Things Fall Apart Flashcards
Agbala
Woman
Or
A man who has no title
Ani
Earth Goddess
Chi
Personal God
Efulefu
Worthless Man
Egwugwu
A masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits in the village
Ekwe
Drum
Foo Foo
Food made from Yams
(made for the annual yam feast)
ilo
Village Green
(Place for assemblies, sports, discussions etc)
iyi-uwa
Special Spirit stone
(links a ogbanje to the spirit world)
jigida
string of waist beads
kola nut
food used to greet visitors/guests
kwenzu
a greeting
or
shout of approval
ilo
village playground
ndichie
elders
obi
large living quarters for the head of the family
ochu
murder
ogbanje
a changeling
a child that repeatedly dies and is reborn
ogene
gong (musical instrument)
osu
outcast
oye
one of the four market days
palm wine
fermented palm sap
used for celebration
udu
drum (musical instrument)
yam
king of crops
most valuable (and manliest) crop