Ngugi wa Thiong’o: Short Stories Glossary

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Ngugi wa Thiong’o: Short Stories Glossary

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airu

black

shamba

cultivated ground; farm or plantation

thata

barren; also used for a woman who cannot bear children

thingira

a hut

paroxysm

a violent expression of a particular feeling

Cassava

a woody shrub

wazungu

white persons

calico

a strong textile made from cotton

kuni

firewood

Kofia

a brimless cylindrical cap

Rita

age-mate

Irimu

a kind of ogre that eats humans

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