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▪ I. ‖ obi1, obia, obi-man, -woman
see obeah.
▪ II. ‖ obi2|ˈəʊbɪ|
[Japanese ōbi belt.]
A brightly coloured sash worn round the waist by Japanese women and children.
1878A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xx. 335 They [Japanese children] wore gay embroidered obis, or large sashes. 1893E. Arnold in Graphic 15 Apr. 412/3 The obi [may be] a spendid piece of figured satin.
▪ III. ‖ obi3 W. Afr.|ˈəʊbɪ|
[Igbo.]
In Nigeria, a native hut.
1931Discovery May 154/1 The more important natives have what is called an obi house, which is practically a shrine to the family gods and ancestors. 1937C. K. Meek Law & Authority in Nigerian Tribe iii. 62 It [sc. a wooden pillar] is fixed inside the householder's obi (entrance hut) facing outwards. 1958C. Achebe Things fall Apart ix. 69 ‘Where do you sleep with your wife, in your obi or in her own hut?’ asked the medicine-man. 1962― in F. Ademola Reflections 24 Their grand-father..was waiting in his Obi when his grand-children arrived.
▪ IV. ‖ obi4 W. Afr.|ˈəʊbɪ|
Also Obi.
[Ibo: see quot. 1958.]
A king of the Onitsha people of Nigeria.
1937C. K. Meek Law & Authority in Nigerian Tribe x. 219 At Onitsha it was a capital offence for any one to have sexual relations with a wife of the Obi. 1958J. S. Coleman Nigeria i. 28 The obi (an Ibo term—of likely Yoruba origin—for king or chief) was appointed by the Oba of Benin. 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Mar. 258/3 It is these sons who today are trying to rediscover..their ancient customs and, in particular, those relating to the office of King (Obi) of Onitsha. |