Oko
name
/ō.kō/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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Oko (orisha), the orisha of farming and agriculture, in his male form, he is regarded as a sorcerer. The root, oṣó (“sorcerer”) in many names among the Ẹ̀gbá and Ìjẹ̀bú refers to Oko.
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Etymology
From oko (“agriculture”).
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alternative form of Òrìṣàoko (“Oko (orisha), the orisha of farming and agriculture”)
Ẹ̀gbá Òkè-Ọ̀nàname
“Ẹ̀gbá Òkè-Ọ̀nà” lists “Òkò” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “Òkò” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
Ẹ̀gbá Òkè-Ọ̀nà
one of the three subgroups of the Egba Yoruba ethnic group of Abẹ́òkúta. Originally known as the Òkò, they lived along the Ona river, and also resided within the Rẹ́mọ kingdom. The Ẹ̀gbá Yoruba dialect they speak greatly resembles the Ìjẹ̀bú dialect
one of the three subgroups of the Egba Yoruba ethnic group of Abẹ́òkúta. Originally known as the Òkò, they lived along the Ona river, and also resided within the Rẹ́mọ kingdom. The Ẹ̀gbá Yoruba dialect they speak greatly resembles the Ìjẹ̀bú dialect
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Oko”.
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