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Igbo word

bụghị

In Igbo, bụghị means is not / was not. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What bụghị means

bụghị Negative copula
is not / was notNegative form of ‘bụ’ (be).

How to say it

Say it as bụghị. 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.

bụghị in a sentence

  • Nne nne m họọrọ akụkọ ọ chọrọ ịkọ, ọ bụghị nke m họọrọ ya.My grandmother chose the story she wanted to tell; I did not choose it for her.