NTỌSASỊ AHA ‘NWA’ DỊKA O SIRI METỤTA ASỤSỤ NA OMENALA IGBO

Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka, Adaora Lois Anyachebelu

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N’ebe ndị Igbo nọ, onye a mụtara ji ụgwọ ịmụta ibe ya. Ọmụmụ bụ ihe na-ame ka ụwa na-abasa. Nchọpụta na-egosi na ụfọdụ ndị ntorobịa ugbu a, ọ kachasị ndị na-eche na ha hụrụ uzo karịsịa ndị ọzọ na-agbasozi omenala dị anya n’ebe nke ndị Igbo nọ, site n’igosi na ‘nwa/ụmụ’ abụchaghịzị ihe kacha mkpa n’ezinaụlọ. Ụfọdụ ndị mụtara amụta enwekwaghị ohere ileru ha anya na inye ha ọzụzụ kwesiri ekwesi ka ha were bụrụ ụmụafọ Igbo n’ezie. Ọ bụ ụmara ụfọdụ ndị a kpalitere mmụọ ndị omenchọcha a ileru anya n’ọnọdụ ‘nwa/ ụmụ’n’ebe asụsụ na omenala Igbo dị. Agụgụala na usoro obibindụ ndị Igbo na-apụta ihe n’aha ha na-agụ ụmụ ha. Nke a mere ndị omenchọcha a jiri kpebie ileru anya n’ahaaka metụtara ‘nwa’, iji chọpụta ọnọdụ ‘nwa’ na ndụ ndị Igbo. Ndị omenchọcha a nwetere njiede ha jiri mee nchọcha a site n’aha ụmụakwụkwọ ha na-akuziri na Mahadum Legọọsị dekọtara, tinyekwuoro ndị ha mabu dịka ndị Igbo. Nchọpụta gosiri na ndị Igbo dobere ‘nwa/ụmụ’ n’ọkwa dị ezi elu. Ọ bụghị naanị na ọ bụ ụmụ ha na-eleru ha anya n’agadi mana ọ bụ ha na-anọchi anya ha ma ha nwụọ nke ga-eme ka ama ha ghara ichi. Ndị Igbo hụrụ ‘nwa /ụmụ’ dịka nnukwu akụ onye ọbụla kwesiri ịkpata. 


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Aha, nwa, ụmara, asụsụ, omenala, Igbo

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