Skip to content
Igbo word

olu

In Igbo, olu means voice / neck / tone. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What olu means

olu Noun and body
voice / neck / toneVoice or tone ('ụda olu' = tone of voice) or neck.

How to say it

Say it as o-lu. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

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.

olu in a sentence

  • ụda olutone or pitch of the voice
  • ụda olu eluhigher pitch or high voice level
  • ụda olu gịthe sound of your voice
  • Gee ntị n'ụda olu m.Listen to the pitch of my voice.