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Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart . Chinua Achebe. Agadi-nwayi. (ah- gah -di…nu- wah - yee ) Old woman. Agbala. (Ag-bah- lah ) Woman; also used of a man who has taken no title. Efulefu. (Eh- fu - leh-fu ) Worthless man.

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Things Fall Apart

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  1. Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe

  2. Agadi-nwayi • (ah-gah-di…nu-wah-yee) • Old woman

  3. Agbala • (Ag-bah-lah) • Woman; also used of a man who has taken no title

  4. Efulefu • (Eh-fu-leh-fu) • Worthless man Men drink water ahead of a week long drinking binge in Nigeria’s Dadiya hills (BBC).

  5. Egwugwu • (Ehg-woo-gwoo) • A masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village

  6. Ekwe • (Ehk-wee) • A musical instrument; a type of drum made from wood.

  7. Eneke-nti-oba • (En-eh-ken-tee-oh-bah) • A small bird

  8. Eze-agadi-nwayi • (Ee-zeh-a-gah-di-nu-wah-yee) • The teeth of an old woman

  9. Iba • (Eee-bah) • Fever

  10. Ilo • (Eee-loh) • The village green, where assemblies for sports, discussions, etc. take place.

  11. Inyanga • (Een-yang-ah) • Showing off, bragging

  12. Isa-ifi • (Ee-sah-ee-fee) • Ceremony, to prove faithfulness in a relationship

  13. Iyi-uwa • (Ee-yee-Ooh-wah) • Magic /spiritual stone

  14. Jigida • (ji-gee-dah) • A string of waist beads

  15. Kotma • (koht-mah) • Court messenger.

  16. Kwenu • (Ku-when-u) • A shout of approval and greeting.

  17. Ndichie • (Nuh-dee-chee) • Elders

  18. Nnaayi • (N-nah Ah-yee) • Our father.

  19. Nno • (N-noh) • Welcome.

  20. Nso-ani • (N-so Ah-nee) • A religious offense

  21. Nza • (Nuh-zah) • A very small bird

  22. Obi • (Oh-bee) • Large living quarters of the head of the family

  23. Obodo dike • (Oh-boh-do dee-keh) • The land of the brave.

  24. Ochu • (Oh-chu) • Murder or manslaughter

  25. Ogbanje • (Ohg-bahn-jeh) • A changeling; a child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn.

  26. Ogene • (Oh-geh-neh) • A musical instrument; a kind of gong.

  27. Oji oduacu-ijiji-o • (Oh-gee oh-do ah-coo-ee-jee-jee-oh) • Cow who uses its tail to drive away flies

  28. Osu • (Oh-su) • Outcast. Having been dedicated to a god, the osu was taboo and was not allowed to mix with the freeborn in any way.

  29. Oye • (Oh-yeh) • Name of one of four markets

  30. Ozo • (Oh-zoh) • The name of one of the titles or ranks.

  31. Tufia • (Too-fee-yah) • A curse or oath. Nigerian Igbo medicine man produces…

  32. Udu • (Ooh-do) • A musical instrument; a type of drum made from pottery.

  33. Uli • (Ooh-lee) • A dye used by women for drawing patterns on the skin.

  34. Umuada • (Ooh-moo-ah-da) • A family gathering of daughters, for which the female kinsfolk return to their village of origin.

  35. Umunna • (Ooh-moon-nah) • A wide group of kinsmen (masculine form of umunna)

  36. Uri • (Ooh-ree) • Part of the betrothal ceremony when the dowry is paid.

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