Ṣọ̀ngónúgà

Pronunciation



Meaning of Ṣọ̀ngónúgà

A variant of Ṣàngónúgà, Ṣàngó has a throne.



Extended Meaning

While this spelling is unconventional and breaks from the traditional spelling of Ṣàngó, it is a more accurate phonetic spelling as the sound in Ṣàngó is not an (a nasalized a), but rather is ọn (a nasalized ọ) in most modern Yoruba dialects.



Morphology

ṣàngó-ní-ùgà



Gloss

ṣàngó - Ṣàngó, Yorùbá thunder god
- have
ùgà - throne, position, prominence


Geolocation

Common in:
IJEBU



Variants

Ṣàngónúgà

Shàngónúgà