Ụja
See also:
ụja
,
uja
,
üja
,
and
-uja
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Ị̀ja
(
Ekiti
)
Ìja
(
Standard Yoruba
)
Etymology
See
Ìja
for an explanation on the male and female aspects of this deity
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʊ̀.d͡ʒā/
Proper noun
Ụ̀ja
(
Ekiti
)
a
male
hunting
deity
(
ụmọlẹ̀
) regarded as a
brother
of
Ògún
and
Ẹ̀ṣọ́ùsì
(
Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì
)
Related terms
Ògún