What it means
- édè Food
- cocoyamPlays when a learner taps this food on the Food page in Practice.
- ede Verb form
- write / be writingVerb form used in an ongoing writing expression.
How to say it
Say it as é-dè. Say the word on its own and keep every vowel clear.
Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.
édè in a sentence
- Ana m ede ozi ahụ ugbu a, ma edeghị m ya ụnyaahụ.I am writing the message now, but I did not write it yesterday.