Oduduwa chi onu Ami íyaji , Oduduwa chi ene ki nyi Ife Empire kpai (orisha) ki di ane Yoruba religion.[1] Alu ki oda àli ó'gwu chekpọ Ami íyají le, Oduduwa gwonyi ofe Olofin ki di Ile-Ife.[2][3][4][5][6]

Ife bronze head (possibly depicting Oduduwa)
A statue of Oduduwa

Ane íyají Oduduwa chene ogbogaga i che ki Olodumare, gboche wi ane ile ki wa nyi ile kwe fu omi, Oduduwa ni omaye ku ma do Obatala.[7] Alu ku ma ka igbele oduduwa loti ojane Ife kwi Oke Ora.

Oduduwa chi onu ejodudu efí ewo Ife, Oduduwa nyi ami onu wewe ane amí íyají, abajio oduduwa chi ogbogaga ane amí íyají, ma ka ke ki ni Oduduwa che ne ki ya jo ogwu ane amí íyají, agboji manyi attah ane íyají.

References

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  2. "The Yoruba States | World Civilization". courses.lumenlearning.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. Lynch, Patricia Ann (17 June 2018). African Mythology, A to Z. Infobase. ISBN 9781438119885.
  4. Alokan, Adeware (17 June 2018). The Origin, Growth & Development of Efon Alaaye Kingdom. Timade Ventures. ISBN 9789783456785.
  5. * Obayemi, A., "The Yoruba and Edo-speaking Peoples and their Neighbors before 1600 AD", in J. F. A. Ajayi & M. Crowder (eds), History of West Africa, vol. I (1976), 255–322.
  6. Falola, Toyin; Mbah, Emmanuel (17 June 2018). Dissent, Protest and Dispute in Africa. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781315413082.
  7. Washington, Teresa (2014). The Architects of Existence. United States: Oyas Tornado. pp. 25–28. ISBN 978-0991073016.