Yemọja

Yoruba

Etymology

From Iyé (“Mother”) +‎ ọmọ (“child”) +‎ ẹja (“fish”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jé.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/

Proper Noun
  • Yémọja
  1. Yemoja (a powerful river goddess of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, fertility, and mother of all the orisa)
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