"Odu Ifa" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /ō.dù ī.fá/ Forms: Odù Ifá [canonical]
Etymology: From Odù + Ifá, compare with Igbo Ọ́dụ́ Afa Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|Odù|Ifá}} Odù + Ifá, {{cog|ig|Ọ́dụ́ Afa}} Igbo Ọ́dụ́ Afa Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Odù Ifá|head2=}} Odù Ifá, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Odù Ifá}} Odù Ifá, {{yo-prop|Odù Ifá}} Odù Ifá
  1. the 256 chapter oral corpus that serves as the main corpus of the Yoruba religion (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe), the worship of Ifá and divination. Each chapter is associated with a unique binary signature. Synonyms: Odù
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