bokono

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bokono

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From Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ (“soothsayer”).

noun bokonos · bokonon

  1. An exceptional diviner in the Ifá (Fá) religion and system of divination of the Fon and Yoruba people.

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@misc{bokono_2026,
  title = {bokono},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bokono},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}