On Friday February 7th we will have a vocabulary quiz on the African words and terms that were on the worksheet you were given. The words and definitions are listed below:
Agbala- woman, also used of a man who has taken no title
Ani- an Earth goddess
Chi- personal god
Efulefu worthless man
Egwugwu a masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits in the village
Ekwe a drum made from wood
Foo foo- a food made from yams
Ilo- a village green where sports, discussions, etc take place
Jigida- a string of waist beads
Kwenu- a shout of approval and greeting
Ndichie- elders
Obi- the large living quarters of the head of the family
Ogbanje- a changeling; a child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn.
Ogene- a musical instrument, a kind of gong
Oye- the name of one of the four market days
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