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Igbo word

osimiri

In Igbo, osimiri means river / sea / large body of water. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What osimiri means

osimiri Nature and place
river / sea / large body of waterRiver or large body of water.

How to say it

Say it as ò-sì-mì-rì. 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.

osimiri in a sentence

  • N'oge gara aga, otu nwaanyị bi n'akụkụ osimiri.Long ago, a woman lived beside a river.
  • N'abalị, osimiri chekwara aha ndị gafere n'akụkụ ya.At night, the river kept the names of those who passed beside it.
  • N'edemede a, osimiri nwere ike ịnọchite anya ebe ncheta na njem jikọrọ.In this text, the river may represent the meeting of memory and journey.