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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.

gh

-ghé fry

-ghè cooked

-ghé óghē open

-ghèghè cook

-ghọ́tá pluck(from a tree), understand

gw

-gwá tell

-gwọ́ cure

-gwọ́ ụ́lá snore

-gwú dig

-gwụ́ run out

i

íbú load

íbù bigness

íchè different

ídè flood

ídìdè earthworm

ífé thing

ìfè light

ífélē shame

ìfúlū flower

ígílígí dew

ìgùrùbè locust

ìgbé box

ìgbì gum

ìgbó drug(recreational)

ígwè iron

ígwē chief, sky

ìgwè crowd(of), multitude

íhé thing

ìhè light

íhérē shame

íhú front, face