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okpōsi

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: okposi

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. simple, faceless image carved (usually from ògilìsì) to

    Noun

  2. represent a dead ancestor after his final funeral rites; they are usually dumb-bell shaped, except that those for married daughters are cylindrical; all the family okpōsi are kept together and offered food or libations from time to time while the protection of the ancestors is solicited

    Noun

Dialect & variants

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  • okpēnsi
  • okpēsi
  • okpōnsi

Examples

Ọ kpụrụ okpōsi n'osisi ògilìsì.

— He carved an okposi from an ogilisi tree.

Okpōsi ahụ enweghị ihu.

— That okposi has no face.

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