What ihu means
- ihu Body and place
- face / front / presenceFace or front ('okwu ihu ọha' = public address/speech).
How to say it
Say it as i-hu. 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.
ihu in a sentence
- okwu ihu ọhapublic speech or address
- Ma akụkọ ihu igwe kwuru na mmiri nwere ike izo.But the weather report said that it might rain.
- Ọ tụgharịghị azụ, ma o ji ncheta ahụ gaa n'ihu.She did not turn back, but carried the memory forward.
- Ọ na-adị mma ka kpọrọkpọtọ gbaa n’ihu ehi.People concerned by a matter should witness it.