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Igbo word

owuwu

In Igbo, owuwu means construction / building work. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What owuwu means

owuwu Noun
construction / building workThe process or work of constructing something.

How to say it

Say it as owuwu. 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.

owuwu in a sentence

  • O nwere ike ịbụ na otu afọ bụ nke atụmatụ, nke ọzọ bụrụ nke ọrụ owuwu.It may be that one year marks the planning and the other the construction work.