Yemowo

Yoruba

Etymology

From iye/iya (“mother”) +‎ Mòwó (“Mawu”), literally “Mother Mòwó”. See Măwŭ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jē.mò.wó/, /jé.mò.wó/

Proper noun

Yemòwó or Yémòwó

  1. in the ancestral Yoruba (Proto-Yoruboid) religion, a supreme creator deity/goddess regarded as the consort of the sky deity Ọbàtálá (then known as Òrìṣà). She was equivalent to Mawu in the Dahomean religion
  2. in the modern Yoruba traditional religion, a divinity who is the wife of the deity of purity and creation, Ọbàtálá

Usage notes
  • Yemòwó's role in the modern Yoruba religion has been severely relegated compared to her role in the older form of the religion and related religions.
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