ìyáláwo
noun
/ì.já.lá.wō/
Definitions
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A female initiate or priestess of Ifa divination
Similar wordsPossibly in the same setbàbáláwonoun Wiktionary points at “bàbáláwo”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “babaláwo”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “bàbáláwo” may be a word nobody has written up yet. babaláwo babalawo (priest of Ifa)
Etymology
From ìyá (“mother, woman”) + oní- (“one who has”) + awo (“mystery, secret”), literally “Mother of mysteries”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iyalawo”.
Reference:
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