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

  1. 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
  2. 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”)
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