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Igbo word

ọkpara

In Igbo, ọkpara means first son. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What ọkpara means

ọkpara Family and relationships
first sonUse it for the first son of a family. The first daughter carries her own title in the same way.

How to say it

Say it as ọ́-kpá-rá. Keep kp together as one sound, not k then p.

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.

ọkpara in a sentence

  • ọkpara mmy first son
  • Ọ bụ ọkpara.He is the first son.