Ṣọnpọnnọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Ṣànpọ̀nná

Etymology

From ṣọ̀npọ̀nnọ́ (“smallpox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔ̃̀.k͡pɔ̃̀.nɔ́/

Proper noun

Ṣọ̀npọ̀nnọ́

1. Alternative form of Ṣànpọ̀nná (“the widely feared deity associated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, known euphemistically as Ọbalúayé”)

   Synonyms: Ọbalúayé, Olúayé, Olóde, Ègbóná, Ilẹ̀égbóná, Alápadúpẹ́

Descendants

• Fon: Sakpata