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Igbo word

mbe

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

What mbe means

mbe Noun / story character
tortoiseTortoise, commonly used as a character type in Igbo storytelling.

How to say it

Say it as mbe. 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.

mbe in a sentence

  • N'otu mgbede, Mbe hụrụ akpa ji n'akụkụ ụzọ.One evening, Tortoise found a bag of yams beside the road.
  • Mbe weghachiri ya akpa ahụ, ndị obodo wee too ezi omume ya.Tortoise returned the bag to her, and the community praised his good conduct.
  • Mbe kpọrọ ndị enyi ya ka ha nyere ya aka ịchọta onye nwe ya.Tortoise called his friends to help him find its owner.