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.

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.