Euphoric
To be in a state of complete and utter happiness
Appendage
A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important. Usually an accessory
Perched
To sit or rest on something high up
Uphold
To maintain and keep up something, usually honour
Drastic
Something that is far-reaching and extreme in its consequences
Insulated
To be protected
Inferiority
The condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others
Monologue
a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation
Lagos
A city in Nigeria, Lagos was colonized by the British in 1861.
Chi
The personal gods of Ibuza people within this book. These gods are throught to be the souls of those that have previously died.
Ibuza
The town of the Ibo ethnic group who came from Isu in the East of Nigeria.
Ogboli
A village of people who lived in a part of [what is referred to in the book as] Ibuza, before the Eastern Ibo people from Isu came and settled with them. Following growth of the Ibo population, Ogboli is considered to be a village within the town Ibuza.
Ibo
The Ibuza are a specific ethnic who inhabited Nigeria before it was colonized by the British. This group pertains to indigenous cultural practices and beliefs, including the worship of personal Chi.
Kia-kia bus
In English: "quick-quick bus". These were are mini-buses driven by locals as an alternative to the commercial buses, funded by the colonizers, in Lagos.
Bride Price
A sum of money paid to the father of the bride. The standard bride price for the Ibuza people is 20 pounds.
Korofos
The Lagos term used to refer to the feared Hausa soliders, army policemen who were notorious for using their truncheons wickedly.
Dibia
The medicine men of the Ibo people. These men's practices were based on ideas of 'magic' rather than modern day, western, medicinal knowledge.
