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Igbo word

kama

In Igbo, kama means rather than / instead of. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What kama means

kama Connector
rather than / instead ofContrasts a chosen action with an alternative.

How to say it

Say it as kama. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

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.

kama in a sentence

  • Ruo mgbe ahụ, anyị ga-edekọ ọdịiche ahụ kama ikwu na otu akụkọ bụ eziokwu.Until then, we will record the difference rather than claim that one account is the truth.