See also: ojo, Ojo, ōjo, ōjō, and ö'jö

Itsekiri

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Etymology

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Cognate with Yoruba ọjọ́, Yoruba ijọ́, Igala ọ́jọ́, Ifè ɔdzɔ́ ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-jɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *jɔ́. The meaning of the verb *jɔ́ could relate to the traditional significance of the symbolic of the sunrise and the "beginning," that the day brings. The divine nature of the day is reflected in the Igala, Yoruba, and Itsekiri traditional religions, where the personification of the day serves as the Supreme divinity of the Igala religion Ọ́jọ́ and as a primordial divinity in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, Ọlọ́jọ́ of the Yoruba.

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ọjọ́

  1. day

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Cognate with Igala ọ́jọ́, ultimately proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-jɔ́, equivalent to *ɔ́- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *jɔ́. The meaning of the verb *jɔ́ could relate to the traditional significance of the symbolic of the sunrise and the "beginning," that the day brings. The divine nature of the day is reflected in the Igala and Yoruba traditional religions, where the personification of the day serves as the Supreme divinity of the Igala religion Ọ́jọ́ and as a primordial divinity in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, Ọlọ́jọ́. See ọdún Ọlọ́jọ́.

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ọjọ́

  1. day
    Synonyms: ijọ́, ịjọ́

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