Nkemdilim
Igbo for "what is mine remains mine": a declaration that a child's rightful place cannot be taken from her.
Meaning and origin
Nkemdilim is built on the Igbo phrase nke m, "the thing that is mine", stating that whatever rightly belongs to the bearer will stay hers.
How to pronounce Nkemdilim
| Igbo (Nigeria) | NKEM-dee-lim /ŋ̀kɛmdilim/ |
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