Asunkúngbadé

Extended Meaning

Many Yoruba kingdoms claim descent from a grandson of the semi-legendary Ọọ̀ni (king) of Ifẹ̀, Odùduwà. According to the origin myth of kingdoms like Òwu or Àkúrẹ́, the story goes that a grandson of Odùduwà was sitting in the lap of their grandfather Odùduwà, and crying. As the child was crying, Odùduwà, to console him, presented the child either with his own crown, or another crown. The child then stopped crying and played with the crown. This signified that the grandson would later become a king with a crown himself. When the grandson grew up, with the blessing of his grandfather, went out and later founded kingdom(s). This name traces from this myth, this is why many Yoruba kings have the praise name, "Asunkúngbadé," the descendants of "the one who cries and receives a crown." There are many other stories of grandchildren being given crowns by their grandfathers, and these grandchildren later became kings or monarchs with a crown, such as the story of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́ and his grandfather Àtàkùnmọ́sà, the Ọwá Òbokun of Iléṣà.

Morphology

a-sunkún-gba-adé

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