Onyeanuna

/O-nye-ah-hn-nah/ male surname Anambra

Tone-marked spelling: Onyeaṅụna

None should gloat/taunt (another)

Etymology

Onyeanuna is derived from the Igbo word Onye (A person/someone) + aṅụna (to not taunt or gloat).

Cultural context

There is a saying which appears to have arisen from colonial times: "Onye aṅụna nga ma oyibo anaghị" which is roughly translates as "none should taunt the prison if the white man hasn't left". Which conveys the idea that in so far the white man is still around, there will always be reason/justification for your imprisonment.

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