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Greeting of the Orixás
Read the greeting and click on the orixá (orisha) it greets. There are 10 rounds, and with each answer you learn the meaning.
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Every gira and every xirê greets the orixá by name and by their greeting. The table brings the greeting used in umbanda and in candomblé ketu, the meaning when the blog has already published it, and the greeting of the corresponding inquice in candomblé de Angola.
| Orixá | Greeting | Meaning | In candomblé de Angola |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exu | Laroyê! | Approximate translation of "hail the messenger!" | Kiuá Aluvaiá! (Hail Exu (Eshu)!) |
| Ogum | Ogunhê! | Kiuá Nkosi! (Hail the warrior!) | |
| Oxóssi | Okê Arô! | From her comes the "Okê Caboclo!", the greeting of the caboclos | |
| Xangô | Kaô Kabecilê! | In Yoruba, something like "hail the king" | Nzazi Kiuá! (Long live the lightning!) |
| Iansã | Eparrei, