Things fall apart glossary terms

agadi-nwayi

old woman

agbala

woman; also used of a man who has taken no title

chi

personal god

efulefu

worthless man

egwugwu

a masquerader who impersonates on of the ancestral spirits of the village

ekwe

musical instrument; type of drum made of wood

eneke-nti-oba

a kind of bird

eze-agadi-nwayi

teeth of an old woman

iba

fever

ilo

the village green where assemblies for sports, discussions, take place

inyanga

showing off, bragging

isa-ifi

a ceremony if a wife has been separated from her husband for sometime and were then reunited with him, this ceremony would be held to ascertain that she had not been unfaithful to him during the time of their separation

iyi-uwa

a special kind of stone which forms the link between an ogbanje adn the spirit world only if the

jigida

a string of waist beads

kotma

court messenger the world is not ibo origin

kwenu

shout 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

the 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 kind of child without it's iii-uwa first destroyed

ogene

a musical instrument like a gong

oji odu achu-ijiji-o

cow

osu

outcast

oye

the name of one of the four market days

ozo

the name of one of the titles or ranks

tufia

a curse or oath

udu

a musical instrument at type of drum made of pottery

uli

dye used by women for drawing patterns on their skin

umuada

family gatherings of daughters for which the female kinsfolk return to their village of origin

umunna

a wide group of kinsmen

uri

betrothal ceremony when the dowry is paid