oniwee-mẹfa

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ ìwé (“book”) +‎ mẹ́fà (“six”), literally “One characterized by six books”, perhaps referring to the six years of primary school education (Primary 1 - Primary 6) in Nigeria. Compare with oníwèé-mẹ́wàá (“elementary school graduate”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.nĩ́.ꜜwé.mɛ́.fà/

Noun

oníwèé-mẹ́fà

  1. (idiomatic) primary school graduate

Derived terms

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