ajō ònòdù
NounNdebe script
Meanings
position of danger or inconvenience to a person or thing occupied by another. The person occupying the position is himself not necessarily in danger but his being so close to the other is a threat to security or convenience of the aggrived person he is so close to
Nouncareless, indecent, or immodest way of sitting (usually of women)
Nounbad conditions, state (poverty, etc.), of person who has not been in that position before
Noun
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- ajọ ònòdù
Examples
Ị nò m ajō ònòdù
— Your staying so close to me inconveniences me, or is a threat to my security
Ụmū Mbà nwaànyì àna-anòka ajọ ọnòdù n’ikpo mmadù
— Mba's daughters are very fond of sitting carelessly, immodestly, in the midst of people
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