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onye isī

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: onye isi

Ndebe script

 

Meanings

  1. head; chief; champion; leader

    Noun

  2. head; headman; leader; boss

    Noun

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Onye isi ike ka mmiri na-afanye n'eze.

— An unlucky person easily gets into trouble[Figurative].

Onye njenje na-aka onye isi awọ ama ihe.

— A traveler is more experienced than an elder.

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