igbo digital

chí (chee)

Definition (Igbo): Mmụọ nke mmadụ nke na-edu ndụ ya. Chukwu nta nke onye ọbụla nwere.

Definition (English): A person’s personal god, guardian spirit, or destiny. A divine spark or allotted portion of God in each individual.

nkọ́wa: god, guardian spirit

álákà: Chúkwú

Example Sentences:

• Onye kwe, chi ya ekwe. – If one agrees (determines), their god/destiny agrees.
• Chi ya dị mma, ya mere ihe niile gara nke ọma. – His chi was good, so everything went well.

Dialects: standard

Semantic Domains: nature, folklore

Parts of Speech: noun