ògbòmà
NounNdebe script
Meanings
wizard; kind of male witch capable of travelling where it wishes unseen by day. Fewer in number than the ordinary witch, but capable of greater damage once offended (compare Yoruba ọsò)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ògbòmà ahụ na-efe efe n'ehihie.
— That ògbòmà flies during the day.
Ị maara na ọ bụ ògbòmà?
— Do you know that he is an ògbòmà?
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