What onwe means
- onwe Pronoun and modifier
- self / one's ownUsed in ‘nke onwe’ for something private or personal.
How to say it
Say it as onwe. 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.
onwe in a sentence
- Ha jụrụ ndị nọ n'ahịa ma onwe onye furu akpa ji.They asked the people at the market whether anyone had lost a bag of yams.
- Nhọrọ nke abụọ bụ ụgbọ nke onwe; ọ ga-eru ebe ahụ ngwa ngwa.The second option is a private vehicle; it will get there quickly.
- Ka onye ọ bụla họrọ aha ọhụrụ maka onwe ya.”Let each of us choose a new name.”