Tribe
From the historic Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria.
600 names
Where it is spoken
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One that has pure hands.
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The hand of P.G.S
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A figurative name for one who is parochial.
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A lazy person who wants to eat where he/she did not sow.
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One that protects
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The hand that owns money.
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Royal name-The 29th Ogiso of Benin.
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One whose future will be brighter at the later end.
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The protective hands of the king is endless.
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The dignity of labour.
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Protection
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No one has the final solution.
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No one has the power to gather and retain wealth.
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No one will be able to manhandled me.
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One whose life is secured.
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Revenging stage.
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Revenging age
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Ones hand is the dignity of labour.
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A child born under stress.
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Kindness.
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Kindness.
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The hand of god/ One that is preserved.
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One's hand is not reaching far easily.
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One who rejoice in destroying other people's goods.
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One's hand bring's prosperity
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Dignity of labour brings pride
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Dignity of labour brings wealth
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Nickname for someone who scatter what have been given to him.
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Destiny.
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Forwardness.
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way- A child born on the way.
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A figurative name for one who abuse his/her privilege.
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The way of P.G.S
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The order of P.G.S leads to prosperity.
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The way money passed.
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Messenger.
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Messenger of God
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Greatness.
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Stillness.
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Deafness.
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An executor.
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Mortal- A strong fellow.
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Palace title/The king's way remain open to all.
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Red/Indispensable
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Royal name.
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One who love to defend others.
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Children are not easily produced
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The way of God
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I am blessed in God's way.
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The world is difficult to understand.
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The road to prosperity.
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The road to wealth.
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The road to wealth is far
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A name for underrated fellow./ A nothing fellow
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prosperity.
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Royal name-The 32th Oba of Benin.
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My family is great.
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The love of the family gives protection.
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The family is greatly.
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Protector/ prosperity
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The family will never fall.
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The greatness of the family
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The family will not perish.
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The family will not lost
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What they said prospered me.
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The family stands firmly.
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An established family.
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A wise fellow.
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The family is worth prominent.
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The family worth glorious.
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The family is filled.
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The family lineage will not lost
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I have progress from my family.
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Great.
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Family of children.
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One that is born great and mighty.
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Nickname for one who over do things.
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One's enemy.
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One's innumerable enemies.
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Almighty God.
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Happiness.
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Beautiful.
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One that great and mighty.
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Something great to behold.
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Indispensable.
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One that love his people.
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Great
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An over comer
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Prominent
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People of the world are made to laugh and make fun of someone in difficulty.
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The head of Egbalen community.
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Chieftaincy title is not money.
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The head of Ego family.
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Eho community head.
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The head of Eholo community.
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The Duke of Ekae.
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A funny name given to one who over do things.
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It is an Ogie that rules / The early administrator of Benin kingdom.
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The prominent stood firmly.
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The prominent has the right hand.
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The prominent has the final saying in the world.
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The prominent has all in potential.
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The prominent has all saying.
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The nobles has their sources.
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Laughter has two versions.
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The dignity of the prominent.
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kings does not bow down to any one
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One who is highly exalted.
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Community head do not seek vengeance.
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The most prominent has done me well.
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Community heads are easily recognized.
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The king is greater than the community head.
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A midst of wealth.
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Comrade.
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The community heads are always peace maker.
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Community head has the right has protection.
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Palace title.
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Big bottom.
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The Duke of Obadan
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Blacksmiths.
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One who brighten future
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The most blessed child
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The Duke of Omumu
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One who love and protect his people.
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The king of the sky.
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The Duke of Ugo.
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Expensive.
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A nitwit fellow
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A hot tempered fellow.
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One who love to care for his fellow men.
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The god of iron.
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The comfort from the god of iron.
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One whom god of iron have favoured.
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God of iron is established.
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God of iron owns all.
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God of iron is the doctor.
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A child born under the influence of Ogun shrine.
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God of iron is enough for me.
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God of iron brought me happiness.
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God of iron is glorious.
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Ancestral name attributed to god of iron.
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Royal name-The 5th Oba of Benin
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Awesome.
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Priest.
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Ake priest.
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Priest of Awanuhoro shrine.
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Voodoo priest
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Priest of the god of thunder.
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Priest of Iso
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Priest of the god of iron
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Priest of Okhuare.
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The priest of the goodness of the sea.
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Church priest.
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Prince of Ovia river.
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Church priest.
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Personal judgment.
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The fear of the king is dreadful.
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One who fear the king.
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A quiet fellow.
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Peace.
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Wise fellow.
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Royal name- The 19th Oba of Benin
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Hunter
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One who is not easily irritated.
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The grips of death.
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One who love his fellow men.
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A child born in Oka community as a stranger.
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First among equals.
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A powerful fellow.
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One whom the king protects
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The secret of the story is now open.
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A nickname for an isolated and hostile person.
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An isolated fellow has no glory.
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Harmattan/ One who is not friendly.
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Female
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Full adult woman.
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Women are made to repair.
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A foolish woman.
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Women sometimes do not know the glory of men.
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Women has a stage of productivity.
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One's mistake is always detected at last
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Sour
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A well fed child.
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Great.
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One that is born great.
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One born in a wonderful way.
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One who does things in a mighty way.
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Comrade
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Command
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A foolish fellow.
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The source of wealth.
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Family head has been established.
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One that was pushed by the multitude
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An intelligent and faithful fellow.
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One who wish to know all/ One who claim to know all.
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Prince.
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A strong and magnified fellow.
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Mighty rain
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A noble man.
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Male.
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A male child is scarce.
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Full adult.
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Male
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Frog-A wicked and dangerous fellow
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The last in a race.
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One who speaks big for nothing.
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War that emanated from the junction.
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The one sea owns.
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The sea has favoured me.
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The sea is in the world.
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The sea has come to stay.
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The sea has brought prosperity.
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The sea heard me.
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The sea is great.
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The sea left nothing.
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The sea did not spoil anything.
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The sea did not spoil the way.
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The sea did not spoil the home.
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What the sea refuse to choose.
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The sea is the doctor
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The sea has ordered it.
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All that belongs to the sea.
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The sea is worth prominent.
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The sea is worth glorious.
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The sea's own
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The sea has all sense.
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The sea has permitted it.
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One who took solace from the sea
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The sea has brought this.
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The sea has brought this for me.
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The sea has brought wealth.
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The sea brought me this.
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The sea has sent this.
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The sea has brought wealth
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What the sea shares.
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A child born in sorrow.
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Anchor.
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A shapeless fellow.
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One who owns the crown.
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A persecutor.
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Palace title.
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One who understand the true meaning of wise saying.
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One whose life is strong and secured.
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Palace title.
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The might warrior.
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The first wife of the Oba (king)
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Elegance in beauty.
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The head of the people
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Royal name-The 14th Oba of Benin.
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Traditional title.
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One who made him/herself great.
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The one people are delighted to cheat with.
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Mark.
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Irreverent talk do harm/kill the king or the noble.
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An adviser.
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Financial grip.
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One who heed to advice.
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The mark of God.
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The territory of a meek fellow is the gateway to destroy the evil.
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Royal name-The 25th Oba of Benin.
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A child dedicated to the goddess of the sea.
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Power
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One person cannot constitute the multitude.
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One who want to be influential.
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One person is worth seeing by the multitude.
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One person can't go alone.
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One cannot think alone.
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One cannot think of his/her wealth alone.
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One whom the sea has favoured.
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The sea is worthy of prominent.
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Royal name-The 17th Oba of Benin.
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Happiness.
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He/she choose happiness.
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Forwardness.
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Your heart is your life
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Royal name-The 3rd Ogiso of Benin.
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Dreadful.
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One whom his secret has favoured.
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Royal name-The 10th Oba of Benin
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God is the maker of all.
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Paragon in beauty.
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Youth
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Royal name- The 13th Ogiso of Benin.
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Royal name- The 23rd Ogiso of Benin.
