What it means
- áfọ́ Health and care
- stomach or bellyUse it for the stomach. Both syllables stay high: á-fọ́. It is written afọ, the same letters as the market day Àfọ̀, which is low on both; the voice keeps them apart.
- àfọ̀ Noun and tone contrast
- Afọ, a day of the Igbo four-day week (low-low tone pattern)Tone-teaching form of the market day that follows Orie. Written the same as áfọ́, the stomach, which is high on both syllables.
- Afọ Time and plans
- the day of the Igbo four-day week that follows OrieUse it for the day after Orie. Tone keeps it apart from afọ, a year.
How to say it
Say it as á-fọ́. Keep both syllables high; finish with a clear dotted ọ.
Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.
áfọ́ in a sentence
- ahịa AfọAfọ market
- ọnwa mbụ na afọJanuary
- Taa bụ Afọ.Today is Afọ.
- ọnwa ise na afọMay