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Igbo word

ilu

In Igbo, ilu means proverb. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ilu means

ilu Oral literature
proverbUse this for a proverb; keep who said it and what it meant there.

How to say it

Say it as i-lu. Use two even syllables and copy the recorded pitch.

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.

ilu in a sentence

  • ilu IgboIgbo proverb
  • Ilu bụ mmanụ ndị Igbo ji eri okwu.Proverbs are the oil the Igbo eat words with.
  • Ilu ahụ na-akụzi na ndidi na-eweta ezigbo ihe.The proverb teaches that patience brings good things.