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Igbo word

otu

In Igbo, otu means one; how / the way in which. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What it means

otu Market and movement
oneUse it before the thing you count: otu ụlọ, one house. Every other number comes after the thing.
otú Grammar and connector
how / the way in whichManner or way in which something happened ('otú obodo ahụ si gbanwee').

How to say it

Say it as o-tu. Use two even open syllables.

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.

otu in a sentence

  • otu ụlọone house
  • iri na otueleven
  • Ọ bụ maka otu?Is it for one?
  • elekere iri na otueleven o'clock