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Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by tycoon3(m): 1:09pm On Nov 05, 2017 |
OLOHUN OR OLORUN I'm actually asking this question because most of us get confuse whenever we come across this.. I write, type, and even chat sometimes in Yoruba language but when its time to write God I get confused not knowing which to type "Olohun or Olorun" its sometimes frustrating and confusing... Gurus come and sort this ooo ![]() ![]() |
Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by tycoon3(m): 1:21pm On Nov 05, 2017 |
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Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by Nobody: 1:22pm On Nov 05, 2017 |
Both are correct. 2 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by Young03(m): 1:23pm On Nov 05, 2017 |
ólorún 1 Like |
Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by GoodMuyis(m): 8:57am On Nov 07, 2017 |
Both are correct but due to languages corruption, people tend to use Olohun. The word Olorun which is more correct is derived from two words: Oluwa - Lord Orun - Heaven. So we have Olu-Orun or Olorun. In another sense, the language used for Olorun is derived from Ijebu, mother tongue of Yoruba Bible translator 'Samuel Ajayi Crowder'. In Ijebu, they pronounced 'ni' as 'li', ex "emi ni" (I am) will be pronounced as "emi li" in Ijebu. So where am I going, The word Olorun can be pronounced fully in Ijebu as: Oli-Orun (or Oni-Orun regular Yoruba) Meaning: Oli or Oni = Owner Orun = Heaven. From all of the above we can see that Olu-Orun - Lord of Heaven Oli-Orun - Owner of Heaven. To preserve Originality of Yoruba Language, Olorun should be use 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by vaxx: 9:32am On Nov 07, 2017 |
tycoon3:olohun. Is literally translated to "The owners" in Yoruba vocabulary.... Why olorun means" the owner of heaven" literally in your Yoruba vocab as well The difference..... Olohun is not limited to heaven alone.....the owner of both heaven and earth........and what ever abide in them... Olorun is limited to the ownership of heaven alone..... Therefore to avoid the problem with the corrupted word " God" in english. It is better we use olohun as it has no limited nor boundary..... The most acceptable vocab for God in Yoruba is olodumare ......Olodumare in his deeper meaning means the owner of the containers of creation and great blessing.... 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by tycoon3(m): 11:05pm On Nov 07, 2017 |
GoodMuyis:Thanks so much for the breakdown |
Re: Yoruba Spelling Of God Is? by tycoon3(m): 11:09pm On Nov 07, 2017 |
vaxx:thanks Olohun is most preferable More knowledge |
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