What it means
- jí Noun
- yamIn 'Ó rìrì jí' (she ate yam), jí names the food. Keep its high tone in both the statement and the paired question.
- ji Verb and noun
- yam / hold / useA yam, the staple root: 'akpa ji' = a bag of yams. As a verb it is to hold, possess, or use.
How to say it
Say it as jí. 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.
jí in a sentence
- Ilu bụ mmanụ ndị Igbo ji eri okwu.Proverbs are the oil the Igbo eat words with.
- N'otu mgbede, Mbe hụrụ akpa ji n'akụkụ ụzọ.One evening, Tortoise found a bag of yams beside the road.
- Onye mbụ ji ‘Kedu ka ị mere?’ kelee ibe ya.The first person greeted the other with ‘Kedu ka ị mere?’