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mmanwu

mmanwu noun: a traditional masquerade of the Igbo people.

Noun

mmanwu (uncountable)

  1. A traditional masquerade of the Igbo people.

Origin of mmanwu

From Igbo ḿmánwụ́ (“spirit of the dead”), from ḿmuo (“spirit”) + ọnwụ (“death”).

Questions about mmanwu

What does mmanwu mean?
Mmanwu means a traditional masquerade of the Igbo people.
What part of speech is mmanwu?
Mmanwu is a noun.

Words near mmanwu in the dictionary

  1. MM2H
  2. MMA
  3. Mmabatho
  4. mmag
  5. Mmani
  6. mmanwu
  7. MMAPI
  8. MMAPIs
  9. MMAs
  10. MMath
  11. MMB

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