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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agadi-nwayi | old woman |
| agbala | women; also used for 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 |
| iba | fever |
| ilo | village green, where assemblies for sports, discussions, etc. take place |
| inyanga | showing off; bragging |
| isa-ifi | a ceremony; if a wife had been separated from her husband for some time and were then to be re-united 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 obanje and the spirit world; only if the iyi-uwa were discovered and destroyed would the child not die |
| jigida | a string of waist beads |
| kotma | court messenger |
| kwenu | a shout of approval and greeting |
| ndichie | elders |
| nna any | 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 family |
| obodo dike | the land of the brave |
| ochu | murder or manslaughter |
| ogbanje | a changeling; a child repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn; it is almost impossible to raise this child unless it's stone is destroyed |
| ogene | a musical instrument; kind of gong |
| osu | outcast; having been dedicated to a god, the osu was taboo and wasn't allowed to mix with the freeborn in any way |
| 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 make from pottery |
| uli | a dye used by women for drawing patterns on the skin |
| umuada | a family gathering for daughters, for which the female kinsfolk return to their village of origin |
| umunna | a wide group of kinsmen |
| Uri | part of the betrothal ceremony when the dowry is paid |
| Unoka | Okonkwo's father, known for his weakness and lack of responsibility |
| Nwoye | Okonkwo's oldest son; sensative young man who joins the Christians |
| Ikemefuna | a boy of fourteen when he is given to Umofia by a neighboring village to avoid war; clever and resourceful young man; lives with and is murdered by Okonkwo |
| Ekwefi | Okonkwo's second wife |
| Ezinma | daughter of Ekwefi; Okonkwo's favorite child |
| Ojiubo | Okonkwo's third wife |
| Chielo | a village widow who is also the priestess of Agbala |
| Agbala the Oracle | oracle of the Hills and the Caves, she influences all aspects of Umuofian life |
| Mr. Brown | the first white Christian missionary in Umuofia arid Mbanta, an understanding and kind man; tries to convert through reason not force |
| Mr. Kiaga | native interpreter for hte missionaries; he is a teacher and a leader of the new church in Mbanta |
| The Reverend James Smith | a strict, stereotypical white Christian missionary; he takes over the church after Mr. Brown's departure |
| The Distract Commissioner | has little knowledge or understanding for the native people; follows regulations to the letter; while colonial administrator of Umofia |
| Enoch | killed a egwugwu |
| Okoli | killed the sacred python |
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