onye
Noun7 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
used to speak about a person when referring to the person as a whole; who; person
Nounperson (human or superhuman; its plural is ndị)
Nounperson; who
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Ajalị, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere
- mmadị̀ Achala
- mmadụ̀ Ajalị
- onyẹ Isuama
- ọnyẹ Mkpọọ
- oye Nkanụ
- ònye Nkanụ
- òye Nkanụ
- onye Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- onye Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Onye ogbi anaghị ekwu okwu.
— A dumb person does not speak.
Onye ndị iro gbara gburugburu na-ache ndụ ya nche.
— He that is surrounded by enemies guards his life.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- ònyewho?
- ndịpeople; plural of person; nation; people, those (plural of onye)
- sù òsùsùmake grunts or sounds like lorry or powered machines, automobiles; leave part of a conversation unspoken, hum and haw asù òsùsù kpaa nkàta màkà nà onye nā-abụ ọ na-èkwu okwū ò na-asù bù onye aghùghò I never like to converse with a person who is in the habit of humming and hawing during a conversation because a person who hums and haws is planning something bad
- ùgò"eagle", a bird valued for its rarity and beauty. Its white feather is a symbol of prestige worn with the red cap of onye ǹzè. (Palmnut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis, and/or West African River Eagle, Haliaetus vocifer.)
- òkwụkwụpaying Anà m àbịa ịkwụ onye ọ bụnà dịkà ọlụ yā sìlì dị I am coming to pay everyone according to his work Ibì egō adā àdị ọlọ kà òkwụkwụ yā Borrowing money is not usually as difficult as repaying it; jumping
- kpọ afàcall by name; name; call by name; name Kpòọ onye oriì afà Call the thief by name Agà m àkpọ yā afà I shall call him by name Kpòọ yā afà Name him
- onye nwelord; master; mistress; owner Onye nwe ayị The Lord
- onye òràstranger; guest; visitor (= onye ọbìà)
- anwụ anwụneg. noun phrase, as in Onye à bù anwụ anwụ This person never seems to get old, or, This person bears a charmed life
- onye ọbìàstranger; visitor; (often shortened to ọbìà) stranger; guest; visitor (= onye òrà)
- onye oshīsee onye orī