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Here are the words and their meanings: 1. Ululu Nabo - To pay a debt or an obligation 2. Ululu Aka - Food 3. Ululu Akwu - Food 4. Ululu Aghali - Meat, flesh 5. Ululu Ete - Cocoa-yam = Cry 6. Ululu Ogute - Yam = Strong mindedness 7. Ululu Obala - Food 8. Ululu Obi - Food 9. Ululu Ofu - Food 10. Ululu Ogoli - Bad food = Food poisoned with medicine 11. Ululu Okala - Food 12. Ululu Ora - Hunger 13. Ululu Ose - Bad food, throat 14. Ululu Otunukpa - Food 15. Ululu Udi - Bad food 16. 1. Aka Nabo - To run (i.e., to escape) 2. Aka Akwu - Ancestors 3. Aka Aghali - Meat = blood sacrifice 4. Aka Ete - Alusi (force) that owns a body of water or river 5. Aka Lite or Ogute - Earth-Force of Obu 6. Aka Obala - Earth-Force 7. Aka Obi - It is said = decided 8. Aka Ofu - Chi = Creative-Force 9. Aka Ogoli - Evil persons and spirits 10. Aka Okala - Illness 11. Aka Ora - Life 12. Aka Otule - Peace 13. Aka Ose - Ofo staff of political ritual authority and power 14. Aka Otunukpa - The tree that is Iroko 15. Aka Udi (Udi) - Earth-Force 16. Aka Ululu - Ancestors Otunukpa Combinations 1. Otunukpa Nabo - To handcuff, to involve in trouble 2. Otunukpa Aka - You have escaped 3. Otunukpa Akwu - Clothes, Cloth 4. Otunukpa Aghali - To tie down firmly, fix 5. Otunukpa Ete - Person living on one side of the river 6. Otunukpa Ogute (Uite) - Titled ozo man, influential man 7. Otunukpa Obala - A juicy fruit tree = peace 8. Otunukpa Obi - Those who died accidentally, premature death 9. Otunukpa Ofu - Trouble 10. Otunukpa Okala - Troublesome persons 11. Otunukpa Ora - Your legs are firm on ground 12. Otunukpa Ose - To control 13. Otunukpa Odi - Clothes worn 14. Otunukpa Otule - People who have bells ozo 15. Otunukpa Ululu - To tie with rope = to be involved in trouble 16. Otunukpa Udi - Give me tobacco snuff Odi or Odu Combinations 1. Odi Nabo - To misfire 2. Odi Aka - Load a heavy trouble 3. Odi Akwu - When trouble falls on me 4. Odi Aghali - It is dangerous, fearful 5. Odi Ete - Earth-Forces 6. Odi Ogute Uite - Father’s mother, Grand-mother, mother 7. Odi Obala - Peace has been restored 8. Odi Obi - Mother, pregnancy 9. Odi Ofu - Supernatural force called Ogugu 10. Odi Okala - To stand firmly in full control 11. Odi Ora - To breathe air or wind, Nose 12. Odi Ose - To be in difficulty, any germ 13. Odi Otule - Father, father’s lineage 14. Odi Otunukpa - Father’s mother, mother’s patrilineage 15. Odi Udi - Mother’s patrilineage 16. Odi Ululu - Ndi Ikwe Nne (Mother’s patrilineage) Okala Combinations 1. Okala Nabo - Something struggled for 2. Okala Aka - Run 3. Okala Akwu - Accident 4. Okala Aghali - Meat 5. Okala Ete - Kapok tree 6. Okala Uite/Ogute - Ozo man 7. Okala Obala - Blackmail, tricks 8. Okala Obi - Has said = decided 9. Okala Ofu - Alcoholic drink 10. Okala Ogoli - Worthless and useless person 11. Okala Ora - To refuse, disagree 12. Okala Ose - Avoidance, respect 13. Okala Otule - Good talk, truth 14. Okala Otunukpa - Blackmail, tricks 15. Okala Odi - Watchfulness 16. Okala Ululu - To remove evil Ora Combinations 1. Ora Nabo - Villain 2. Ora Aka - Go and pay the fine 3. Ora Akwu - A ‘taboo’ = an avoidance 4. Ora Aghali - Patrilineage 5. Ora Ete - Tears = weeping 6. Ora Uite - Ancestors of Patrilineage 7. Ora Obala - Evil Force 8. Ora Obi - Relations through mother 9. Ora Ofu - Relations through mother 10. Ora Ogoli - A child 11. Ora Okala - A child 12. Ora Ose - Illness 13. Ora Otule - First male son 14. Ora Otunukpa - Daughter (first female child) 15. Ora Odi - Ifite sector of a settlement (Dual Association: Ezi and Ifite) 16. Ora Ululu - In-laws OFU COMBINATIONS 1. OFU NABO: To suffer 2. OFU AKA: You have escaped = to escape 3. OFU AKWU: Meetings, forest 4. OFU AGHALI: Bloody sacrifice 5. OFU (IJITE) OGUTE: Worthless talk 6. OFU ETE: Sorrow, grief 7. OFU OBALA: Alcoholic drinks 8. OFU OBI: Bad journey, unsuccessful business 9. OFU OGOLI: Worthless & troublesome individual 10. OFU OKALA: Palm tree called Ojukwu 11. OFU ORA: Dry season 12. OFU OSE: To eat poison 13. OFU AFUFU: Suffering is there 14. OFU OTUNUKPA: Gaining good things 15. OFU ULU: Abomination occurs 16. OFU ULULU: You have escaped = escape --- OGOLI COMBINATIONS 1. OGOLI NABO: