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Igbo word

rịọ

In Igbo, rịọ means ask / request. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What rịọ means

rịọ Verb
ask / requestTo request something or ask permission.

How to say it

Say it as rịọ. 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. The recording is a native speaker.

rịọ in a sentence

  • A gwara anyị ka anyị rịọ nkwenye tupu anyị ese foto.We were told to ask permission before taking photographs.
  • Mbe gara rịọ nnụnụ ndị ahụ, sị, “Ndị enyi m, biko, ka onye ọ bụla n’ime unu nye m otu nku.Tortoise went to the birds and pleaded, “My friends, please give me a feather each.