4 found for 'chief' in Igbo
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ńdï íchíé
ndị ichie
Standard Igbo
Noun
以寅長
1.chiefs, titled persons (alive or departed)
2.ancestors
Example
Ndị nna ha bụ ndị ichie.
Ndị nna ha bụ ndị ichie.
Their fathers are titled men.
Word Stem
àgbà
àgbà
Standard Igbo
Politics
Noun
1.(of a person) prominence
2.title given to prominent people in a community, such as chiefs
Example
Ejikeme so na ndị nwere agba n'obodo.
Ejikeme so na ndị nwere agba n'obodo.
Ejikeme is one of the prominent persons in the town.
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áhóòtútú
ahōòtūtū
Standard Igbo
variations:
ahāòtūtū
Noun
名裁
1.title(Mr., Mrs, Chief)
2.nickname
Example
Nwaada bụ etutuaha m.
Nwaada bụ etutuaha m.
Nwaada is my title.
Word Stem
ǹzè
ǹzè
Standard Igbo
Noun
寏障
1.the highest chieftaincy in Igbo tradition; high chief
Example
Nna ya bụ nze.
Nna ya bụ nze.
His dad is a high chief.
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