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Igbo word

tupu

In Igbo, tupu means before. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What tupu means

tupu Storytelling
beforeUse it to put one thing ahead of another in time. What follows tupu happens later.

How to say it

Say it as tu-pu. Use two even u vowels.

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.

tupu in a sentence

  • tupu m rie nribefore I eat
  • Gụọ ozi ahụ nke ọma tupu ị zaa ya.Read the message carefully before you reply to it.
  • Ana m asa ahụ tupu m rie nri ụtụtụ.I bathe before I eat breakfast.