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Nnewi

Modern-day Nnewi was the seat of the old Nnewi Kingdom, an Igbo kingdom that began in the 15th century. It was made up of four quarters: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi. The people trace their origin to Mmaku and his descendants, though some traditions link …

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Wider Context

Venda

Numbering approximately 1 million people, the Venda primarily inhabit the northern reaches of South Africa’s Limpopo Province and adjacent areas of southern Zimbabwe.

They speak Tshivenda, a language that reflects their unique heritage and positions them culturally between the Shona of Zimbabwe and the Sotho …

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Proverb

uwa ezughį oke

the world is not perfect

ụwa can mean world or life; neither are perfect

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