Abarịṣa

Yoruba Etymology From yo àba Ọ̀rị̀ṣà father Orisa (supreme sky deity) Father Orisha, also see yo àbarị̀ṣà rain. This perhaps suggest that the term "orisha" may originally come for a root for sky or the elements of the sky later associated with a supreme deity. Pronunciation Àbarị̀ṣà Proper noun Àbarị̀ṣà yo Ekiti the supreme sky deity of the Ekiti people, synonymous with yo Ọ̀rị̀ṣà and yo Ọbàtálá, likely predating yo Olódùmọrè; the deity yo Ọbàtálá yo Òrìṣà Olódùmarè Ọbàtálá yo Ekiti yo Olódùmarè yo Ekiti Christianity God yo Yoruba religion