Yemọja

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Yoruba

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Ère Yemọja nílẹ̀ Bùràsíìlì

Etymology

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From iye (Mother) +‎ ọmọ (child) +‎ ẹja (fish), literally Mother of the fishes, this etymology is also said to be a metaphor relating to the fact that Yemọja is a mother to children as numerous as all the fish of the oceans.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jē.mɔ̃̄.d͡ʒā/

Proper noun

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Yemọja

  1. A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river.
    Synonyms: Yèyé omi, Olúẹri, Olódo

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Descendants

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