4 found for 'brother' in Igbo
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nwúnyèédí
nwunyèedī
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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nwáńnē
nwannē
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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ümų ńná
ụmụ̀ nna
Noun
統
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?
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nwáńnē nwókē
nwannē nwokē
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.
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