Igbo Words
Ilo
What is the village playground?
What is the village green, where assemblies for sports, discussions, etc., take place?
What is the gathering space for large communal events?
A hard-working courageous man, but has a fear of becoming just like his father leading him to behave rashly
Who is Okonkwo?
After this event, Okonkwo's fame grew throughout the villages
What is winning the wrestling match against Amalinze the Cat?
Name two things the men of Umuofia do
What is tending to the yams (farming), providing everything for their family, showing physical strength through wrestling, attaining titles, or not showing weakness?
What village or clan is Okonkwo a part of?
What is Umuofia?
Obi
What is the large living quarters of the head of the family?
Liked music, gentle, never had a title in his life, borrowed money from other clansmen, rarely repaid his debts
Who is Unoka?
Okonkwo takes part in this situation despite being told to not be there
What is the killing of Ikemefuna?
Name two things the women in the Umuofia tribe do
What is cooking, telling folktales, bearing children, bringing water from the river, and dealing with 'women's crops'?
What is the prime crop of the Igbo people?
What is yams?
Chi
What is a personal god? (Similar to Inner Spirit)
Was once the beauty of the village and ran away from her husband to marry Okonkwo
Who is Ekwefi?
During the ______ of ______, Okonkwo is punished for beating his Youngest Wife
What is the Week of Peace?
What do the people break during many of the Igbo ceremonies or when visiting another man's obi?
What is the kola nut?
These two were inseparable before one's death
Who is Nwoye and Ikemefuna?
Agbala
What is a woman?
What is a man who has taken no title?
What is the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves?
A reliable close friend of Okonkwo
Who is Obierika?
What warrants Okonkwo to flee from the clan?
What is accidentally killing another clansman?
What is accidentally killing Ogbuefi Ezeudu's 16 year old son?
When a man wants to marry a woman, he would have to pay the ______ ______ to her relatives if they accepted him
What is Bride Price?
Which wife of Okonkwo enjoys watching wrestling matches?
Who is Ekwefi?
Umuofia Kwenu!
What is a shout of approval or greeting?
A priestess in Umuofia who is dedicated to the Oracle of the goddess Agbala
Who is Chielo?
What happens between Ezinma and the medicine man?
What is the medicine man helps Ezinma break away from the hold of her ogbanje (evil spirit) by finding and destroying her iyi-uwa (a small stone that connects the ogbanje to the child)?
What does the the egwugwu, or the judicial body, do for the village?
What is settling disputes within the village?
How do the spirits address the people of the village?
What is bodies?