Oloyaddé

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Meaning of Oloyaddé

In Cuban Orisa religion known as Lucumí religion or Santería (Regla de Ocha), the meaning they give is “the coronation (as in initiation of a novice into) the deity Oya. The original Yoruba language name that it is derived from is O̩ló̩yadé - the O̩ya priest has arrived (the owner of O̩ya has arrived)

Extended Meaning

See: Ọlọ́yadé

Morphology

Oní-O̩ya-dé

Gloss
Part Meaning
oní the owner of, the bearer of
O̩ya Yorùbá deity of wind, buffalo, fire, and Niger river
to arrive
Geolocation

Common in:

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