What nkwanye means
- nkwanye Noun
- showing / presenting / conferringCarried by what is being shown: 'okwu nkwanye ùgwù' = language that shows respect.
How to say it
Say it as nkwa-nye. 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.
nkwanye in a sentence
- nkwanye ùgwùrespect or showing respect
- okwu nkwanye ùgwùrespectful language
- Ana m ahọrọ okwu nkwanye ùgwù mgbe m na-agwa onye okenye okwu.I choose respectful words when I speak to an elder.