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Yoruba
Etymology
From olú (“leader, lord, prominent one”) + orí (“on top”) + òkè (“hill”), literally “The lord on the top of the hill”
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Olú orókè
- (Ekiti) a nickname and praise name for the supreme deity Ọlụ́a, who is primarily associated with hills
- Synonyms: Olórókè, Olúrókè
- (Ekiti) a deity associated with fertility in some towns, closely associated with Ọlụ́a but regarded as a different deity
- Synonyms: Olórókè, Olúrókè
- Olú orókè mọ́ mọ̀ jogun ja olórò kọ́n ṣe ọdún í oo ― Olú orókè do not bring war and strife to the one who is doing the rituals of this festival