òmụgwò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
birth feast; period immediately after a woman’s safe delivery till about three months, during which she is confined at home and does not go to market. The traditional period ends with the mother's ceremonially attending the market on a set day at the end of the òmụgwò period. The period of the observation of òmụgwò and the òmụgwò observation is called ǹgwò
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọmụgwọ bụ okenọọrụ nne nwaanyị mụrụ nwa ọhụrụ.
— Omugwo is the responsibility of the mother of the woman that gave birth newly.
Nne m gara ọmụgwọ n'Amerịka.
— My mother went for omugwo in the USA.
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