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Meaning of Iwori | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ì.wò.ɾì

Definitions

  1. The third principal sign of the Ifa divination system
  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.
  3. The third chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major ojú odù
  4. The spirit and divinity associated with the Ìwòrì divination sign

Examples

“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

CEFR level

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

Ìwòrì Méjì iwọriwọ ìwọ̀rìwọ̀PALMASÌkálẹ̀ÒkìtìpupaèfífíPALMASÌlàjẹMahinèfífíPALMAS ìwọ̀rìwọ̀灧Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaèfífí灧ÌlàjẹMahinèfífí灧 iwọrọku ìwọ̀sí

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