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Igbo word

obodo

In Igbo, obodo means town / city / country / community. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What obodo means

obodo Place and culture
town / city / country / communityCommunity or town ('obodo m' = my town/homeland).

How to say it

Say it as ò-bò-dò. 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. The recording is a native speaker.

obodo in a sentence

  • obodo mmy town or home community
  • Kedu obodo gị?What is your town?
  • Obodo m bụ Enugwu.My town is Enugu.
  • Ụfọdụ obodo nwere okwu dị iche maka otu ihe.Some places have different words for the same thing.