Ichẹbọ

Igala

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ che (“to do, to perform”) +‎ ẹ́bọ (“divinity, deity”), literally “The worship of the deities”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.t͡ʃɛ́.bɔ̄/

Proper noun

Ìchẹbọ

1. the traditional Igala religion

   Synonym: Ògwùchẹ́kwọ̀

Related terms

• ìbégwú (“ancestral divinities”)
• ẹ́bọ (“deity, divinity”)
• ògwùchẹ́kwọ̀ (“worshipper of the Igala traditional religion”)
• ìkpàkáchi (“water divinity”)