Kịrịkẹ – English

ìjìḅàsò

usually goes with the descriptive prefix, éréménì thus éréméní- ìjìḅàsò, it is the reactionary state a man is put into as a result of the woman's failure to keep the rules of sexual tidiness and cleanliness. For example, it used to be the custom that a woman hides away her menstruous materials from the man; cleans up the man after sexual intercourse; does not allow her urine to touch their bed; does not allow a man to pass under her inner cloth (underwear) spread outside; does not use her left palm to rub the man's face. It is believed that in violation to these rules, a man becomes indolent, stupefied, sheepish, feverish, and staggering in his movement. He is termed to be under the influence of éréméní-ìjìḅàsò. His lazy irregular mood is called "sókì" and he is described as being jụ̀lẹ̀jụ̀lẹ́ that is, imbecile. Also, a man in the indecent habit of spying on women's nakedness at their latrine area, when caught, and this "juju" is invoked on him, suffers the same fate. He will have to undergo some cleansing before regaining energy to start normal life