behaviour or eating habits of a person) kureva huchapa.
• Izon inoti báka (v.i. be confused, confounded, bewildered, puzzled). Mamwe mazwi:
• Izon inoti bára (n. arm; hand; foreleg of animal). Mamwe mazwi: beni (n. colour).
• Izon inoti baụ́ (n. daughter; girl) kureva musikana. Mamwe mazwi: bau (n. tuber as of a cocoyam).
• Izon inoti béere (v.i. be free from danger, sorrow; be safe from trouble; feel easy).
• Izon inoti bíri (n. degree; gravity; value, price, cost, period) kureva mwero.
• Izon inoti bianga (n. this way; this side ) kureva divi rino. Mamwe mazwi: sọ́ọnrọn (num. five) kureva shanu.
• Izon inoti daụ́ (n. A. father; father’s brother; senior and respected man) kureva baba. Mamwe mazwi: dau (male employer).
• Izon inoti zakabáà (ideo. upright; vertical; perpendicular). Mamwe mazwi: umbu (n. navel) kureva guvhu.
• Izon inoti bịná (n. relation, relative (excluding those in direct line of descent) kureva hama.
• Izon inoti kono (wrong side or way; unusual). Mamwe mazwi: tari (first) kureva chekutanga.