Deì
NounNdebe script
Meanings
name of one of the founding fathers of one of the nine quarters of Onitsha; hence Umùdeì, a village in Onitsha founded by him
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Deì bụ otu n'ime ndị malitere Onitsha.
— Dei is one of the people who founded Onitsha.
Ụmụ Deì bi n'Umùdeì.
— Dei's children live in Umudei.
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