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Igbo word

nwanne

In Igbo, nwanne means sibling or close relation. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What nwanne means

nwanne Family and relationships
sibling or close relationUse it for a brother or sister. Say nwanne nwoke or nwanne nwanyị when you need to say which.

How to say it

Say it as nwa-nne. Keep nw together, then begin nne with a firm nn.

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.

nwanne in a sentence

  • nwanne mmy sibling
  • Ndo, nwanne m.Sorry, my sibling.
  • nwanne m nwokemy brother
  • Kedu, nwanne m?How are you, my friend?