Afunwa
Meaning
- Short form of the expression "Afu-nwa-echeta-nna": when we see the child, we are reminded of the father. *An expression pointing to how children extend their parents. A story has it that in the early days of the missionaries in Igbo country, an Igbo man once quipped to a Catholic priest, "if you want to have everlasting life", he said, "procreate"
Ndebe
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