Worthless, destructive 2. OGOLI AKA: Death will occur 3. OGOLI AKWU: Taking away things and denying 4. OGOLI AGHALI: Ill-luck persons 5. OGOLI ETE: Stomach illness 6. OGOLI IJITE (OGUTE): Alusi = being called Ogugu 7. OGOLI OBALA: Corpse 8. OGOLI OBI: Female child or girl 9. OGOLI OFU: Oye day 10. OGOLI OKALA: Woman 11. OGOLI ORA: To warn fire = Illness 12. OGOLI OSE: At night 13. OGOLI OTULE: Tell story 14. OGOLI OTUNUKPA: Female child, girl 15. OGOLI (I) ODI: In big trouble 16. OGOLI (I) ULULU: Someone who will mourn OBALA COMBINATIONS 1. OBALA NABO: Forest Difficulties 2. OBALA AKA: Something about to come = future event 3. OBALA AKWU: Coming with war or with trouble 4. OBALA AGHALI: Something to be slaughtered 5. OBALA ETE: Bloody sacrifice 6. OBALA IJITE (OGUTE): Traditional doctor, Agwu - force 7. OBALA OBI: Must happen 8. OBALA OFU: Any alcoholic drink 9. OBALA OGOLI: Do not turn deaf ears = to listen 10. OBALA OKALA: Crook 11. OBALA ORA: Will see again 12. OBALA OSE: Medicine that was made 13. OBALA OTULE: Traditional doctor 14. OBALA OTUNUKPA: To follow up with common sense 15. OBALA ODI: Do not turn deaf ears = to listen 16. OBALA ULULU: Put aside the evil he is thinking = to stop evil thinking --- OBI COMBINATIONS 1. OBI NABO: To re-appear, twice 2. OBI AKA: To go 3. OBI AKWE: Populace, gathering of people 4. OBI AGHALI: They are walking on tip-toes = to be careful 5. OBI ETE: Chicken 6. OBI OBALA: Will be well = to be well 7. OBI IJITE (OGUTE): Not important talk 8. OBI OFU: Not serious talk 9. OBI OGOLI: To have sex 10. OBI OKALA: Visitors coming to me to see 11. OBI ORA: Abroad (Stranger(s)) 12. OBI OSE: Talks will end well (concluded) 13. OBI OTULE: Gaining something = to gain something 14. OBI OTUNUKPA: Gaining something = to gain something 15. OBI ODI: Is coming 16. OBI ULULU: Crying ETE COMBINATIONS 1. ETE (ETE) NABO: Sudden incidents, Accident 2. ETE AKA: Ancient event 3. ETE AKWU: Hen 4. ETE AGHALI: Revengeful and Uncompromising 5. ETE OGUTE (IJITE): Three-legged oven 6. ETE OBALA: Light = alright 7. ETE OBI: Over the river 8. ETE OFU: It is settled (alright) 9. ETE OGOLI: Adultery = Woman's sexual organ 10. ETE OKALA: Female child 11. ETE ORA: To warn 12. ETE OSE: It has been sworn 13. ETE (O) TULE: Kolanut 14. ETE (O) OTUNUKPA: Female child 15. ETE ODI: Closing door = Night 16. ETE ULULU: Hen --- IJITE COMBINATIONS 1. IJITE NABO (OGUTE): Something standing, outside 2. IJITE AKA: Ancient people 3. IJITE AKWU: ‘Big man’, buttocks 4. IJITE AGHALI: Make a bloody offering 5. IJITE ETE: Alusi, supernatural being 6. IJITE OBALA: Happiness 7. IJITE OBI: You stand firmly on the ground 8. IJITE OFU: Happiness and Harmony 9. IJITE OGOLI: Worthless talk to be ignored 10. IJITE OKALA: You stand firmly 11. IJITE ORA: The chi of a person 12. IJITE OSE: Alusi, supernatural being that is called Udo 13. IJITE OTULE: There is happiness 14. IJITE OTUNUKPA: A happy adventure 15. IJITE ODI: Something behind, closed door (secret) 16. IJITE ULULU: Mourning, sorrow and tears --- AKWU COMBINATIONS 1. AKWU (AKWU) NABO - Bad Condition 2. AKWU AKA - Ram, Man born on Nkwu 3. AKWU AGHALI - Meat = blood sacrifice 4. AKWU ETE - Big man = Important person 5. AKWU IJITE (OGUTE) - Compound, Domestic Unit 6. AKWU OBALA - Cow 7. AKWU OBI - Goat 8. AKWU OFU - Chi (Procreative force) 9. AKWU OGOLI - To abandon home 10. AKWU ORA - Meetings 11. AKWU OSE - House 12. AKWU OTULE - Ambush = getting ready to harm 13. AKWU OTUNKUPA - To announce 14. AKWU (Ọ) UDI - Back of Iroko Tree, big temple = 'Big man' 15. AKWU ULULU - Big hole = grave = Earth-Force 16. AKWU NDICHIE - Ancestors --- AGHALI COMBINATIONS 1. AGHALI NABO - Knife, Right hand 2. AGHALI AKA - Male child 3. AGHALI AKWU - 'Medicine' 4. AGHALI ETE - Revengeful person 5. AGHALI IJITE (OGUTE) - Something handcuffed = to restrain 6. AGHALI OBALA - Someone light in color = weak spirited person 7. AGHALI OBI - Legs, to be watchful 8. AGHALI OFU - Money 9. AGHALI OGOLI - Child 10. AGHALI OKALA - 'Nze' man, a titled person 11. AGHALI ORA - Trouble and conflict 12. AGHALI OSE - Hatchet, Blacksmith 13. AGHALI (A) OTUNKUPA - Worthless talk 14. AGHALI (O) UDI - One section of dual organization of a town 15. AGHALI ULULU - Refusal, Incoherent talk 16. AGHALI