ọsìsì
NounNdebe script
Meanings
long, elaborately carved rod used by chiefs in title-taking
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Onye isi ahụ jidere ọsìsì ya wee banye n'ọha.
— The chief held his carved rod and entered the gathering.
Ndị ọzọ na-ejide ọsìsì ha mgbe ha na-ekwu okwu.
— The titled men hold their carved rods when they speak.
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