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OLOHUN OR OLORUN

I'm actually asking this question because most of us get confuse whenever we come across this..

I write, type, and even chat sometimes in Yoruba language but when its time to write God I get confused not knowing which to type "Olohun or Olorun" its sometimes frustrating and confusing...

Gurus come and sort this ooo

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Both are correct.

ólorún

Both are correct but due to languages corruption, people tend to use Olohun.

The word Olorun which is more correct is derived from two words:
Oluwa - Lord
Orun - Heaven.
So we have Olu-Orun or Olorun.

In another sense, the language used for Olorun is derived from Ijebu, mother tongue of Yoruba Bible translator 'Samuel Ajayi Crowder'.

In Ijebu, they pronounced 'ni' as 'li', ex "emi ni" (I am) will be pronounced as "emi li" in Ijebu.

So where am I going, The word Olorun can be pronounced fully in Ijebu as:

Oli-Orun (or Oni-Orun regular Yoruba)
Meaning:
Oli or Oni = Owner
Orun = Heaven.

From all of the above we can see that
Olu-Orun - Lord of Heaven
Oli-Orun - Owner of Heaven.

To preserve Originality of Yoruba Language, Olorun should be use

tycoon3:
OLOHUN OR OLORUN

I'm actually asking this question because most of us get confuse whenever we come across this..

I write, type, and even chat sometimes in Yoruba language but when its time to write God I get confused not knowing which to type "Olohun or Olorun" its sometimes frustrating and confusing...

Gurus come and sort this ooo

olohun. Is literally translated to "The owners" in Yoruba vocabulary.... Why olorun means" the owner of heaven" literally in your Yoruba vocab as well


The difference..... Olohun is not limited to heaven alone.....the owner of both heaven and earth........and what ever abide in them...

Olorun is limited to the ownership of heaven alone.....
Therefore to avoid the problem with the corrupted word " God" in english. It is better we use olohun as it has no limited nor boundary.....

The most acceptable vocab for God in Yoruba is olodumare ......Olodumare in his deeper meaning means the owner of the containers of creation and great blessing....

GoodMuyis:
Both are correct but due to languages corruption, people tend to use Olohun.

The word Olorun which is more correct is derived from two words:
Oluwa - Lord
Orun - Heaven.
So we have Olu-Orun or Olorun.

In another sense, the language used for Olorun is derived from Ijebu, mother tongue of Yoruba Bible translator 'Samuel Ajayi Crowder'.

In Ijebu, they pronounced 'ni' as 'li', ex "emi ni" (I am) will be pronounced as "emi li" in Ijebu.

So where am I going, The word Olorun can be pronounced fully in Ijebu as:

Oli-Orun (or Oni-Orun regular Yoruba)
Meaning:
Oli or Oni = Owner
Orun = Heaven.

From all of the above we can see that
Olu-Orun - Lord of Heaven
Oli-Orun - Owner of Heaven.

To preserve Originality of Yoruba Language, Olorun should be use

Thanks so much for the breakdown

vaxx:
olohun. Is literally translated to "The owners" in Yoruba vocabulary.... Why olorun means" the owner of heaven" literally in your Yoruba vocab as well


The difference..... Olohun is not limited to heaven alone.....the owner of both heaven and earth........and what ever abide in them...

Olorun is limited to the ownership of heaven alone.....
Therefore to avoid the problem with the corrupted word " God" in english. It is better we use olohun as it has no limited nor boundary.....

The most acceptable vocab for God in Yoruba is olodumare ......Olodumare in his deeper meaning means the owner of the containers of creation and great blessing....

thanks
Olohun is most preferable
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