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Igbo word

mmadụ

In Igbo, mmadụ means person / human being. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What mmadụ means

mmadụ Noun
person / human beingA human person; plural meaning can follow the construction.

How to say it

Say it as mmadụ. 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.

mmadụ in a sentence

  • mmadụ isefive people
  • Ọ gwara m ka m kwụsị otu ebe ma wepụ aha mmadụ n'akụkọ ahụ.She asked me to pause at one point and remove a person's name from the story.
  • Ọkọ kọọ mmadụ, mmadụ ibe ya akọ ya; ọkọ kọọ anụ ọhịa, ọ chịe ahụ ya n’osisi.People can ask one another for help.