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Igbo word

nkọwa

In Igbo, nkọwa means explanation / description / gloss. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What nkọwa means

nkọwa Noun
explanation / description / glossExplanation or definition.

How to say it

Say it as ńkọ́-wá. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

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.

nkọwa in a sentence

  • nkọwa ọzọanother explanation
  • Nkọwa m dabere n'okwu ndị dị na nkebi ederede nke atọ.My interpretation is based on the words in the third paragraph.
  • Agwara m ya na nkọwa m chekwara isi ozi ahụ, ma ọ chekwaghị ụda okwu niile.I told her that my explanation preserved the main message but not every nuance.