N'ụwa egwuregwu, ihe nrite bụ ihe nnọchianya nke ihe ịga nke ọma, nraranye, na ịdị mma. Ha karịrị naanị ihe e ji ígwè rụọ, ha na-anọchite anya ọrụ siri ike na ntachi obi nke ndị egwuregwu na-etinye iji ruo n'ọkwa kachasị elu nke egwuregwu ha. E nwere ụdị ihe nrite egwuregwu atọ bụ isi a na-enye n'egwuregwu asọmpi: ọlaedo, ọlaọcha, na ọla nchara. Ihe nrite ọ bụla nwere ihe ọ pụtara ma bụrụkwa ihe akaebe nke arụmọrụ onye egwuregwu.