Shógbóyèga

Pronunciation



Meaning of Shógbóyèga

The sorcerer elevated the chieftaincy.



Extended Meaning

Jacob Shógbóyèga Odùlátẹ was born in 1884 to the polygamous family of Pa Odulate in Ikorodu, Lagos. Jacob Odulate stopped schooling at the young age of 12 and moved to Abeokuta, Ogun state, at the age of 14 in search of greener pastures... Source: https://oldnaija.com/2018/05/04/the-story-of-jacob-odulate-and-how-he-invented-the-famous-alabukun-powder-in-1918/



Morphology

oṣó-gbé-oyè-ga



Gloss

oṣó - sorcerer, fertility god (òrìṣà oko)
gbé...ga - lift, elevate
oyè - chieftaincy title, honour


Geolocation

Common in:
GENERAL
OGUN



Variants

Gbóyèga