nwa ōgbanje
NounNdebe script
Meanings
child believed to belong to a group in the world of spirits to which he/she returns after dying in infancy, only to go back to his mother's womb again. See ògbanje
Noun
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Examples
Ha kwuru na nwa ahụ bụ nwa ọgbanje.
— They said that child is an ọgbanje child.
Ị kwere na nwa ọgbanje dị?
— Do you believe ọgbanje children exist?
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