iroko
2 words
Words written this way
2 different Yorùbá words are written iroko once tone marks and underdots are removed. Tone is part of the word, not decoration: these are as different from each other as any other words are.
ìrókò
iroko, African teak, Nigerian teak, rock elm (Milicia excelsa syn. Chlorophora excelsa); regarded as a sacred tree by the Yoruba people.
Ìrókò
an earth spirit (imọlẹ̀), believed to reside in the sacred iroko tree. He is regarded as the orisha of desires and decision making. He is known to be friendly with almost all the other orisha.
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written one way, and nothing else.