Fákinlẹ̀dé

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Meaning of Fákinlẹ̀dé

Ifá has arrived with authority. [verification needed]

Extended Meaning

kilẹ̀ may refer to the act of stomping on the ground, showing the authority and power of Ifá. It may refer to the act of Ifá divination which involves making specific symbols by compressing or marking the ground, or in sand "Wearing a string of precious beads, the oracle god has come and joined in the divination exercises." Culled from A Dictionary of Yorùbá Personal Names by Adébóyè Babalọlá

Morphology

ifá-kilẹ̀-dé

Gloss
Part Meaning
ifá Ifá divination/corpus/priesthood
kilẹ̀ establish authority by stomping the ground
arrive
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