Ṣanpọnna

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Ṣọ̀npọ̀nnọ́

Etymology

From ṣànpọ̀nná (“smallpox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃã̀.k͡pɔ̃̀.nã́/

Proper noun

Ṣànpọ̀nná

1. a widely feared deity associated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, pandemics, but he is regarded as the bringer of the dry season, sunlight, and in some traditions, of healing, biomedicine. He is known euphemistically as Ọbalúayé

   Synonyms: Ọbalúayé, Olúayé, Olóde, Ègbóná, Ilẹ̀égbóná, Alápadúpẹ́

Descendants

• Fon: Sakpata