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Igbo word

nro

In Igbo, nro means soft / gentle. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What nro means

nro Modifier
soft / gentleDescribes something soft or gentle.

How to say it

Say it as nro. 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.

nro in a sentence

  • N'ụtụtụ, ọ weghachiri ha dị ka olu dị nro n'ikuku.In the morning, it returned them as soft voices in the air.
  • Ọ rịọrọ Udele, sị, “Biko, mgbe ị rutere n’ụwa, gwa nwunye m ka ọ chịkọta akwa, ákwà na ihe ndị dị nro n’ala ka m wee daa n’elu ha.”He begged Vulture, “Please, when you get back to earth, tell my wife to gather bedding, cloth and other soft things on the ground for me to land on.”