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Igbo word

mgbanwe

In Igbo, mgbanwe means change / shift / transition. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What mgbanwe means

mgbanwe Noun
change / shift / transitionChange or shift ('mgbanwe isiokwu' = change of topic).

How to say it

Say it as ḿgbá-ńwè. 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.

mgbanwe in a sentence

  • mgbanwe isiokwuchange of topic
  • Onye odee jiri mmiri mee ihe nnọchianya nke mgbanwe.The writer used water as a symbol of change.