Igbo word

ụwa

In Igbo, ụwa means the world / the earth. See how it is said, syllable by syllable, and read it in real sentences.

What ụwa means

ụwa Place: the world / the earthThe ground below the sky: 'ịlaghachi n'ụwa' = to go back down to the earth.

Say it as ụ̀-wà. Keep every written vowel clear.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading.

Mgbe oge ịlaghachi n’ụwa ruru, onye ọ bụla bịara wereghachi nku o nyere Mbe.When it was time to return to earth, each bird took back the feather it had given Tortoise.
Mgbe ọ rutere n’ụwa, ọ gwara nwunye Mbe, “Di gị kwuru ka ị chịkọta nkume, osisi na ihe siri ike n’ala.”When he got back to earth, he told Tortoise’s wife, “Your husband said you should gather stones, wood and other hard things on the ground.”
Ọ rịọrọ Udele, sị, “Biko, mgbe ị rutere n’ụwa, gwa nwunye m ka ọ chịkọta akwa, ákwà na ihe ndị dị nro n’ala ka m wee daa n’elu ha.”He begged Vulture, “Please, when you get back to earth, tell my wife to gather bedding, cloth and other soft things on the ground for me to land on.”