What aka means
- aka Body and action
- hand / arm / helpHand body part, or help ('nyere m aka' = help me).
How to say it
Say it as á-kà. 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.
aka in a sentence
- ọrụ akaoccupation or skilled work
- Saa aka gị.Wash your hands.
- Nyere m aka.Help me.
- Gịnị bụ ọrụ aka gị?What is your profession?