Nza
: a very small bird. obi: the large living quarters of the head of the
family.
obodo dike
: the land of the brave.
Ochu
: murder or manslaughter.
Ogbanje
: a changeling,- a child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to
be reborn. It is almost impossible to bring up an ogbanje child without it
dying, unless its iyi-uwa is first found and destroyed.
Ogene
: a musical instrument; a kind of gong.
oji odu achu-ijiji-o : (cow i. e., the one that uses its tail to drive flies away).
Osu
: outcast. Having been dedicated to a god, the osu was taboo and was not
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 made from pottery.
Uli
: a dye used by women for drawing patterns on the skin.
Umuada
: a family gathering of daughters, for which the female kinsfolk return to
their village of origin.
Umunna-
: a wide group of kinsmen (the masculine form of the word umuada).
Uri
: part of the betrothal ceremony when the dowry is paid.