Iṣẹṣe

Yoruba

Àmì ẹ̀sìn Ìṣẹ̀ṣe

Alternative forms

• Àṣẹ̀ṣe, Ùṣẹ̀ṣe
• Ìsẹ̀se (chiefly NWY)
• Ìchẹ̀che (Òǹkò)

Etymology

From ìṣẹ̀ṣe, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”) +‎ ìṣe (“tradition”), literally “The source of our traditions”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ʃɛ̀.ʃē/

Proper noun

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe

1. The Yoruba religion, the combination of the religious practices and traditions associated with the worship of the orisa and Ifa divination.

   Synonyms: ẹ̀sìn Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, Ẹ̀sìn Àdìmúlà, Ẹ̀sìn Yorùbá, Ifá

   Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbà ― Isese is the most senior of the Yoruba institutions

Derived terms

• Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbà
• oníṣẹ̀ṣe