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Meaning of Oduduwa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ō.dù.dū.wà

Definitions

  1. The legendary ruler (Ọọ̀ni) of Ifẹ̀, he waged a war with Ọbàtálá and gained control of Ifẹ̀, where he became Ọọ̀ni. Because of this and his many descendants who founded modern Yoruba settlements, he is regarded as the father of the Yorùbá people
    historical
  2. an ancestral deity associated with creation

CEFR level

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

òdùkú ọdun ọdún Agẹmọ ọdún Aringíyà ọdun Edi ọdún Elérègè

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