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Igbo word

mkpa

In Igbo, mkpa means essential / important / necessity. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What mkpa means

mkpa Quality and noun
essential / important / necessityImportance or necessity ('kacha mkpa' = most important).

How to say it

Say it as ḿkpà. 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.

mkpa in a sentence

  • ihe ize ndụ kacha mkpamost important risk
  • Biko, kọwaa ihe ize ndụ kacha mkpa tupu anyị ekpebie.Please explain the most important risk before we decide.
  • Ego anyị nwere pere mpe, ya mere ọnụ ahịa dị anyị mkpa.Our budget is small, so the price matters to us.