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5 found for 'sons' in Igbo

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díökpárá

diọkpara

Standard Igbo
Kinship

Noun

1.first-born son

2.eldest man, and therefore priest, in a patrilineage

Example

Diọkpara ha na-egbu anụ.

Diọkpara ha na-egbu anụ.

Their first son is a butcher.

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nwá nwókē

nwa nwokē

Standard Igbo
Kinship

Noun

1.a male child; son

Example

Nwa ya nwoke bụ enyi m.

Nwa ya nwoke bụ enyi m.

Her son is my friend.

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Òbí

Òbi

Standard Igbo

Name

1.core of one's children; first son

Example

Obi bụ aha nwanne m.

Obi bụ aha nwanne m.

Obi is my sibling's name.

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nwāáfö

nwaafọ̄

Standard Igbo

Noun

子袖

1.son or child-of-the-soil; indigene; citizen

2.bona fide (person), especially of a place

Example

Nwoke ahụ bụ nwaafọ Igbo.

Nwoke ahụ bụ nwaafọ Igbo.

That man is a bona fide Igbo person.

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Ǹrì

Ǹrì

Standard Igbo
GeographyLanguage

Noun

寏象

1.settlement of Nri, founded by Nri son of Èrì, and its people; (more loosely) people who claim some kind of relationship with Nri

Example

O nwere onye nọ ebe a si na Nri ?

O nwere onye nọ ebe a si na Nri ?

Is anyone here from Nri (town)?

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