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{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "Shango",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: Shango",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: Shango"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bin",
"2": "Esago",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Edo: Esago",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Edo: Esago"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "Xangô",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: Xangô",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: Xangô"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "Changó",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: Changó",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: Changó"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ht",
"2": "Chango",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Haitian Creole: Chango",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Haitian Creole: Chango"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "luq",
"2": "Changó",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "> Lucumí: Changó (inherited)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "> Lucumí: Changó (inherited)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "nup",
"3": "Sòkó"
},
"expansion": "Nupe Sòkó",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gbr",
"2": "shengo"
},
"expansion": "Gbagyi shengo",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From a very old borrowing from the 12th century, from Nupe Sòkó, a high ranking deity of the sky and rain, who was also closely associated with lightning. This may be the origin of the stories that associate Ṣàngó with the Nupe people, including stating his mother to be of Nupe origin. Compare with Gbagyi shengo. His worship was possibly absorbed by older Yoruba cults of lightning, thunder, jurisprudence divinities like Jàkúta and Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀, merging to become the \"modern\" Ṣàngó cult.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Ṣàngó",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "proper noun",
"head": "Ṣàngó",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "Ṣàngó",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "proper noun",
"2": "Ṣàngó"
},
"expansion": "Ṣàngó",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Ṣàngó"
},
"expansion": "Ṣàngó",
"name": "yo-prop"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Yoruba religion",
"orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
"parents": [
"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "Someone who is possessed by Sango",
"word": "ẹlẹ́gùn Ṣàngó"
},
{
"english": "A worshipper or priest of Ṣàngó",
"word": "oníṣàngó"
},
{
"english": "Invocation and chanting during the worship of Ṣàngó",
"word": "Ṣàngó-pípè"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó gave birth to this child",
"word": "Ṣàngóbíyìí"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó gave me a gift",
"word": "Ṣàngóbùnmi"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó spared this child",
"word": "Ṣàngódáyìíró"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó has arrived home",
"word": "Ṣàngódélé"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó consoled me",
"word": "Ṣàngódípẹ̀"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó was victorious",
"word": "Ṣàngóṣẹ́gun"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó befits me",
"word": "Ṣàngóyẹmí"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Shango, (orisha of thunder, vitality, lighting, justice, energy, force, explosions in Yoruba religion), he is also believed to have been the fourth Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́, and the husband of Ọ̀ṣun, Ọya, and Ọbà"
],
"id": "en-Ṣango-yo-name-R9w~xhjQ",
"links": [
[
"orisha",
"orisha#English"
],
[
"Aláàfin",
"Alaafin#Yoruba"
],
[
"Ọ̀ṣun",
"Ọṣun#Yoruba"
],
[
"Ọya",
"Ọya#Yoruba"
],
[
"Ọbà",
"Ọba#Yoruba"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀"
},
{
"roman": "NWY",
"word": "Sàngó"
},
{
"roman": "Òǹkò",
"word": "Chàngó"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʃã̀.ɡó/"
}
],
"word": "Ṣango"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"english": "Someone who is possessed by Sango",
"word": "ẹlẹ́gùn Ṣàngó"
},
{
"english": "A worshipper or priest of Ṣàngó",
"word": "oníṣàngó"
},
{
"english": "Invocation and chanting during the worship of Ṣàngó",
"word": "Ṣàngó-pípè"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó gave birth to this child",
"word": "Ṣàngóbíyìí"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó gave me a gift",
"word": "Ṣàngóbùnmi"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó spared this child",
"word": "Ṣàngódáyìíró"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó has arrived home",
"word": "Ṣàngódélé"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó consoled me",
"word": "Ṣàngódípẹ̀"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó was victorious",
"word": "Ṣàngóṣẹ́gun"
},
{
"english": "A Yoruba name meaning Ṣàngó befits me",
"word": "Ṣàngóyẹmí"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "Shango",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: Shango",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: Shango"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bin",
"2": "Esago",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Edo: Esago",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Edo: Esago"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "Xangô",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: Xangô",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: Xangô"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "Changó",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: Changó",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: Changó"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ht",
"2": "Chango",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Haitian Creole: Chango",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Haitian Creole: Chango"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "luq",
"2": "Changó",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "> Lucumí: Changó (inherited)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "> Lucumí: Changó (inherited)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "nup",
"3": "Sòkó"
},
"expansion": "Nupe Sòkó",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gbr",
"2": "shengo"
},
"expansion": "Gbagyi shengo",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From a very old borrowing from the 12th century, from Nupe Sòkó, a high ranking deity of the sky and rain, who was also closely associated with lightning. This may be the origin of the stories that associate Ṣàngó with the Nupe people, including stating his mother to be of Nupe origin. Compare with Gbagyi shengo. His worship was possibly absorbed by older Yoruba cults of lightning, thunder, jurisprudence divinities like Jàkúta and Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀, merging to become the \"modern\" Ṣàngó cult.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Ṣàngó",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "proper noun",
"head": "Ṣàngó",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "Ṣàngó",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "proper noun",
"2": "Ṣàngó"
},
"expansion": "Ṣàngó",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Ṣàngó"
},
"expansion": "Ṣàngó",
"name": "yo-prop"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba proper nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Nupe",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Yoruba religion"
],
"glosses": [
"Shango, (orisha of thunder, vitality, lighting, justice, energy, force, explosions in Yoruba religion), he is also believed to have been the fourth Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́, and the husband of Ọ̀ṣun, Ọya, and Ọbà"
],
"links": [
[
"orisha",
"orisha#English"
],
[
"Aláàfin",
"Alaafin#Yoruba"
],
[
"Ọ̀ṣun",
"Ọṣun#Yoruba"
],
[
"Ọya",
"Ọya#Yoruba"
],
[
"Ọbà",
"Ọba#Yoruba"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʃã̀.ɡó/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "NWY",
"word": "Sàngó"
},
{
"roman": "Òǹkò",
"word": "Chàngó"
}
],
"word": "Ṣango"
}
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