ògbu mmadù
NounNdebe script
Meanings
murderer
Noun"man-killer"; a much-coveted honour in the olden days conferred on anyone who possessed a human head
Noun
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- ògbu mmādù
Examples
Kwụgbuo ogbu mmadụ ọbụla n'ebe ahụ.
— Kill every murderer you there.
N'oge ochie, ògbu mmādù bụ aha nsọpụrụ.
— In olden times, man-killer was an honourary title.
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