ìyánífá
noun
/ì.já.nĩ́.fá/
Definitions
- A female initiate or priestess of Ifa divination
Etymology
From ìyá (“mother, woman”) + oní- (“one who has”) + Ifá (“Ifa divination”).
Component words
ìyámother, womanoní-one who has
IfáIfa divination
2 entries are spelled “Ifá”. The etymology calls it “Ifa divination”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
Ifá
A complex system of divination in Yoruba religion.
Ifá
the spirit associated with divination, wisdom, and the oracle
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iyanifa”.
Reference:
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