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wēdàtà àlà

wēdàtà àlà

Standard Igbo

Noun

各員怠土

1.bring down; humble

2.humiliate (figurative)

Example

O wedatara ụkwụ ya ala mgbe nne ya batara.

O wedatara ụkwụ ya ala mgbe nne ya batara.

She brought down her legs when her mother came in.

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dï nwáyǫ

dị nwayọ̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Nominal Modifier

1.be meek, calm, quiet, humble

Example

Nwoke a dịghị nwayọ ka i si chee.

Nwoke a dịghị nwayọ ka i si chee.

This man is not quiet as you think.

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èkpéré

èkpere

Standard Igbo
Religion

Noun

1.making a request in a humble manner; prayer

Example

Chukwu na-aza ekpere.

Chukwu na-aza ekpere.

God answers prayer.

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úméàlà

umeàlà

Standard Igbo
Culture

variations:

(obì)ume àlà

Nominal Modifier

1.modest; meek; simple; gentle; having a humble opinion of himself; the quality of being oneself or taking oneself less highly; humility

Example

Ọkwụrụ anaghị akarị onye kụrụ ya

Ọkwụrụ anaghị akarị onye kụrụ ya

Okro can never grow too tall for the owner

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