Word origins

• imoTemplate:init of.
• KanyeTo interrupt the speech of (someone).
• ezeA chief of the Igbo people.
• ochreA clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
• okraThe edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
• bimA woman.
• IgboA member of a people of southeast Nigeria.
• AchebeA surname from Igbo.
• susuAn informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
• ofoAn Igbo staff of authority.
• uduA jug-shaped percussion instrument of Igbo origin.
• NwankwoA surname from Igbo.
• OnitshaA city in Anambra State, Nigeria, located on the eastern bank of the Niger river.
• OkoyeA surname from Igbo.
• DuruA surname from Igbo.
• OkoroA surname from Igbo.
• ChukwuA surname from Igbo.
• gbamExactly; precisely; spot on.
• IgweA surname from Igbo.
• IjeomaA female given name.
• inouwaThe belief of reincarnation in Odinani.
• jigidaA string of beads worn around the waist by Nigerian women.
• mmanwuA traditional masquerade of the Igbo people.
• obeahA form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
• OdinaniThe traditional religious practices and cultural beliefs of the Igbo people of southern Nigeria.
• OfalaA major festival in some Igbo communities in Nigeria, marking the anniversary of the ascension of certain royalty.
• ogbanjeIn Igbo folklore, an evil spirit that is born into a family to bring them misfortune.
• ogbonoThe almond-like seeds of Irvingia gabonensis, used to thicken soup, etc.
• OkoraforA surname from Igbo.
• oonuhYou (plural); y'all, you guys, you all.
• opahAny of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
• OzorA surname.
• SopuruA male given name.
• UgwuA surname from Igbo.
• wunnaYou (plural); y'all, you guys, you all.