One of the rules of Yourba language construction is that portions of a word can be doubled for a change in emphasis, for example ba (expansive power) baba (father) babagba or baba baba (grandfather).ĭoubling a word refers to its source or parent, for example Dada (Spirit of Vegitation) would be the parent of da (create). Sa se se si so so su ta te te ti to to tu wa we we wi woĪll Yoruba words are a combination of these fundamental sounds. Ne ni no no nu pa pe pe pi po po pu ra re re ri ro ro ru

Ku la le le li lo lo lu ma me me mi mo mo mo mu na ne Ha he he hi ho ho hu ja je je ji jo jo ju ka ke ke ki ko ko Olatunde Sproye in his book Yoruba without Tears states there are one hundred and twenty-six combinations of vowels and consonants used as the basis for the Yoruba Language.īa be be bi bo bo bu da de de di do do du fa fe fe fi foįo fu ga ge ge gi go go gu gba gbe gbe gbi gbo gbo gbu The word Obatala in the context of Odu Ifa (Yoruba Scripture) means the Spirit of the expansive quality of light that comes from the eternal stone of Creation (center point of the universe). The word Obatala is an eliysian of the phrase O (Spirit) ba (power of expansion or male energy ie Baba) ota (stone) ala (light). It does while telling us something about the quality of white light. Saying the word Obatala places human consciousness in alignment with the consciousness of white light. Ifa teaches that everything in the universe has some form of consciousness (ori). The remarkable quality of liturgical Yoruba is that the words used for invocation also carry meaning that reveals the inner essenc e of the Spiritual Force itself.įor example, the word Obatala is used to describe the Force in Nature science calls white light. The tonal quality of words used in liturgical Yoruba places the diviner in harmonic resonance with the tonal essence of a wide range of Spiritual Forces (Orisa). Every segment of the sign wave manifests as both color and pitch. Physics teaches the idea that all power in the universe is part of a sign wave which is the full spectrum of light. Many of the words used in Ifa have a tonal resonance used to access the power of Spirit. The language of Ifa is liturgical Yoruba (ofo ase), a language used among diviners to express transcendent ideas. The rituals, invocations, incantations and recitations of traditional Yoruba religion are not expressed through conversational Yoruba. In order to understand the oral tradition of Ifa it is necessary to have some grasp of the language of Ifa. Appendix G: Images of Ifa Hermeneutics / Divination.Appendix C: Yoruba Language Pronunciation.Appendix B: Categories of Spiritual Forces Spiritual Forces And Praise Names.

Appendix A: Glossary Of Yoruba Terms, The Language of Ifa.Chapter 9: The Holy Odus: 256 Sacred Parables, Proverbs And Prescriptions Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 8: Orunmila, The Spirit Of Destiny: The Prophet and Priest Of Ifa, Other Orishas And Spiritual Powers Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 7: Esu Is The Power Of Communication And Reciprocity Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 6: Your Ori (Mind) Is Divine Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 5: Our Ancestors Are With Us Now Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 4: Olodumare Is A Gracious Creator Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 3: All Of Creation Is Inside The Calabash Toggle Dropdown.Chapter 2: What Did Our Ancestor's Believe? Toggle Dropdown.

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