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Igbo word

isiọwụwa

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

What isiọwụwa means

isiọwụwa Body and noun
headacheThe ache itself, from isi (head) and ọwụwa (a splitting). Ask a chemist for ọgwụ isiọwụwa, medicine for a headache; say Isi na-awa m when it is happening to you.

How to say it

Say it as í-sí-ọ̄-wụ̄-wā. 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.

isiọwụwa in a sentence

  • ọgwụ isiọwụwamedicine for a headache