English
amebo
Amebo comes from Urhobo avwebo ‘favourite wife in a polygamous household’.
- Urhobomodernavwebo‘favourite wife in a polygamous household’
- Englishtodayamebo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Urhobomodernavwebo‘favourite wife in a polygamous household’
- Englishtodayamebo
The story
Popularised as the name of a character in the long-running Nigerian radio and television program The Village Headmaster.
Every English word from Urhobo avwebo
Today it means
noun rumormonger
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Urhobo avwebo / amebo