African Words, Things Fall Apart

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 one of the ancestral spirits of the village

ekwe

A musical instrument; a type of drum made from wood

eneke-nti-oba

A kind of bird

eze-agadi-nwayi

The teeth of an old woman

iba

Fever

ilo

The village green, where assemblies for sports, discussions, etc., take place

inyanga

Showing off, bragging

isa-ifi

A ceremony to ascertain that a wife has not been unfaithful during separation

iyi-uwa

A special kind of stone which links an ogbanje to the spirit world

jigida

A string of waist beads

kotma

Court messenger, a corruption of "court messenger."

kwenu

A shout of approval and greeting

ndichie

Elders

nna ayi

Our father

nno

Welcome

nso-ani

A religious offence, 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

An evil spirit; a child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother

ogene

A musical instrument; a kind of gong

oji odu achu-ijiji-o

Cow; the one that uses its tail to drive flies away.

osu

Outcast; dedicated to a god and taboo

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; a type of drum made from pottery