Igbo · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “Wife” in Igbo

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Wife
Igbo translation
Nwunye

Hear it in a sentence

Nwunye ya nwere oke ekworo

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Examples

Nwoke o kwesịrị inyere nwunye ya aka n’ezinaụlọ?

Does a man suppose to help his wife at home?

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

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