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agadi-nwayi
an old woman
agbala
woman; also used for a man who has taken no title
ani
earth goddess
chi
personal god
efulefu
worthless man
egwugwu
masquerade who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village
ekwe
type of drum made from wood
eneke-nti-oba
a kind of bird
eze-agadi-nwayi
the teeth of an old woman
foo foo
food made from yams that serves a chief role in the annual Feast of the New Yam
iba
fever
ilo
the village green where assemblies for sports, discussions, and so on take place
inyanga
showing off, bragging
isa-fi
if a wife had been separated from her husband for some time and were then to be reunited with him, this ceremony would be held to ascertain that she had not been unfaithful to him during the time of their seperation
iyi-uwa
a special kind of stone that forms the link between an ogbanje and the spirit world; only if the iyi-uwa were discovered and destroyed would the child not die
jigida
string of waist beads worn by women
kola nut
food used to greet visitors and guests
kwenu
short of approval and greeting
ndichie
elders
nna ayi
our father
nno
welcome
nso-ani
a religious offense of a kind abhorred by everyone, literally earth’s taboo
nza
a very small bird
obi
large living quarters of the head of the family
obodo dike
the land of the brave
ochu
murder or manslaughter
ogbanje
a changeling; a child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn. it is almost impossible to bring up this child without it dying, unless its iyi-uwa is first found and destroyed
ogene
musical instrument; a kind of gong
oji odu achu-ijiji-o
cow (i.e. the one that uses its tail to drive flies away)
osu
having been dedicated to a god, this was taboo and not allowed to mix with the freeborn in any way; an outcast
oye
one of the four market days
ozo
the name of one of the four titles or ranks
palm wine
fermented palm sap used for celebration and ceremony
tufia
a curse or oath
udu
musical instrument; a type of drum made from pottery
uli
a dye used by women for drawing patterns on the skin
umuada
a family gathering of daughters, for which the female kinsfolk return to their village of origin
umunna
a wide group of kinsmen (the masculine form of the word umuada)
uri
part of the betrothal ceremony when the dowry is paid
yam
edible root; most valuable cash crop grown in the village
