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How to pronounce Kamalu How to pronounce Kamalu?

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Pronunciation of Kamalu in India

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Pronunciation of Kamalu in Nigeria

In Nigeria, Kamalu is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The Nigerian pronunciation, specifically in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria, is

K AH - M AH - l oo
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • ah sounds like the 'a' in car
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • oo sounds like the 'oo' in food

"KALU is a shortened name of, or derived from; "Kamalu" or "Kamanu," the deity of thunder. Kamalu is an important deity in the traditional belief system of the people of many subethnic Igbo people. According to Igbo cosmology, Kamalu, as the powerful deity of thunder, is the dispenser of justice in land or resource adjudication. When invoked, it could kill those who oppress their neighbors with ill gotten gains. [See also AMADI from Amadioha]. Attention: anyone from some areas outside where this name is popular in Igboland answering to this name will raise eyebrows, but there is no known rule restricting this name to a particular arera: it is just popular there. Gender: As a first name, strictly male; mostly last name, or in combination."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Igbo Last Name In Nigeria
Meaning: N/A


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Pronunciation of Kamalu in Nigeria

In Nigeria, Kamalu is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The Nigerian pronunciation, specifically in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria, is

There are three syllables:
1.First + second Syllable: "Ka" + "ma"
"Kama" rhymes with "lama"

2. Second Syllable:
"lu" rhymes with the number "two"

"KALU is a shortened name of, or derived from; "Kamalu" or "Kamanu," the deity of thunder. Kamalu is an important deity in the traditional belief system of the people of many subethnic Igbo people. According to Igbo cosmology, Kamalu, as the powerful deity of thunder, is the dispenser of justice in land or resource adjudication. When invoked, it could kill those who oppress their neighbors with ill gotten gains. [See also AMADI from Amadioha]. Attention: anyone from some areas outside where this name is popular in Igboland answering to this name will raise eyebrows, but there is no known rule restricting this name to a particular arera: it is just popular there. Gender: As a first name, strictly male; mostly last name, or in combination."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Igbo Last Name In Nigeria
Meaning: N/A


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