Ofun

ofun Itsekiri Etymology Compare with yo Òfún, igl Òfú, proposed to be derived from its alv-yrd-pro *Ò-fṹ Pronunciation its /ò.fṹ/ Proper noun its proper noun Òfún The sixteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system The sixteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and the last of the major yo ojú odù its Òfún méjì The spirit and divinity associated with the Òfún divination sign See also its Itsekiri religion Yoruba thumb|right|Òfún Etymology Cognate across Volta-Niger, the term has remained relatively constant across all the languages in that group, making it potentially possible to reconstruct the root all the way to Proto-Volta-Niger, (see yo alv-von-pro *-fú). Cognate with igl Òfú, its Òfún, ultimately derived from yo alv-yrd-pro *Ò-fṹ, see there for more cognates. Pronunciation Òfún Proper noun Òfún The sixteenth principal sign of the Ifa divination system yo Ọ̀ràngún The sixteenth and final of the yo àpólà or sixteen categories in the yo Odù Ifá, consisting of the final principal chapter, (yo Òfún méjì) and the other fifteen chapters of Òfún. yo àpólà Òfún The sixteenth chapter of the Odù Ifá corpus, and the last of the major yo ojú odù yo Òfún méjì Ọ̀ràngún méjì The spirit and divinity associated with the Òfún divination sign See also yo Yoruba religion