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Igbo word

melu

In Igbo, melu means did / are (spoken variant in greeting). See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What melu means

melu Dialect verb form
did / are (spoken variant in greeting)A speaker-labelled variant of ‘mere’ in ‘Kedu ka ị melu?’; it is not treated as an error.

How to say it

Say it as melu. 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.

melu in a sentence

  • Kedu ka ị meluHow are you doing?
  • Onye nke abụọ ji ‘Kedu ka ị melu?’ kelee ibe ya.The second person greeted the other with ‘Kedu ka ị melu?’