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ahmeen--spoken in a prayer
ameela--spoken in a prayer
anansi, An Nancy-spider
balonga--watermelon
belambi, hakabara, mahamadu--spoken in a prayer
boo-boo-no--circular African house of sticks and straw, plastered with mud
cop--to cut, to bleed
cunjuh--magical practices, the casting of spells
de big raid--War Between the States
deloe--water
diffy--fire
dose--conjure mixture
figlin water--wine
flim--pancake
gran--grandfather, grandmother
ground house--African dwelling
gumbo--okra
hakabara--spoken in a prayer
han--a magic charm carried to insure good luck
heaby root--a powerful spell
hoodoo--magical practices, the casting of spells
juba haltuh--water bucket
line scahs--tribal marks
maduba--mistress
ma-foo-bey--ejaculation of surprise
mahaba--master
maulin a bumba--thunder
mojo--charm.
mosojo--sojo--pot
nayam--to eat
nyana--seafood
planted--place an evil charm
plat-eye--especially dreaded ghost
put down--place an evil charm
rootin--casting an evil charm
saraka--flat rice cakes
settin-ups--wakes
shadduh--ghost
shoutin--rhythmic beating of hands and feet
skinskon--expression of anger
strikin roun--working conjure
tabby--a mixture of lime and oyster shell, used for building material
totem, taboo--forbidden article of food
tuh fix--cast a spell
voodoo--magical practices, the casting of spells
wukin roots--curing by magic