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Igbo word

iri

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

What iri means

iri Social life
tenSay it after the thing you count: ụlọ iri, ten houses. Bigger numbers are built on it: iri na otu, eleven.

How to say it

Say it as i-ri. Use two short, even i vowels.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.

iri in a sentence

  • ụlọ iriten houses
  • ọnwa iri na abụọ na afọDecember
  • iri na otueleven
  • iri na abụọtwelve