Across
- 3. the large living quarters of the head of the family
- 4. elders
- 7. woman also used of a man who has taken no title
- 9. a masquerader who impersonates one of the ancestral spirits of the village
- 11. a kind of bird
- 13. having more than one wife
- 15. old woman
- 16. the last name of the author Things Fall Apart
- 17. a religious offence of a kind abhorred by everyone, literally earth's taboo
- 19. a fictional village on the novel Things Fall Apart
- 21. the village green, where assemblies for sports, discussions, etc., take place
- 22. a special kind of stone
- 23. court messenger
- 24. a very small bird
- 25. murder or man slaughter
Down
- 1. welcome
- 2. a string of waist beads
- 5. worthless man
- 6. personal god
- 8. a musical instrument, a type of drum made from wood
- 9. the teeth of an old woman
- 10. a ceremony
- 12. showing off, bragging
- 14. ayi our father
- 18. dike the land of the brave
- 20. a shout of approval and greeting
- 21. fever