Chukwu
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the supreme god; big God; great God
NameGod (chi 1. + ukwu). In Nri belief, Chukwu has four major manifestations Anyanwū, the sun, which represents Chukwu as everywhere present, all-powerful, and the source of knowledge; Agbàlà, manifested in the fertility of the earth and its creatures; Chi, the ability of living beings to procreate; Òkìkè, the never-ending process of creation (Onwuejeogwu 1974:82)
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Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Owere
- Chikwu Achala
- Chukwu Ezaa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- Chukwu Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
- Chifu Izii
- Chukwu Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
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- Chuku
Examples
Ọtụtụ mmadụ kwere na Chukwu kere ha.
— A lot of people believe that God created them.
Chukwu bụ mmụọ.
— God is spirit.
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- alòadvice; counsel; suggestion; idea; consultation; advice; counsel; suggestion; idea; spear used by titled men for ceremonies (= ubē ǹzè)
- igwēsky; heaven; firmament, regarded as an alūsị created directly by Chukwu; sky; king; traditional ruler; royal title
- alūsịspirit; divinity; deity; invisible supernatural ‘being-force’, divided by Nri into four types those directly established by Chukwu such as Igwē, the firmament those established by Eri such as Ànì, Ajaànà, Ìfèjiọkū, Onuebo, and the market days Èke, Oyè, Àfò, and Ǹkwọ; those established by the ancestors such as Idemmīli, Udō, Arò, Àkwalị Òmùmù, Ǹgènè, Ògwùgwù, and Òrìmmìlì; those called Agwù. The market-days and the alūsị of the third and fourth types have human temperaments and are represented by nkwu (images). Others are regarded as forces rather than beings and so can be represented only symbolically in shrines (Onwuejeogwu 1974:85 ff.)
- òkìkècreation; (in Nri thought) one of the aspects of Chukwu, manifested in the creation of things visible and invisible and in the laws of nature (-kè create); creation
- Agbàlàthe author of fertility, one of the manifestations of Chukwu Òkìke, Creator; child (usually male) whose pregnancy and delivery was made possible by Agbala; male name
- àgbàràdevil bean; the author of fertility in Igbo mythology, one of the manifestations of Chukwu
- kpọ asìhate; dislike Ịkpọ mmadù ibe ānyị asì bù n jọ Hatred towards our fellow-men is sin Akpòlù m yà asì I hate him, or I dislike him Chukwu Nnà, bikō zọpùta ānyị n’aka ndị niiìne nā-akpọ ānyị asì God the Father, please deliver us from the hands of all that hate us
- òwụwa anyaanwūsunrise; East; the sun, regarded as a manifestation or son of Chukwu, the author of light and knowledge; East; sunrise; rising of sun