Kịrịkẹ – English

kụ̀rọ̀fénì

large powerful bird, capable of carrying little children away. Legend has it that in ancient Okrika when a kurofeni alights in the market square, the omen reports something to happen which would necessitate consultation of the oracle, 'long juju' (igwe) at Arochuku. Rituals would then call for sacrificial ceremonies to appease the gods