Iwori

Yoruba thumb|right|Ìwòrì Alternative forms yo Ògòrì NEY Etymology From yo alv-yrd-pro *ò-ɣòlì, across Volta-Niger, the term has not changed from what could be its original form where, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see yo alv-von-pro *-ɣòlì or yo alv-von-pro *-gòlì). Cognate with igl Ògòlì, its Òɣòlì, bin Òɣòì, urh Òɣòrì, ig Ògori (Nsuka), ig Òyori (Nri), nup Gòrì, guw Wolì. Pronunciation Ìwòrì Proper noun Ìwòrì The third principal sign of the Ifa divination system yo èèwọ̀ ni, Ìwòrì kì í rẹ̀kú, eégun kò gbọ́dọ̀ na babaláwo It is a taboo, Iwori does not carry an egúngún costume; an egúngún must not beat an Ifá priest proverb against breaking a norm The third of the yo àpólà or sixteen categories in the yo Odù Ifá, consisting of the third principal chapter, (yo Ìwòrì Méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Ìwòrì. yo àpólà Ìwòrì The third chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and one of the major yo ojú odù yo Ìwòrì Méjì The spirit and divinity associated with the Ìwòrì divination sign See also yo Yoruba religion