òfọ
NounNdebe script
Meanings
symbol of justice, righteousness, and the authority which descends from the ancestors, represented by small piece of wood; right; guarantee of truth; (sometimes) part of the regalia of the umù alūsị
Nouna traditional staff; symbol of authority
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọfọ na-ada akwụkwụ
— Ọ̀fọ has epilepsy
Eze obodo gọrọ ọfọ oge a na-awa ji ọhụrụ.
— The king prayed with the ofo at the celebration of the new yam.
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