Ṣanpọnna
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- Ṣọ̀pọ̀na
Etymology
From ṣànpọ̀nná (“smallpox”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃã̀.k͡pɔ̃̀.nã́/
Proper noun
Ṣànpọ̀nná
- One of the manifestations of the Yoruba orisha Ọbalúayé, as Ṣànpọ̀nná, he is the orisha of smallpox and other infectious diseases, pandemics, and also healing and biomedicine.
Descendants
- Fon: Sakpata