Iyami Oṣoronga

Yoruba Alternative forms yo Ìyàmi Òṣòròmọ̀nìgà Etymology From yo Ìyàmi Òṣòròǹgà, perhaps related to the mythical bird, yo àràmàgàmàgà, which Ìyàmi are believed to take the form of, see yo ẹlẹyẹ Pronunciation Ìyàmi Òṣòròǹgà Ìyámi Òṣòròǹgà Proper noun Ìyàmi Òṣòròǹgà or Ìyámi Òṣòròǹgà a praise name (yo oríkì) for supernatural spirits known as the yo Àjẹ́, yo Ìyàmi (believed to represent feminine power of creation and destruction. They are often represented in the form of old women, and sometimes associated with witchcraft). yo Òṣòròmọ̀nìgà Òṣòròǹgà Notes The term is also occasionally pronounced as Ìyámi Òṣòròǹgà, with the term yo ìyá mother being used (see yo àjẹ́), this may simply be a euphemistic form of the word. yo Yoruba religion