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Yoruba
Etymology
From òrìṣà (“orisha”) + oko (“agriculture, farm”), literally “Orisha of agriculture”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Òrìṣàoko
- Oko (orisha), the orisha of farming and agriculture, in his male form, he is regarded as a sorcerer and hunter. The prefix oṣó (“sorcerer”) in many names among the Ẹ̀gbá and Ìjẹ̀bú refers to worshippers of Òrìṣàoko, as well as the prefix ọ̀pá (“staff”)
- Synonym: Oko
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