Oduduwa
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- Oòduà
Etymology
Possibly from odù dú ì wà (“The source of existence”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.dù.dū.wà/
Proper noun
Odùduwà
- The semi-legendary progenitor of the Yoruba people, the first Ọọ̀ni and believed to be the founder and ancestor of all Yoruba subethnic groups, he was deified as an orisha
- Synonym: Ọlọ́fin Àdìmúlà
- A Yoruba orisha of creation and birth, sometimes identified as being distinct deified progenitor of the Yoruba race, believed to have aided Olódùmarè in the creation of the universe.
Derived terms
- ọmọ Odùduwà (“Yoruba people”)