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Igbo word

abụ

In Igbo, abụ means song / poem / hymn. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What abụ means

abụ Culture and music
song / poem / hymnSong or poem ('abụ ọdịnala' = traditional song).

How to say it

Say it as á-bụ̀. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

abụ in a sentence

  • abụ ọhụrụnew song
  • Abụ m onye Lagos.I am from Lagos.
  • Abụ m onye Enugwu.I am from Enugu.
  • Ndị na-ege ntị zara onye ọbụ abụ n'oge abụ ahụ.The listeners responded to the singer during the song.