Aníkúlápó

Fihànká:

Ìtumọọ Aníkúlápó

One with death in his/her pouch.

Àwọn àlàyé mìíràn

This name (often a nickname) is given to a child deemed to have survived a near-death ordeal. Or someone from a powerful hunter family. "Apó" means the quiver for arrows, so the "ikú" is what the hunter uses to kill wild game.

Ìtúpalẹ̀ Mọ́fímù

a-ní-ikú-ní-apó

Ìtumọ̀ ẹyọ-ẹyọ
Part Meaning
a one who
ní have
ikú death
ní in
apó pouch
Agbègbè

Ó pọ̀ ní:

GENERAL OGUN
Àwọn Ènìyàn Gbajúọ̀
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