Ṣàngó
name
/ʃã̀.ɡó/
Sàngó (alternative), Chàngó (alternative)
Definitions
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Shango, (orisha of thunder, vitality, lighting, justice, energy, force, explosions in Yoruba religion), he is also believed to have been the fourth Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́, and the husband of Ọ̀ṣun, Ọya, and Ọbà
Similar wordsUsed inẹlẹ́gùn ṢàngóoníṣàngónounṢàngó-pípènounṢàngóbíyìíṢàngóbùnmiṢàngódáyìíróṢàngódéléṢàngódípẹ̀Ṣàngóṣẹ́gunṢàngóyẹmí
Etymology
From a very old borrowing from the 12th century, from Nupe Sòkó, a high ranking deity of the sky and rain, who was also closely associated with lightning. This may be the origin of the stories that associate Ṣàngó with the Nupe people, including stating his mother to be of Nupe origin. Compare with Gbagyi shengo. His worship was possibly absorbed by older Yoruba cults of lightning, thunder, jurisprudence divinities like Jàkúta and Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀, merging to become the "modern" Ṣàngó cult.
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Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
ShangoEnglishEsagoEdoXangôPortugueseChangóSpanishChangoHaitian CreoleChangóLucumí
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ṣango”.
Reference:
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