(Ha, anyi, a) dighi nye gi ego. O maka na I na-ezu ego I na-ezo ego
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(Ha, anyi, a) dighi nye gi ego. O maka na I na-ezu ego I na-ezo ego
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**Punctuated Igbo:** Ha, anyị a dighi nye gi ego. Ọ maka na ị na-ezu ego, ị na-ezobe ego. **Explanation of changes:** - **Anyi → anyị**: Added the correct low-tone diacritic on the "ị" (anyị means "we/us"). - **Dighi → dighi**: Kept as is (standard spelling for "not at all"). - **Gi → gi**: Kept lowercase (possessive pronoun "you"). - **O maka na → Ọ maka na**: Capitalized "Ọ" (it is a new sentence) and added high-tone diacritic. - **I na-ezu ego → ị na-ezu ego**: Added high-tone on "ị" (you singular, subject). - **I na-ezo ego → ị na-ezobe ego**: - Added high-tone on "ị". - Corrected **-ezo → -ezobe**: The verb is **ezobe** ("to hide"), not "ezo". The original appears to be a typo or dialectal shortening. In standard Igbo, "you are hiding money" is **ị na-ezobe ego**. **Final corrected and punctuated version:** > Ha, anyị a dighi nye gi ego. > Ọ maka na > ị na-ezu ego, > ị na-ezobe ego. **Translation (for clarity):** "They, we — we don’t give you money at all. It’s because you steal money, you hide money."