Characters:
divine or supernatural
deceased
-A-
Agbala, oracle of
the hills and caves
Ajofie, leading egwugwu of Umofia
Akueke, Maduka's sister, the bride
Akunna, great man, befriends missionaries
Amadi, the leper
Amadiora, god of
the sky
Amalinze, wrestler beaten by Okonkwo
Amikwu, Okonkwo's cousin, eldest of Uchendo's
five sons, sees Nwoye at church
Anasi, Nwakibie's first wife
Aneto, hanged by the white men
Ani, the earth goddess
-C-
Chielo, priestess of Agbala
Chukwu, chief god
-E-
Egonwanne, a coward hated by Okonkwo
EKWEFI, OKONKWO'S
SECOND WIFE, EZINMA'S MOTHER
Ekwensu, great man of Uli
Ekwnesu, evil spirit
Enoch, convert, may have killed python
Ezeani, priestess of the goddess Ani
EZINMA, EKWEFI'S
FAVORITE DAUGHTER
Ezuedo, elder who dies in village, his son is
killed by Okonkwo's gun
-I-
Ibe, Akueke's suitor
Idemili, a god
Igwelo, Nwakibie's son
Ikemefuna, the captive boy
Iweka, Obierika's
father
-M-
Maduka, the successful wrestler
MBANTA, OKONKWO'S
MOTHER'S VILLAGE
Mgbafo, woman figure
in ceremony
Mr. Brown, white missionary
Mr. Kiaga, interpreter for the missionaries
Mr. Smith, Rev. James Brown's successor
-N-
Njide, Amikwu's eldest daughter
Nkechi, daughter of Ojiugo
Nneka ("mother is supreme") first child born
to Okonkwo in exile
Nwakibie, rich man who lent seen yams
Nweka, Obierika's son
Nwofa ("born in the wilderness") first son born
to Okonkwo in exile
NWOYE, OKONKWO'S
SON BY OJIUGO (RENAMED ISAAC)
-O-
Obiageli, Ojiugo's daughter
Obiako, palm wine tapper
OBIERIKA, OKOWYE'S
FRIEND, MADUKA'S FATHER
Oduche, killed by Aneto in fight over land
Odukwe, Mgbafo's brother
Ogbuefi Udo, his wife was murdered
Ogbuefi Ugonna, "worthy man", a convert
Ogbuefi Ejkwueme, defends the burning of the
church
Ogbuefi Ezuago, powerful orator
Ogbuefi 'Ndulue, old man who died in Ire
Ogwugwu, god
Ojiugo, Okonkwo's third wife
Okadigbo, father of Nweke's wife
Okagbue, the man who dug up the iyi-uwa
Okeke, snuff seller
Okeke, counsels moderation when the python is
killed
Okeke, Mr. Smith's interpreter
Okika, one of the imprisoned
Okoli, convert accused of killing python
Okolo, founded Okonkwo's
mother's family, 200 years ago
OKONKWO, CENTRAL
CHARACTER
Okowye, lent Unoka money
Okudo, chanter of
war songs
Okwugwu, a god
Onyeka, speaker at the final debate
Otakagu, great man of Imo
Ozoenena, Ogbuefi 'Ndulue's wife
-U-
Uchendu, eldest member of Okonkwo's mother's
family who shelters him
Ukegbu, Ibe's sister
Umeru, Evil Forest
Unoka, Okonkwo's father
Uzowulo, Mgbafo's
husband
Places:
Abame, where white man on the iron horse was killed
Aninta, village
Elmelu, village
Iguedo of the yellow grinding stone, Okonkwo's
village
Ikeocha, village
Imo, village
Ire, village
Mbaino, where girl was murdered
Mbanta, Okonkwo's mother's village to which he
flees
Obodo, home of Amikwu's wife
Uli, village
Umuazu, village
UMOFIA, THE CLAN,
THE VILLAGE OF OKONKWO'S FATHER
Umaru, on the Great River, the European center
for operations. Nwoye is
sent to the Normal School
or training college for teachers located there.