orimili

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Igbo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Igboid *ò-cĩ̀-mìɗĩ̀. Cognate with Ekpeye òlìmìnì, Ogbah òzĩ̀mìnì, Ezaa òsùmìnì, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni òsùmìlì.[1] Likely cognate to a name for an ancient Yoruba river Yoruba Ẹ̀sìnmìrìn, see Yoruba omi (“water”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orimili

  1. any large body of water: an ocean, sea, large river, etc
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References

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  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎[1]
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