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Disturbances.
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An evil doer ends their life-span before their noon.
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One whose life is filled with hates and ill will.
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Bitterness.
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God almighty.
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The cradle and the resources of the Benins is God almighty.
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One whom God has favoured.
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God has come to my rescue
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God is the greatest judge.
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God upholds the world.
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God has a special regard for me.
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God has upholds me.
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God is with me.
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God has established me.
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God has put the world in order.
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God put things right.
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God has release this for me.
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God is the source of one's wealth.
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God knows all individual mind.
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God is my protector.
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God is jealous.
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God shares.
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God's will be done.
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God guides the day
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God knows me
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God sent.
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Only God knows the best.
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God has sent me to the world.
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Only God can directs one's way.
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God can lead one to wealth.
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God own all.
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Pleading with God for prosperity.
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God is with me.
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God has precaution in creation.
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God gives name.
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God hears.
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God has answers my prayers.
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God loves me.
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God doesn't wrest judgment.
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God doesn't kill.
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God doesn't envy anyone.
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The request from God.
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One who is established by God.
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God doesn't mock anyone.
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God has no bitterness on anyone.
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God has no malice on us.
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God doesn't mock.
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The supreme God bet with no one.
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God never sleep.
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God is the sources of family protection.
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God is my rear
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God has removed my reproach.
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God protects the dumb
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The openness of God.
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God has open a business for me.
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God has open the way.
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God has open the way for me.
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Only God can open the road to wealth.
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God have removed all my reproaches.
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God open wealth for me.
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God has brought wealth
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God's gift.
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God lift all human's plans
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God has cleans me.
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God has removed my reproach.
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God is great.
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God allowed it. The permissive will of God
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God is good.
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God is so good.
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God has driven my enemy from me.
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God established the home.
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God never allow the fall of any home.
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God has delivered me.
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God has given me this.
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Only God can ordain one's position.
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God stand by me.
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God brings crown.
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God has granted me glory.
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God has potential power
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My God has exalted me.
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God has the potential honour.
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God owns all respect to humanity
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God is worth his title.
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God knows what we ought to do.
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God knows our state.
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God knows my thought.
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God knows my condition/state.
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God knows the individual mind.
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God knows my needs
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God knows those who serve him.
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God knows who bend the boundary.
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God knows those that are pure in heart.
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God knows the best
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God knows what is good for me.
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God knows those who are good.
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God knows those who does well
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God knows those who will last long.
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God knows the most senior
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God knows all.
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God is power
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God is one power.
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God is one's vengeance.
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God gift to me
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I plead with God.
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God is the inheritance of Ogba community
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God brought this for me.
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God is the source of wealth
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God is my rear
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God is alive.
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God is the greatest physician.
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God is my greatest Physician.
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God is the senior.
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God is the source of human lives.
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God is prominent
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God is the chief of wealth.
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God is behind me.
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God is at my front.
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God has human thought for us.
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God is the source of beauty.
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God has done it.
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God has done something for me.
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God is my refuge.
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God is a refuge for all.
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God has done it for me.
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God's gift/God has given me.
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What God has done remains permanent.
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God has done my own for me.
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God has done this for me.
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All are for God.
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Only God can repay good for good.
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God is far above idols.
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God is enough for me to serve.
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God is enough for me to follow.
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God is worth serving.
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God is worthy to be praise.
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God has vindicated me.
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God protects Ogbe community.
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God saves us as human being.
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God worth a prominent chief.
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God leads.
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God has started my market for me.
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God is leading.
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God worth his glory.
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No one bet with God.
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The mercy of God is upon me.
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The mercy of God towards mankind.
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God expands relations
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Your belongings are owned by God.
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God has asked us to do it.
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God is all in all.
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God is all caused it for me.
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God has asked me to be joyful.
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God has caused me to laugh.
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God has asked me to choose.
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My God has a great regard for me
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God has wiped away my tears
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My God has ordered it for me.
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God is the source of human help.
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God has allowed the king to speak
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God hates quarrelling.
