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How to say “fire” in Igbo

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
fire
Igbo translation
Ọkụ

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O nwere ọkụ iru.

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Examples

Bùtelụ m ọkụ

Bring me the lamp

Ọ dì ọkụ

It is hot

Ì nà-àchọ ilē m ọkụ?

Are you going to burn me?

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

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