Ọmọlarere

Yoruba

Etymology

Folk etymology states it comes from ọmọ (“child”) +‎ tó (“that”) +‎ lọ (“to go”) +‎ àrè (“far place”) +‎ rèé (“is here”), literally “The child who has gone to a far place is here”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ɾè.ɾé/, /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ɾè.ɾè/

Proper noun

Ọmọlárèré or Ọmọlárèrè

1. a large figurine consisting of four long poles wrapped in straw matting to represent the deity Ẹ̀là during the Edì festival, commemorating the legendary heroine Mọ́remí Àjàṣorò who sacrificed her son (Ẹ̀là) to save the Ifẹ̀ kingdom. The figurine is carried by one of the messengers of the Ọọ̀ni (ẹmẹ̀sẹ̀).

Related terms

• Edì, ọdún Edì (Edi festival)
• Télé
• Mọ́remí Àjàṣorò
• Ẹ̀là

References

• Walsh, Michael J. The Êdi Festival at Ile Ife [1], 1948