Ọ nà-àlụ onwe yā ụkà
He is self-controlled
Igbo · Common Words · Level 1
How to say “self” in Igbo
Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
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Ụmụ ọhụrụ ahụ yiri onwe ha.
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Examples
Ọjì èzopùgo onwe yā Ọjị
has hidden himself away
O gōsigo ōnwe yā
He has shown himself (in his true colours)
These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.