Òfún
name
/ò.fṹ/
Definitions
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The sixteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
Similar wordsỌ̀ràngúnname 2 entries are spelled “Ọ̀ràngún”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. Ọ̀ràngún The sixteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system Ọ̀ràngún the title of the traditional rulers of the towns of Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún and Òkè-Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún in Ọ̀ṣun State of Nigeria, and the head of the Ìgbómìnà peopleRelated words
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The sixteenth and final of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the final principal chapter, (Òfún méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Òfún.
Similar wordsàpólà Òfún
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The sixteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and the last of the major ojú odù
Similar wordsÒfún méjìỌ̀ràngún méjì
- The spirit and divinity associated with the Òfún divination sign
Etymology
Cognate across Volta-Niger, the term has remained relatively constant across all the languages in that group, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see Proto-Volta-Niger *-fú). Cognate with Igala Òfú, Itsekiri Òfún, ultimately derived from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-fṹ, see there for more cognates.
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Related words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ofun”.
Reference:
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