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Igbo word

anya

In Igbo, anya means eye / attention / expectation. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What anya means

anya Body and mind
eye / attention / expectationEye body part or expectation ('tụrụ anya' = expect/hope).

How to say it

Say it as á-ńyá. 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.

anya in a sentence

  • Ahụrụ m gị n'anya.I love you.
  • N'edemede a, osimiri nwere ike ịnọchite anya ebe ncheta na njem jikọrọ.In this text, the river may represent the meeting of memory and journey.
  • Tupu emume ahụ amalite, anyị jụrụ onye nhazi ihe a tụrụ anya n'aka anyị.Before the event began, we asked the organiser what was expected of us.