Ayelala

Yoruba Etymology Said to be from the phrase yo ayé yìí mà lá ò This world is truly a large problem, ultimately from yo ayé lá world to be big, large This is believed to come from a phrase Ayélála uttered while on Earth before being executed Pronunciation Ayélála Proper noun Ayélála A female orisha of justice and prosecution widely feared for her harsh punishments for those who commit criminal offences. She is believed to have originally been a slave from the town of yo Ìlàjẹ and was executed for a crime she did not commit, and soon was deified as an orisha upon the discovery of her innocence. Her role as a punisher of criminals is comparable to the role of yo Orò among the yo Ẹ̀gbá. Derived terms yo aláyélála a priest or priestess of Ayélála yo Yoruba religion