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Igbo word

ekele

In Igbo, ekele means greeting / thanks. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ekele means

ekele Noun
greeting / thanksGreeting or appreciation.

How to say it

Say it as è-kè-lé. 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.

ekele in a sentence

  • Malite ozi gị site n'ekele dị mkpụmkpụ.Begin your message with a short greeting.
  • Mgbe ekele gasịrị, a ga-egosi onye ọ bụla ebe ọ ga-anọdụ.After the greeting, each person will be shown where to sit.
  • Ahịrịokwu abụọ ahụ rụrụ otu ọrụ ekele n'agbanyeghị ọdịiche dị n'ụda ha.Those two greetings did the same job, even though they sound different.