Ṣọ̀ngónúgà

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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
Part Meaning
ṣàngó Ṣàngó, Yorùbá thunder god
have
ùgà throne, position, prominence
Geolocation

Common in:

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