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Meaning of ìyàwó | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ì.jà.wó

Definitions

  1. junior wife; (the other wives in a polygamous marriage not the senior wife)
    dated
  2. wife
    broadly
  3. one's younger co-wife, a younger wife of one's husband
    Ekiti, dated

Equivalents

English wife

Examples

“Èyé Ṣàmọ, ọ́ fẹ́ẹ̀rọ̀n ị̀yàwó rẹ̀”

Eye Samo truly cared for her younger co-wife

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ìyàwòrán iye iyè ríra iyè-inú iyẹfun ìyẹ̀fun-akọ òdòdó

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