Audio Igbo-English Dictionary
Below is a collection of Igbo words listed alphabetically and spelled with their tone marks. Multiple variants of the same word can be listed to account for multiple dialects. Also several homograms (different words with the same spelling) exist in Igbo language. These are indicated with superscript numerals. To hear a word's prononciation, click it to see more information.
ụ̀bá abundance
ụ́bọ̀chị̀ day
ụ́bọ̀sị̀ day
ụ̀chị́chā cockroach
ụ̀dà sound
ụ̀dị́ type
ụ̀dọ̀ rope
ụ̀fọ́dụ́ some
ụ́gụ̀rụ̀ harmattan
ụ́gbọ́ vehicle
ụ̀ghá false, fraud
ụ́jọ̄ fear
ụ́kà church
ụ̀kpànà grasshopper
ụ́kwálà cough
ụ́kwụ́ leg, foot
ụ́lá sleep
ụ̀lá slap
ụ́nọ̀ ọ́gwụ̀ hospital
ụ́nụ̀ you(plural)
ụ́rá sleep
ụ̀sà indulgence
ụ̀sọ́ sweet
ụ́sụ́ bat
ụ̀tọ́ sweet
ụ̀tụ́tụ̀ morning
ụ̀wà earth, world
ụ́zọ̀ way
ụ̀zọ́ early(morning)
ụ́zụ́ blacksmith
-wá break, break(typically intentionally)
-wè take
-wédà bring down(a small object)
-wédàtà ànị̀ humble