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Igbo Language Dialectical Lexicon

Functions of Na

Preposition |  Prefix |  Conjunction |  Auxiliary Verb | 

Preposition(Mbuụzọ)


Mbuụzọ Audio Preposition
n'elu
On top.
n'akụkụ
Beside.
n'azụ
Behind.
n'etiti
In the middle
n'ime
Inside.
n'iru
In front


The word na (n') is a very vital part of speech in Igbo language. There are several distinct ways it is used in formulating sentence. These include: as a prefix, as a conjunction, as a preposition and as an auxiliary verb. In literature, when used as a prefix it is followed by a hyphen and when used as a preposition the letter 'a' is replaced by an apostrophe.

Some of the uses are universal whereas others are peculiar to distinct dialects.