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God is with me.
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God forgives.
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God the creator of the universe.
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God owns me.
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God owns every human hands
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God owns his day.
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God owns all gift.
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God owns the children.
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One who really boast with God.
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God has granted it for me.
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God has ordered it for me.
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God own's the crown.
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God has given shame to all my enemies
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God has remembered me
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God's creation.
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God has remembered us.
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God is my creator.
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God has created me well.
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God has established his laws
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God has created the king well.
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God has endow me with joy.
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God has granted me joy.
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God create the prominent chief.
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God has caused me to laugh.
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God creates children.
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God brings children to the world.
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God is the source of one's help.
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Human promotion are ordain by God.
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God's creation is perfect.
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God has given me this.
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God has brought this.
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God is the source of one's power.
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God give shelter
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God has sheltered me.
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God created the moon.
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God owns wealth.
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God has brought wealth to the king.
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God has given me wealth.
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God has brought wealth
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God creates death.
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The one God choose.
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For God sake.
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What God has chosen for me.
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God has chosen me well.
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Only God can say what will happened.
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Only God can choose our position for us.
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God elects senior.
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Only God can elect prominent Chief.
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Only God can give gift that last.
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God is source of one's blessings.
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God choose wealth.
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God has chosen my wealth for me.
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One who witness for the king.
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One who stand to defend others.
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The world likes beauty
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Endless fame.
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A vampire, an evil spirit that destroy at night.
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Palace title-The protector.
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Ancient ic name-A mighty warrior.
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Palace title.
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A nickname for one who has a swollen navel.
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Palace title
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Palace title
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Shrine/idol is favoured.
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One who seek favour from shrine Idol
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Shrine/Idol is established.
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Shrine/Idol has brought prosperity.
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Shrine/Idol hears.
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One whom the evening has favoured.
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Evening will record events.
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Evening will not kill.
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One who toil so much later prospered in the evening.
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Evening has honour.
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One will account for himself in the evening.
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Evening records final events.
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Evening records final events
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Evening is the greatest.
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Evening is greater than morning.
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You will remember all events in the evening.
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The prominent child.
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Prominent/ One that is loved by all.
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Nickname.
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Fertility.
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Fame.
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Unmovable.
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Unmovable.
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Gentle
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Great multitude.
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A pampered child
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One who can put things right.
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One born and bred in Benin City.
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The son of the king.
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Half brother/sister.
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A child of a rebel.
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Our children.
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My own child.
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The son/daughter of the king.
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A child dedicated to the king of the night.
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A child of a native doctor.
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One that is poor.
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The child of the prominent
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The children of a woman in an extended family.
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The children of a man in an extended family.
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A servant or maid
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A child dedicated to Olokun.
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The destiny to produce children is from God.
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The name given to the one who lost his/her parent.
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One who belongs to God almighty.
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Great grand child.
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One born and bred in Owe community.
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A heart of the stone/ A fearless fellow.
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One with small mouth.
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A child of one's mother.
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Sunshine.
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One's home personal belongings.
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One whom home has favoured.
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One who dwells in her home.
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My home is my rare
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Home first.
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One whom his home protects.
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Home has enemies.
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Home has power
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Home is glorious.
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My home has done it for me.
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My home is enough for me.
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My home denied it for me.
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Home is worth glorious.
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My home has uplifted me.
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Home is worth glorious.
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Home makes one's proud.
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Home brings one's wealth.
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A prominent fellow
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Prominent and well established.
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Beauty.
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One's step.
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The most senior among the elders
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One who has much strength.
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Early morning.
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A workman of all types/ Diligence.
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A royal name-the 31th Ogiso of Benin.
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One who repair his home
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God has bless the king with his request.
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Pleasantness/All is well with me.
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One who does things that is accepted by all.
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A general name for a thief.
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One that is born great.
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One who suffer for children sake.
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Pleasantness.
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Greatness.
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Argumentative.
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Mighty warrior.
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Royal name-the 27th Oba of Benin.