9/16/20 Flashcards
1
Q
egwugwu
A
a masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village
2
Q
efulefu
A
worthless man
3
Q
enekee-nti-oba
A
a kind of bird
4
Q
chi
A
a personal god
5
Q
eze-agadi-nwayi
A
the teeth of an old woman
6
Q
ekwe
A
a musical instrument; a type of drum made from wood
7
Q
agadi-nwayi
A
old woman
8
Q
agbala
A
woman also used for the name of a man who has earned no title
9
Q
ilo
A
the village green, where asemblies take place
10
Q
iba
A
fever
11
Q
inyanga
A
showing off; bragging
12
Q
isa-ifi
A
a ceremony showing the wife had not been unfaithful to her husband
13
Q
iyiuwa
A
a special kind of stone that forms a link between ogbanje and the spirit world
14
Q
jigida
A
a string of waist beads
15
Q
kotma
A
court messenger
