Ofun

See also: ofun

Itsekiri

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba Òfún, Igala Òfú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-fṹ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.fṹ/

Proper noun

Òfún

1. The sixteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
2. The sixteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and the last of the major ojú odù

   Synonym: Òfún méjì

3. The spirit and divinity associated with the Òfún divination sign

See also

• (principal signs of the Ifa divination system) ojú odù; Ogbìn, Akú, Òghòrì, Ìdín, Ùròsùn, Àghárí, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kàràn, Ègíté, Ọ̀sá, Ẹ̀ká, Àtúkpà, Òtúrá, Ẹ̀tẹ̀, Òsé, Òfún ^{(Category: its:Divination)}

Yoruba

Òfún

Etymology

Cognate across Volta-Niger, the term has remained relatively constant across all the languages in that group, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see Proto-Volta-Niger *-fú). Cognate with Igala Òfú, Itsekiri Òfún, ultimately derived from Proto-Yoruboid *Ò-fṹ, see there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.fṹ/

Proper noun

Òfún

1. The sixteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system

   Synonym: Ọ̀ràngún

2. The sixteenth and final of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the final principal chapter, (Òfún méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Òfún.

   Synonym: àpólà Òfún

3. The sixteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and the last of the major ojú odù

   Synonyms: Òfún méjì, Ọ̀ràngún méjì

4. The spirit and divinity associated with the Òfún divination sign

See also

• (principal signs of the Ifa divination system) ojú odù; Ogbè, Ọ̀yẹ̀kú, Ìwòrì, Òdí, Ìrosùn, Ọ̀wọ́nrín, Ọ̀bàrà, Ọ̀kànràn, Ògúndá, Ọ̀sá, Ìká, Òtúúrúpọ̀n, Òtúrá, Ìrẹtẹ̀, Ọ̀sẹ́, Òfún ^{(Category: yo:Divination)}