egungun

See also: Egungun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

egigun (Èkìtì)
eegun
ogungun (Oǹdó)

Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *égbṵ́gbṵ́, cognate with Igala ógwugwu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.ɡũ̄.ɡũ̄/

Noun

egungun

bone[1]

Derived terms

egungun ìhà

References

Crowther, Samuel (1852) A Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language‎, London: Seeleys, page 80

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