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Igbo word

mana

In Igbo, mana means but / however. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What mana means

mana Connector
but / howeverConnects contrasting clauses or ideas.

How to say it

Say it as mana. 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.

mana in a sentence

  • Anyị na-agụ akwụkwọ kwa ụbọchị, mana anyị anaghị agụ akwụkwọ n'abalị.We read every day, but we do not read at night.