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Igbo word

olumba

In Igbo, olumba means dialect or speech variety. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What olumba means

olumba Dialect and register
dialect or speech varietyUse this neutrally for a regional or community variety, not as a label for incorrect Igbo.

How to say it

Say it as o-lu-mba. Begin mb together in the final syllable.

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.