noun Street Slang

Nwanne

NWAH-neh (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this everyday spelling drops the tone marks) · noun · slang

Sibling, or a close friend treated like family.

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Literally 'mother's child' (nwa + nne), meaning sibling — but used casually to mean a close friend or 'mate' you consider like family, regardless of blood relation.

“Nwanne, long time — how you dey?”
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Nwanne In A Sentence

Nwanne, long time — how you dey?

Origin & Usage

Compound of 'nwa' (child) and 'nne' (mother) — literally 'mother's child,' the standard Igbo word for sibling, extended casually to close friends treated as family.

Variants Nwannem
Tags #igbo#igbo-slang#nigerian#west-african

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What does Nwanne mean?

Literally 'sibling' (from 'child of my mother'), but used casually for a close friend treated like family.

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