List of 35 simple Yoruba words you need know and it’s English meaning
List of 35 simple Yoruba words you need know and it’s English meaning (1)
ààbọ̀ – Half.
ààfin – Palace, home of a king (Oba).
ààjà – Whirlwind, the Spirit of the Whirlwind, depending on context.
àájò – Care, treatment.
àáké – Ax.
ààlà – Boundary, border.
àárẹ̀ – Illness, fatigue.
àárín – Middle, centre
àasà – Female Spirit, female Force in Nature.
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ààsè – Door carved from the Iroko tree.
Àáyán – awo – inú – igbó – Praise name for the Spirit of Destiny
(Ọ̀rúnmìlà), meaning: “Ayan Tree is the Mystery of the Inner Sanctum of the Sacred Grove.”
aayé – Life.
abà – A portion, a piece of something larger, farm hut depending on context.
abá – Mat. The mat is used to create sacred space in Ifá and Òrìsà ritual and divination.
àbà- Ladder. The ladder is sacred to the Spirit of the Divine Messenger (Èsù)
abádà – Eternal, something that comes directly from the Source of Creation (Olórún).
abáfù – Fate in all of its manifestations, both creative and destructive.
abàmì – An unusual occurrence, something that is perceived as strange, frequently associated with intervention from the Spirit Realm.
àbámọ̀ – Feelings of regret, being sorry about past actions.
A – bá – mò – ó – tán – ìbá – se – Praise name for the Spirit of Destiny
(Òrúnmìlà), meaning: “To Have Full Knowledge of You is to be Successful.”
Abanigbele – The Spirit of Fire, this is a reference to the animating consciousness that exists inside a burning flame.
Abánigbèrò – Advisor, one who gives advice, a wise elder.
abanijẹ́ – Detractor.
àbáṣe – Cooperation.
Àbàtà Mud – Mud is sacred to the female aspect of the Spirit of White Cloth (Oduduwa/Yemo).
Abaya – Queen Mother.
abẹ – Small knife, also used to refer to a razor.
abẹ́ – Bottom, behind a reference to the human buttocks.
abẹ̀bẹ̀- Fan, used to cool mediums in ritual, sacred to the Spirit of the River (Òsun).
Àbẹ́là – Candle.
abẹ́rẹ́ – Needle.
Abeṣè – Chief messenger of a religious society or extended family.
àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ – Bribe.