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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...
- 'Panegyrical'. These names include: Àyìnlá, Àlàó, and Àjọkẹ́ Orúkọ Àbíkú. An Àbíkú is a child who cycles repeatedly, and within a short time frame, between...
- 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...
- one place to another. Baccoo might be related to Abiku, an entity in the Yoruba culture. The Abiku is a spirit of a baby that dies before being named...
- Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè ... Legendary creatures Ẹbọra Egbere Iwin Akudaaya Abiku & Emere Oro ... Religious concepts Àṣẹ Ìwà Orí Ìmùlẹ̀ Àkámarà Ìtàn Ẹbọ &...
- 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...