See also: arọko and arokọ

Yoruba

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Noun

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àrokò

  1. In traditional Yoruba society, a symbolic message sent as a form of communication between two entities. The purpose of the àrokò was to send a secret message in which only the two entities communicating would understand what the contents of the àrokò meant.
    obìnrin tàbí ọkùnrin bá ránṣẹ́ òòyààrokò sẹ́ni kejì wọn, ó túmọ̀ sí pé wọ́n fẹ́ pínyà ipò tọkọtayaIf a man or a woman sends a comb as a symbolic message, it means that they intend to separate from their marriage
    Baṣọ̀run Gáà fi ẹyin oódẹ pàrokò ránṣẹ́ sí AláàfinBasorun Gaa used a parrot egg as a symbolic message to the Alaafin. (This symbolic message means that the Alaafin should either abdicate or commit ritual suicide)
  2. symbol, sign
    Synonym: àmì

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