abọru abọye abọṣiṣẹ
Yoruba
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Blend of àbọ (“sacrifice”) + rú (“to make a sacrifice”) + àbọ (“sacrifice”) + yè (“to live”) + àbọ (“sacrifice”) + ṣíṣẹ (“to work”), literally “May our sacrifice be successful and bring life, may our sacrifice do what it was intended to do”.
Pronunciation
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[edit]àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ
- A greeting used by initiates and practitioners of Ifá divination, such as a babalawo and ìyánífá. It is usually responded with the greeting ogbó atọ́ àsúre Ìwòrìwòfún