Ọbameri

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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From ọba (“father, king”) +‎ Ìmerì, literally “Ruler of Ìmerì”

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ọbamèrì

  1. a legendary warrior and chief of ancient Ifẹ̀. He served as the ruler of the one of the ancient Ifẹ̀ settlements (èlú), known as Ọdin, and was the chief war general of Odùduwà.
  2. the deified figure worshipped as an ancestral deity by several households in Ifẹ̀.
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