ala mmụọ
Igbo
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ala (“land”) + mmụọ (“spirit”).
Noun
[edit]ala m̀mụọ
- spirit world
- (Christianity) hell
- Synonym: ọkụ m̀mụọ
Further reading
[edit]- Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “ala mmöö”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 20