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nwunyèedī

noun

LanguageIgbo (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. co-wife
  2. wives married to different men within the same family or lineage
  3. A term used to describe two women who are married into the same family or lineage.
Examples

Nwunyèedī ya bịara ileta ya.

Her co-wife came to visit her.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term specifically refers to the relationship between wives within a family unit.

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.