difa

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• dáfá, díá

Etymology

dá (“to cast, to divinate”) +‎ ifá (“Ifá, the Yoruba process of divination”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dí.fá/

Verb

dífá

1. to practice or engage in Ifa divination

Derived terms

• adífá (“babalawo, Ifa diviner”)
• dífá-dífá (“Ifa priest”)