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Meaning of Erinlẹ | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ē.ɾĩ̄.lɛ̀

Definitions

  1. a divinity and spirit of the Earth worshipped mainly by the Ekiti people, possibly an earlier form of the orisha worshipped in Ìlóbùú. For a similar concept, see Ẹ̀mìlalẹ̀
    Ekiti
  2. An orisha in the Yoruba religion, worshipped in the town where he was from and later deified, Ìlóbùú, he is the spirit of the Erinlẹ̀ river and is an orisha of hunting and the Earth.
  3. Erinlẹ̀ (a river in Nigeria)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

erinmi erinmilókun erinpin-eluju eríoBELLY DANCE èrírí eriru

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