Igbo tones 101: oyibo woman learns the hard way. 😅 In Igbo language, a word with the same spelling can have several different meanings depending on the tone. I have come to understand that mispronouncing the tones can lead to confusion or even embarassing misunderstandings! 😂 Take “akwa” as an example: -ákwà [high tone-low tone] - 👔 a cloth -ákwá [high tone-high tone] - 😭 to cry -àkwá [low tone-high tone] - 🥚 an egg -àkwà [low tone-low tone] - 🛌 a bed I gave this tongue twister a go and I