Ọlọrun
Contracted from oní, "owner", and ọ̀run, "heaven": "owner of heaven", the Yoruba word for the Supreme Being.
Meaning and origin
Ọlọrun is the Yoruba name for the Supreme Being, the source of the other orisha and of the world itself, and the word most Yoruba speakers reach for first in prayer and everyday speech about God.
How to pronounce Ọlọrun
| Yoruba (Nigeria) | aw-law-ROON /ɔlɔrun/ |
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