- noun: A child that is born, dies shortly after and returns to the same mother.
- Dat pikin na ogbanje. Dem don bury am three times.
- That child is a spirit child. It’s been buried three times.
- Dem carry ha gó babalawo becos she just dey born ogbaje.
- They took her to a traditional priest because she keeps giving birth spirit children.
- Dat pikin na ogbanje. Dem don bury am three times.
Etymology
A term in the Igbo language which means evil spirit.