{"collection":"African","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/afr/das/das27.htm","path":"afr/das/das27.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/afr/das/das27.htm","text":"Drums and Shadows, by Georgia Writer's Project, [1940]\nahmeen--spoken in a prayer\nameela--spoken in a prayer\nanansi, An Nancy-spider\nbalonga--watermelon\nbelambi, hakabara, mahamadu--spoken in a prayer\nboo-boo-no--circular African house of sticks and straw, plastered with mud\ncop--to cut, to bleed\ncunjuh--magical practices, the casting of spells\nde big raid--War Between the States\ndeloe--water\ndiffy--fire\ndose--conjure mixture\nfiglin water--wine\nflim--pancake\ngran--grandfather, grandmother\nground house--African dwelling\ngumbo--okra\nhakabara--spoken in a prayer\nhan--a magic charm carried to insure good luck\nheaby root--a powerful spell\nhoodoo--magical practices, the casting of spells\njuba haltuh--water bucket\nline scahs--tribal marks\nmaduba--mistress\nma-foo-bey--ejaculation of surprise\nmahaba--master\nmaulin a bumba--thunder\nmojo--charm.\nmosojo--sojo--pot\nnayam--to eat\nnyana--seafood\nplanted--place an evil charm\nplat-eye--especially dreaded ghost\nput down--place an evil charm\nrootin--casting an evil charm\nsaraka--flat rice cakes\nsettin-ups--wakes\nshadduh--ghost\nshoutin--rhythmic beating of hands and feet\nskinskon--expression of anger\nstrikin roun--working conjure\ntabby--a mixture of lime and oyster shell, used for building material\ntotem, taboo--forbidden article of food\ntuh fix--cast a spell\nvoodoo--magical practices, the casting of spells\nwukin roots--curing by magic","title":"Drums and Shadows: Glossary","type":"page"}