What ọtọ means
- ọtọ Position
- upright / standing straightIn kwụ ọtọ, stand upright: 'Mmadụ niile, kwụrụ ọtọ!' = Everybody, stand up! Said with another tone, ọtọ is nakedness.
How to say it
Say it as ọ-tọ. Say the word on its own and keep every vowel clear.
Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.
ọtọ in a sentence
- kwụ ọtọstand / stand upright