Usually means: Priest in traditional Yoruba religion.
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▸ noun:  In Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa.

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bokono, fetish priest, aborisha, bokonon, alagba, Orunmila, Ologun, papaloi, Nago, obeah, more...

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bokono, fetish priest, aborisha, bokonon, alagba, Orunmila, Ologun, papaloi, Nago, obeah, more...



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