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Igbo word

bi

In Igbo, bi means live / reside / dwell. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What bi means

bi Verb
live / reside / dwellTo live or reside somewhere ('Kedu ebe ị bi?' = Where do you live?; 'bi na' = live in).

How to say it

Say it as . 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.

bi in a sentence

  • Kedu ebe ị bi?Where do you live?
  • M bi na Lagos.I live in Lagos.
  • Olee ebe ị bi?Where do you live?