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Igbo word

tinye

In Igbo, tinye means put in. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What tinye means

tinye Work and study
put inUse it to tell one person to put something in: Tinye ya, put it in.

How to say it

Say it as tí-ńyé. Keep ny together in the second syllable.

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.

tinye in a sentence

  • Tinye ya.Put it in.
  • Tinye ose na nri.Put pepper in the food.
  • Tinye nnu na nri.Put salt in the food.