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Igbo word

agụụ

In Igbo, agụụ means hunger. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What agụụ means

agụụ Noun and body
hungerThe feeling of hunger ('agụụ na-agụ m' = I am hungry, lit. hunger is eating me).

How to say it

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

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.

agụụ in a sentence

  • Ana m eri nri n'ihi na agụụ na-agụ m.I am eating because I am hungry.