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nwúnyèédí

nwunyèedī

Standard Igbo
Kinship

Noun

1.co-wife; wives married to one man

2.women married into the same family; women whose husbands are brothers

Example

Anyị nwere nzukọ ndị nwunyeedi.

Anyị nwere nzukọ ndị nwunyeedi.

We have co-wives meeting.

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Word Stems

nwáńnē

nwannē

Standard Igbo
Kinship

Noun

子温

1.sibling; relative

2.(slang) term of endearment for one's mate(s) - brother, sister

Example

Akụjụobi bụ nwanne m.

Akụjụobi bụ nwanne m.

Akujuobi is my sibling.

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Word Stems

ümų ńná

ụmụ̀ nna

Standard Igbo

Noun

1.(patrilineage); sublineage

2.(= ogbè) ‘village’; a constituent part of a ‘quarter’ which is itself part of a ‘town’ (òbòdò), containing a number of patrileages (ụmù nnà)

3.half-brothers and/or sisters; relatives (viewed collectively); family; extended family

4.localized patrilineage; a fluid term applied narrowly to children of the same father but different mothers and widely to the patrilineal members, real or putative, whom one cannot marry; sometimes loosely applied to all the members of the village-group as opposed to other village-groups; as a 1965 39-40) residence unit, consists of a number of compounds (Uchendu, 1965: 39-40)

5.in the Onitsha area, a unit of which several make up an ogbè ('village') and which is itself subdivided into ebo

Example

Ebo unu bu gịni?

Ebo unu bu gịni?

What is your special sublineage?

Word Stems

nwáńnē nwókē

nwannē nwokē

Standard Igbo

Noun

子温子男

1.a male sibling; brother

2.male relative

Example

Emeka bụ nwanne m nwoke.

Emeka bụ nwanne m nwoke.

Emeka is my brother.

Related Terms

Word Stems

Nsịbịdị - 1 found

Pronunciation:

ụ́mụ̀ńà

Definitions:

1.patrilineage

2.lineage

3.family line

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