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. elders. originally from African Language (The elders or ndichie, met to hear a report of Okonkwo’s mission,Things Fall Apart a novel by Chinua Ahebe p24.
What is Ochu things fall apart?
Ochu:
murder or manslaughter
. There are two kinds of ochu in Ibo culture: female and male. Female is killing someone accicentally, while male is killing with intent. Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart.
What is Ndichie?
ndichie:
elders
. nna ayi: our father. nno: welcome.
Who are the Kotma?
court messengers the native Africans hired by the British to carry out their law enforcement activities
; also called kotma. Kotma is a Pidgin English word derived from the words court and messenger.
What is the importance of Agbala in things fall apart?
Agbala is
the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
. It is her spirit who comes upon Chielo and causes Chielo to prophesy Agbala’s message to the people. The spirit can come upon different people (we know this because the priestess was a woman named Chika when Okonkwo was still a boy).
Is Agbala male or female?
In Igbo culture,
women are considered weaker than the men
and thus it’s an insult to men to be called an agbala. Okonkwo is acutely aware of what it means to be a man in the Igbo tribe and is ashamed that someone might call him or his male relations agbala.
Why did nwoye convert to Christianity?
Why does Nwoye convert to Christianity? Nwoye converts to Christianity
largely to reject the excessive standard of masculinity his father wants him up to uphold
. Nwoye is not at all like his father, and Okonkwo constantly punishes him for being different.
What is an example of a female Ochu in things fall apart?
Uchendu
(Okonkwo’s mother’s younger brother who took him and his family in) is relieved to learn that this murder is a female ochu, which means that it was an accident, therefore he must be exiled to the women’s side of his family.
What does NSO-ANI mean?
Nso-ani.
A religious offense abhorred by everyone- earth’s taboo
.
What does Agbala mean?
Term. Agbala. Definition.
woman
; also used of a man who has take no title (as an insult)
Why did Ezinma not marry in Mbanta?
Ezinma has had many offers of marriage, but has refused them all
because Okonkwo said he wants her, and all of his other daughters, to marry a man in Umuofia
. … Court messengers, who are called kotma by the Igbo people, beat those who offend the white men.
What is nwoye now called?
Before Mr. Brown goes home, he visits Okonkwo to tell him that Nwoye — now called
Isaac
— has been sent to a teaching college in a distant town.
What is nwoye’s new name?
This quote shows how dedicated Nwoye is to the Christian religion and how he does not respect his old Ibo culture religion. This is because Nwoye changed his name to
Isaac
, so that he would feel more part of Christianity.
What do we learn about Chielo?
Lesson Summary
Chielo is
a widow and mother and is often possessed by the goddess
. Chielo has a special attachment to Okonkwo’s daughter, Ezinma, believing her to be an ogbanje, or reincarnated evil spirit that comes to earth in children, killing most of them.
Who is Okonkwo’s second wife?
Ekwefi
– She’s the second wife to Okonkwo and the mother to his daughter Ezinma.
What is the moral of the saying Nneka in things fall apart?
He points out that one of the most common names they give is Nneka, meaning “Mother is Supreme”—a man belongs to his fatherland and stays there when life is good,
but he seeks refuge in his motherland when life is bitter and harsh
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