eneke-nti-oba a bird that flies endlessly.
entrails the inner organs of humans or animals; specifically, the intestines; viscera; guts.
tie-tie a vine used like a rope; from Pidgin English to tie.
harbingers persons or things that come before to announce or give an indication of what follows; heralds.
pestle a tool, usually club-shaped, used to pound or grind substances in a mortar, or very hard bowl.
ozo a class of men holding an ozo title; it also refers to the ritual which accompanies the granting of a title to a person.
Eze elina, elina a favorite song of Ikemefuna's about how Danda the ant holds court and how the sand dances forever; it was introduced as a story at the end of Chapter 4.
twins two born at the same birth. Here, according to Igbo custom, twins are considered evil and must be placed in earthenware pots and left to die in the forest.
