Iṣẹṣe

Yoruba

Àmì ẹ̀sìn Ìṣẹ̀ṣe

Alternative forms

Àṣẹ̀ṣe, Ùṣẹ̀ṣe
Ìsẹ̀se (chiefly NWY)
Ìchẹ̀che (Òǹkò)

Etymology

From ìṣẹ̀ṣe, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to originate”) +‎ ìṣe (“tradition”), literally “The source of our traditions”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ʃɛ̀.ʃē/

Proper noun

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe

The Yoruba religion, the combination of the religious practices and traditions associated with the worship of the orisa and Ifa divination.
Synonyms: ẹ̀sìn Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, Ẹ̀sìn Àdìmúlà, Ẹ̀sìn Yorùbá, Ifá

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbà ― Isese is the most senior of the Yoruba institutions

Derived terms

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbà
oníṣẹ̀ṣe

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