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Chukwu (pronunciation) shine mafi girman ruhin Igbo.A cikin harshen Igbo,Chukwu ne tushen dukkan sauran gumakan Igbo kuma shi ne ke da alhakin ba su ayyukansu daban-daban.Mutanen Igbo sun yi imanin cewa duk wani abu ya fito ne daga Chukwu,wanda ke kawo ruwan sama da ake bukata don tsiro ya girma kuma yake sarrafa komai a duniya da kuma duniyar ruhaniya.Sun yi imanin cewa Chukwu ya kasance abin bautar da ba za a iya bayyana shi ba kuma shi ne babban abin bautawa a ko'ina wanda ke tattare da komai na sararin samaniya da kuma sararin samaniya kansa.
Nazarin harshe ya nuna cewa sunan "Chukwu" wani hoto ne na kalmomin Igbo "chi" ("halitta na ruhaniya") da "ukwu" ("mai girma a girman").[1]
A cewar 'yan kabilar Ibo,wadanda su ne mafi rinjaye a yankin kudu maso gabashin Najeriya a yau,Chineke shi ne mahaliccin duniya da duk wani abu mai kyau da ke cikinta tare da ruwan sama,bishiyoyi,da sauran tsire-tsire.Chukwu babban abin bautawa ne da rana ke wakilta. Tsohon allahntaka ba ya zama ɗan adam a cikin imani al'adar Igbo.
Yawancin Kiristocin Ibo suna kiran Allah Kirista da Chukwu.[2] Chukwu (Chu-kwu) yayi kama da "Maɗaukaki" da "Maɗaukaki" maimakon suna kamar " Allah " wanda asalinsa na Jamusanci,yawanci yana nufin gunki a zamanin Kiristanci.Igbo sun yi imanin cewa ba zai yuwu ba dan Adam su yi tunanin girman Chukwu marar iyaka.Yawancin yarukan Igbo suna komawa ga Ubangiji da lakabi kamar "Chukwu" (Chi Ukwu), "Chineke" (Chi Na Eke),"Chukwu Okike" (Chi Ukwu Okike),"Chiokike" (Chi Okike),"Chuku" ( Chi Uku),"Ebili Ukpabi" (Ebili nu Ukpabi),da "Obasi" (Obi Alusi).[3]
Akwai bangarori shida na Chukwu: