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Page 11
... dead was a force to contend with . None dared to pick a bone with the dead . The warning was more or less a canonical rule or dogma in the life of the villagers . It was enshrined in their souls and had never been treated with laxity no ...
... dead was a force to contend with . None dared to pick a bone with the dead . The warning was more or less a canonical rule or dogma in the life of the villagers . It was enshrined in their souls and had never been treated with laxity no ...
Page 12
... dead body , shook his head in physically noticeable sorrow and dashed out . No one saw him again till the next day towards eventide . As he stepped into his compound and consulted with his other sons on the burial arrangement of the dead ...
... dead body , shook his head in physically noticeable sorrow and dashed out . No one saw him again till the next day towards eventide . As he stepped into his compound and consulted with his other sons on the burial arrangement of the dead ...
Page 81
... dead within two weeks or lose whatever rites of passage that the church accorded their dead members . It became therefore difficult for edifices to be erected within two weeks before burial ceremonies could be performed . It was in ...
... dead within two weeks or lose whatever rites of passage that the church accorded their dead members . It became therefore difficult for edifices to be erected within two weeks before burial ceremonies could be performed . It was in ...
Common terms and phrases
Animadu animals asked attended baby became believe better Bola brother burial called carried ceremonies changed Christian church collected coming compound dance daughter dead death decided Dibia Ogara died don't evil eyes farm father gave girls give hands happened head hear heard husband issues Jesus join knew known land language leave lived looked married matter Mazi mean meeting mind months mother move native never night Ossagie Ozoe parents person political problem question responded shouted simply sister soon spirit started stopped story talking tell Thank things thought told took town turned uncle usually various village visited wife woman women young