You know a people and their worldview through language. You check their prism through language. Anything that doesn't have a name in the given language doesn't exist in that cultural worldview.
Anything you lack your brains to find name for it in Igbo doesn't exist in Igbo worldview. Such an example is bastard.
There is no word for bastard in Igbo language.
When a woman get a child out of wedlock, the child belongs to her father pending when the
guy who scored the goal pays her bride price or when another man decides to marry her and do what is called ị lụkọrọ nwa. Culturally, the child belongs to the step father only if the man accepts. It is a matter of choice. But in a case where the step father refuses,
the child belongs to his or her mother's father—grandfather of the child.
Every child in Igbo land enjoys the privilege of paternity and fatherhood as well as headship of a father figure . They are not segregated. That's the original culture before things fell apart.
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Oye Iverenta: The Culture of the Ugwulangwu People
Ugwulangwu is located in Ọhaọzara Local Government Area of Ebọnyị State. The neighboring towns are Ọkpọsị, Ụkawụ, Oshiri and Ndịagụ Okofịa close to Idembịa in Ezza South Local Government Area.
They have a slogan or kind of title: "ekpụ ji nnyakara abọ". You know what is abọ. You know what is ji. Ekpụ ji is like a tiny yam. Nnyakara is verb meaning "tear". Small yam that tears abọ into pieces. Abọ is a kind of iron basket used to carry yam or goat.
This shows they are powerful people. If you look down on them, they will show you pepper.
There is a festival they called "Oye Iverenta" or "Oye Nzụnaa". Oye is a dialectal variant of "Orie" which is an Igbo market day.
He was killed by his brothers, claiming to be freedom fighters.
Who?
He had the highest plastic and stainless shop in Eke Ọkpọsị. An Ezza man living in Ọnịcha Igboeze that you will not even know he's not from Ọnịcha. This guy started from nothing and became something.
He bought a big truck which he used to convey his goods from one place to the other. He had the biggest shop in Eke Ọkpọsị and every other markets in Ọhaọzara.
Monday was sit-at-home. He received a call and was told that sit-at-home had been cancelled.
He was told to go and supply goods.
On that very Monday, he left Ọnịcha-Igboeze with his 6 Ụmụ boyi only for them to be intercepted by some hooligans claiming to be enforcing the order and fighting for freedom.
Nigerian Prophetic Writer who saw Lekki Tollgate Incident before it Happened.
On 25th January 2020, three authors met in Warri. Osi Mac came from Australia. Gloria Ogo and I were based in Nigeria. It was a great outing. We talked about many things. We flexed.
Osi Mac wanted to use Heineken drought to finish my constitution. We talked about our books and painted Warri red.
Gloria told me about an idea she conceived. She felt they might be a time Nigerian youths would begin to ask question.
This might result to bloodshed by the uniform men. She's thinking of calling her next book: "Bullets for Supper". I laughed and then told her she's dreaming. At the same time, I told her that writers are dreamers. She must put her thoughts into writing.
The day I was flogged by a masquerade eeh, ahụrụ m ndị mmụọ nwere isi asaa.
I was that inquisitive second year undergraduate student of the University of Nigeria Nsụka. I had began to write for some publishing companies in Nigeria and made small money to buy lady's
tuke tuke motorcycle. I remembered going to Obolo Afọ to buy the motorcycle then.
Why did I buy the motorcycle?
To tour all the Nsụka, everywhere; know how they do things, their culture and what have you. I know Igboetiti very well, Obolo Afọ and its environs, Enugwu-Ezike
(Ụmụogbo, Ụmụopu, Ogrute, Ikpuịga, Amechala, Inyi, etc); Ovoko (Ụmụjiọha, Ulunya, Ụmụmgbabe, Amechara, Amegụ, etc); Opi Egụ and Opi Ụnọ, Imilike Egụ and Imilike Ụnọ, Iheaka and Iheakpụ, Ịbagwa Aka na Ịbagwa Anị, Edem Enu and Edem Anị, Okpuje,
I went to this restaurant to enjoy myself maka na mmadụ abụghị ewu. People were many. I stood waiting for my turn. Standing beside me was this tall guy, as tall as biblical Goliath. I couldn't even reach his belt. Intimidating ogologo. The type the Igbo say:
"nwa m toro ogologo abụghị na o toola". I was even saying, nke a o toro like this, ọ ga-enwekwa sense? Let me not conclude. It is still morning.
He wore eyeglasses, popping his eyes like Professor Anyaka.
Then, a beautiful fair-lady walked into the restaurant.
With my eagle-eyes, I saw diamond rock, dragging her fingers with her. Mainly looking at her, she is somebody's wife. No go area. I admired her fine face and focused.
Focus.
Focus.
Focus on the food. Food is the goal. Any other distraction, hoellllly gooossss, faya yaya yaya.
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