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Abiku is a
Yoruba word that can be
translated as "predestined to death" and
refers to the
spirit of a
child who dies young. It is from (abi) "that which...
- culture,
parents with an
abiku child will
always attempt to help the
abiku child by
preventing their death. However,
abiku are
believed to
possess a...
- in
London in 1991 by
Jonathan Cape, The
Famished Road
follows Azaro, an
abiku, or
spirit child,
living in an
unnamed African (most
likely Nigerian) city...
- and
profound meaning. It is an
àbíkú name,
entreating the
child to wait past the
early stages of life (when most
àbíkú children die) so as to
become somebody...
- Àwẹ̀ró, Àdìó, Àdìgún, Àṣàbí, Àdùfẹ́, Àbẹ̀fẹ́, Àbẹ̀jẹ́ and so on. Orúkọ
Àbíkú. An
Àbíkú is a
child who
cycles repeatedly, and
within a
short time frame, between...
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Distinctive cultural norms prevail in
Yorubaland and
among the
Yoruba people. The
Yoruba are said to be
religious people, but they are also
pragmatic and...
-
supernatural entity in
Yoruban mythology is the
Abiku,
children from the
spirit world who die
before reaching puberty.
Abiku also
refers to the
spirits which historically...
- parents'
children died
before the age of one,
Ladipo was
believed to be an
abiku.
Abiku,
meaning born to die, is a
Yoruba concept in
which there are spirits...
- that of the
Abiku, a
malevolent spirit that is said to be
responsible for the
repeated deaths of a family's
newborn children. The
Abiku is
believed to...
- of beauty,
Yoruba creativity and
keeping mischievous children alive (ila
Abiku). This
practice was po****r
among Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo...
