Vocab
The act of giving to the gods
An offering
The person preparing for her wedding (layup)
bride
“You need some sleep yourself,” “You look very tired.”
Nwoye’s mother
The women of the village participate in this during the festival (feasting)
Cooking and preparing food
What is the name of Okonkwo‘s village
Umuofia
The event that controls who is the leader/most masculine man of the tribe
Wrest match
Follows her daughter into the woods
Ekwefi
“Ee-e-e!”
The crowd
The unexpected interruption during the festival
A stray cow
This is seen as the most important crop to the Ibo people
Yams
Bride-price
How much it would cost to purchase a bride to marry you
Hosts the uri ceremony
Obierika
“He does not know that either.” “And yet he is full of sorrow because he has come to live in his mother-land for a few years.”
Uchendu
This happens after the uri is over
Bride is escorted to grooms compound
What is the name of Okonkwo‘s father, who is seen as lazy to Okonkwo
Unoka
Lamentation pg.120
The passionate expression of grief
Who prepared the afternoon meal
Ojiugo
“I do not know the answer”
Okonkwo
What Nwoye and her mom were arguing about
Sleep
Okonkwo is told to not engage in an act regarding Ikemefuna
Boy killing
Kinsmen
A relative by birth
The youngest of Uchendu’s five sons
Amikwu
”Remember that if you do not answer truthfully you will suffer or even die at childbirth.” “How many men have lain with you since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?”
Njide, (Uchendu‘s eldest daughter)
What items were used with the musicians
Wood, clay and metal
Who are the most respected people in the Ibo tribe
Mainly the elderly men with a tittle