Click here to learn more about the features or scroll down to download the program. It can also be downloaded online as a pdf from the university of ileifs website, but only with. Free englishyoruba dictionary and translator freelang. Book in yoruba, translation, englishyoruba dictionary. English to yoruba v english to yoruba w english to yoruba x,y,z yoruba to english dictionary. The main one, ori, refers, first of all, to the physical head atop a persons body.
A divine journey to the inner self and god consciousness. They are united by geography, history, religion and most importantly language. N the letter n, in yoruba, does not exist as a phoneme, but it may have three uses, depending on the context. Additionally, yoruba motherhood and womanhood are identities of strength, independence and givers of life. It comprises the beliefs of the yoruba people, whose homeland is in the south western part of nigeria and adjoining parts of benin and togo. Other itan pataki of orisha the yoruba religious concepts. A new yoruba dictionary compiled by chief fama with a focus on orisa language. Orishas the yoruba spirits of many things yoruba mythology.
Download our english dictionary apps available for both ios and android. Olokun brother andor consort of yemaya, an orisha of the sea for some yoruba peoples. Different oral traditions refer to 400, 700, or 1,440 orisha. At the time, the database, called a multimedia dictionary of yoruba names only had. As master of the deep, he has a great insight into the. Finally today you can find it even on facebook, but entitled yorubaespanol dictionary. The yoruba names project is a documentation project set up to ensure the transfer of language. Look up a word, add or modify an entry, and learn words at your own rhythm from a personal learning list.
In present day west africa, the main countries where yoruba speaking people live are. The main personal religious identifier for any orisha worshiper is the necklaces made in the colors of the orisha under whose protection she is initiated. An orisha, therefore, is a complex multidimensional unity linking people, objects, and powers. At the beginning of yoruba mythology, the universe was composed of two elements, the ethereal sky above and a watery chaos below. Help us in creating the largest yorubaenglish dictionary online. As this dictionary consists of words used only by olorisha there is no need in translating the word, probably as santo, saint, how orisha are called in cuban spanish saints, not gods. Sheloya february 10, 2011 january 21, 2018 odinani, tro, vodun. Yorubaenglishenglishyoruba modern practical dictionary fakinlede, kayode on.
She is completing her manuscript on yoruba grammar. Sacred stories of the orishas journey of a 21st century. In this sacred story of oya, orisha oya was married to male orisha shango, the orisha of fire. He is a warrior orisha with quick wits, quick temper and is the epitomy of virility.
This is a religion that can be traced back to africa and due to the atlantic slave trade, the orishas are also relevant in latin america. For many years this book was the standard work on the yoruba language. This is a good project, i am yoruba and love that this is preserved. In 1911 an englishyoruba dictionary was published under.
Other nonchristian religions any of the minor gods or spirits of traditional yoruba religion and its s american and caribbean offshoots such as. Everyone has heard of the greek gods, zeus, aphrodite, poseidon, and others, but there is also the yoruba orishas. Prayers to the orishas introduction who owns your head. The basics of yoruba an african spiritual tradition. Download our free dictionary for windows or android and browse both the yorubaenglish and the englishyoruba lists. Yorubaenglishenglishyoruba modern practical dictionary. Mosadomi is a poet, who has authored several articles in books and journals on creole studies, african language and gender, african linguistics and pedagogy. As far as i know this is the latest yoruba dictionary that was published. This tradition originates among the yoruba people of west africa, in the area of presentday. Ifa is the major faith of the yoruba people, and through it she has learned about various orishas, or deities, of the faith. Yorubapronunciation wikibooks, open books for an open world. Yoruba english dictionary online translation, language, grammar, literature. It is also within the frameworks of womanhood and motherhood, that the worth of ones ancestry is determined.
Image source yoruba is a west african spirituality that some anthropologists estimate is 10,000 years old. Orisha worship is a growing religious practice in the united states. Isbn 9781880069523 a document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game. Divination and propitiation in the lucumi religion by kristi marrero b. This is a religion that can be traced back to africa and due to the atlantic slave trade. In the sharing option you will find yoruba dictionary and choosing yoruba dictionary will open the dictionary with the shared word so you need not type. This unique bilingual dictionary gives english speakers and other nonyoruba a tool with which to learn one of the national languages of nigeria, while simultaneously giving yoruba scholars, students, and educators a voice to reach each other and the rest of the world in their native language.
Glosbe is a collaborative project and every one can add and remove translations. Dada adelowo introduction this paper is motiated by the need. Famas ede awo oria yoruba dictionary, is a well researched dictionary. Theres no translation for it into spanish language. Online version of freelangs yorubaenglish dictionary and englishyoruba dictionary. Yoruba mythology the gods of yorubaland nigeria, benin and togo intro introduction to yoruba mythology pantheon the yoruba pantheon explore browse our entries on yoruba mythology find gods search the holy database of all known gods az index list of. Learning about the yoruba orishas the religion most of us did not know about. English to yoruba a english to yoruba b english to yoruba c english to yoruba d. Under the command of olorun were also orishas, intermediaries in the yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural. God of the sea for bini people in benin, he has been a little too overshadowed by the female aspect yemaya in the americas. The orishas of yorubanoriginating religions are part of a group of godlike beings created as parts of the supreme creator.
Yoruba keyboard to type a text with the special charaters of the yoruba alphabet. Yorubaenglish dictionary dictionary of the yoruba language 1910 vocabulary of the yoruba language by samuel ajayi crowther 1852 vocabulary of the yoruba language 1843 grammar and dictionary of the yoruba language by thomas bowen 1858 the body in yoruba pdf by mark. Orisha definition at, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. See more ideas about orisha, yoruba language, santeria. The colors and numbers associated with each orisha are listed in a separate chart. English to yoruba a english to yoruba b english to yoruba c english to yoruba d english to yoruba e english to yoruba f. Exiting from the dictionary will return you to internet browser or other applications again. The orisha and the 12 gods of yoruba mythology ancient code. A list of all players who have been booked received a warning in a game. Topics yoruba language collection opensource language english. Her research interests include yoruba language, culture and history, yoruba women and creole studies. Other sources suggest that the number is as many as you can think of, plus one more an innumerable number. Every worshipper has a spiritual mother and father, though only one is dominant. A paper image of the orisha, in the form of a saint, should be authorized.
Famas ede awo orisa yoruba dictionary fama aina adewalesomadhi on. Orisha definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The language is spoken everywhere in the diaspora, but few, if any, existing yorb dictionaries address this unique language in their text. The yoruba people are descendants from a variety of west african communities. Springer said her poetry encompassed all of her lifes work, from being a. The word orisha is related to several other yoruba words referring to the head. Yoruba in orisha traditions of trinidad, warrenlewis, 1996. It may have different pronunciations, depending on the. The enslaved yoruba were brought to the new world through the transatlantic slave trade. It makes our dictionary yoruba english real, as it is created by native speakers people, that uses language for every day. Yoruba religious beliefs are part of itan, the total complex of songs, histories, stories, and other cultural concepts which make up the yoruba society. Oya and yemaya are both important orishas in the yoruba pantheon. When a syllable is formed only by an n, it is called a syllabic nasal.
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