bi: Live

Level 3

who + bi + n' + place.

How It Works

Bi says where someone lives.

Say	Meaning
Obi bi n'Enugwu.	Obi lives in Enugu.
Ebee ka ị bi?	Where do you live?
Ha bi n'Aba.	They live in Aba.
Nne m bi n'Onitsha.	My mother lives in Onitsha.

For a habit, use na-: Ana m ebi n'Enugwu “I live in Enugu”. The negative is Ebighi m. The place follows bi with n' before a vowel and na before a consonant. Use nọ for being somewhere at the moment and bi for living there.

Examples (4)

Obi bi n'Enugwu.
Obi lives in Enugu.
Bi plus n' and a place.
Ebee ka ị bi?
Where do you live?
A question.
Ha bi n'Aba.
They live in Aba.
A different place.
Nne m bi n'Onitsha.
My mother lives in Onitsha.
A family word as subject.

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bi: LiveLevel 3

Learn This First

Bi goes with a place, so the row on in, at and on comes first.

n': In, At, On
Know n' in, at, on, because bi goes with a place: Obi bi n'Enugwu “Obi lives in Enugu”.
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