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Igbo word

mmiri

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

What mmiri means

mmiri Food and hospitality
waterUse this when identifying, asking for, or offering water.

How to say it

Say it as m-mi-ri. Give the initial syllabic m its own beat, then keep both i vowels clear.

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.

mmiri in a sentence

  • ụda mmirithe sound of water
  • Nye m mmiri.Give me water.
  • Biko, nye m mmiri oyi.Please give me cold water.
  • Ọ bụrụ na mmiri zoo, anyị ga-anọ n'ụlọ.If it rains, we will stay at home.