Nwaàfò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
for men born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, Oyè, and Àfò respectively, and Nwam̀gbankw̄ ọ, Nwam̀gbeēke, Nwam̀gbaàfò for women born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, and Àfò respectively. It is also used preceding the name of a deity, person, or set of circumstances, etc., after which a person is named: e.g. Nwudō (son of Udō, a deity); Nwọòrà (son of all); Nwoòlìsà (son of Òlìsà, God); Nwachukwu (son of God); Nwiijè (for a son born away from home)
Nounnative; indigene; citizen
Noun
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ndị mmadụ anaghị agụ ụmụ Nwaàfọ̀ ugbu a.
— People do not name their children Nwaafor nowadays.
Nwaafọ na-akwaba nkụ ndị ahụ na ndo.
— Nwafor is packing that firewood in a shade.
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