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Igbo word

etinyela

In Igbo, etinyela means do not put. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What etinyela means

etinyela Negative imperative
do not putA prohibition formed from ‘tinye’ (put).

How to say it

Say it as etinyela. 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.

etinyela in a sentence

  • Biko, etinyela kọmputa ma ọ bụ ngwa ọzọ n'igbe ahụ.Please do not put a computer or another device in that box.