igbo digital

Ògùgù (oh-goo-goo)

Definition (Igbo): Mmụọ nwanyị a na-ewere dị ka onye nche, onye na-eme ka omume dị n’otu ma ọ bụ na-eweta ntaramahụhụ maka ndị na-eme ihe ọjọọ.

Definition (English): A female spirit believed to protect, enforce moral order, or punish wrongdoers in Igbo folklore. She can give and withhold husbands and children. She can help men achieve ambitions such as taking a title.

nkọ́wa: female spirit, deity

Example Sentences:

• Ndị nna ochie na-ekwukarị banyere Ògùgù iji gosi ndị mmadụ ka esi ebi ndụ nke ọma. – The ancestors often speak of Ògùgù to teach people how to live righteously.
• Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ mee ihe ọjọọ, Ògùgù nwere ike ịbịa mee ka ọ mara ihe. – If someone does wrong, Ògùgù may appear to correct them.

Dialects: standard

Semantic Domains: folklore

Parts of Speech: noun