Iwori

Yoruba

Ìwòrì

Alternative forms

• Ògòrì (NEY)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *ò-ɣòlì, across Volta-Niger, the term has not changed from what could be its original form where, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see Proto-Volta-Niger *-ɣòlì or Proto-Volta-Niger *-gòlì). Cognate with Igala Ògòlì, Itsekiri Òɣòlì, Edo Òɣòì, Urhobo Òɣòrì, Igbo Ògori (Nsuka), Igbo Òyori (Nri), Nupe Gòrì, Gun Wolì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wò.ɾì/

Proper noun

Ìwòrì

1. The third principal sign of the Ifa divination system

   èèwọ̀ ni, Ìwòrì kì í rẹ̀kú, eégun kò gbọ́dọ̀ na babaláwo

   It is a taboo, Iwori does not carry an egúngún costume; an egúngún must not beat an Ifá priest

   proverb against breaking a norm

2. The third of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the third principal chapter, (Ìwòrì Méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ìwòrì.

   Synonym: àpólà Ìwòrì

3. The third chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù

   Synonym: Ìwòrì Méjì

4. The spirit and divinity associated with the Ìwòrì divination sign

See also

• (principal signs of the Ifa divination system) ojú odù; Ogbè, Ọ̀yẹ̀kú, Ìwòrì, Òdí, Ìrosùn, Ọ̀wọ́nrín, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kànràn, Ògúndá, Ọ̀sá, Ìká, Òtúúrúpọ̀n, Òtúrá, Ìrẹtẹ̀, Ọ̀sẹ́, Òfún ^{(Category: yo:Divination)}