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Igbo word

kọọ

In Igbo, kọọ means tell / narrate. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What kọọ means

kọọ Verb
tell / narrateTold to one person: 'Kọọ akụkọ' = tell a story.

How to say it

Say it as kọ-ọ. 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.

kọọ in a sentence

  • Kọọ akụkọ.Tell a story.
  • Ọkọ kọọ mmadụ, mmadụ ibe ya akọ ya; ọkọ kọọ anụ ọhịa, ọ chịe ahụ ya n’osisi.People can ask one another for help.