ebo
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Meanings
clan; tribe; kindred; the smallest kinship-cum-residential unit
Nounthe smallest kinship-cum-residential unit, a subdivision of
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ebo anyị na-akọ ugbo ọnụ.
— Our clan farms together.
Ebo gị ọ dị n’obodo a?
— Is your clan in this town?
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- Ebōmale name (short for Ebōzinam, literally stop accusing me)
- ụmù nnà(patrilineage); sublineage; (= ogbè) ‘village’; a constituent part of a ‘quarter’ which is itself part of a ‘town’ (òbòdò), containing a number of patrileages (ụmù nnà); half-brothers and/or sisters; relatives (viewed collectively); family; extended family