Soludo

/Sorludo/ male surname Root: Udo

Tone-marked spelling: Sọlụdo

Rever Udo

Etymology

Sọọlụ (eschew for) + Ụdo (the god of purity and holiness).

Cultural context

When the Igbo says "welu ihe a sọọlụ m nsọ" (roughly translates: accept this thing as being sacred in your reverence of me) it emphasise that a thing/matter should be avoided as a mark of reverence or respect towards the speaker.

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