Ṣànpọ̀nná
name
/ʃã̀.k͡pɔ̃̀.nã́/
Ṣọ̀npọ̀nnọ́ (alternative)
Definitions
- a widely feared deity associated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, pandemics, but he is regarded as the bringer of the dry season, sunlight, and in some traditions, of healing, biomedicine. He is known euphemistically as Ọbalúayé
Etymology
From ṣànpọ̀nná (“smallpox”).
Descendants
SakpataFon
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ṣanpọnna”.
Reference:
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