àgbàlà

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• agbàlà(also agbàlà nwaànyì) woman of great influence or of strong, stout build; an object about 8’ long, made of two long bamboos, with a number of coconut shells fixed between them representing the number of girls the owner was on intimate terms with in his youth
• Agbàlàthe author of fertility, one of the manifestations of Chukwu Òkìke, Creator; child (usually male) whose pregnancy and delivery was made possible by Agbala; male name
• do Agbàlàperform routine sacrifice to Agbala; swear blood-brotherhood; make covenant (between two or more parties) vowing not to do anything to endanger either party’s life safety, etc.; perform routine sacrifice to the god Agbàlà
• je Agbàlàconsult the Agbala in Awka, the most famous one