Aighọ

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Folk etymology suggests that is an alternative form of the term èìghọ̀ (taboo, abomination), a declaration made by the king upon his rise to the throne

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Àìghọ̀

  1. (Ondo, historical) the legendary first male monarch of the Oǹdó kingdom (son of the first monarch Púpùpú). He was deified and is honored as the chief ancestral deity (umalẹ̀) of the Oǹdó people
    Àìghọ̀ ó dùdó á gbè wá oo
    May Aigho, the one who settled favor us
    common Ondo saying/prayer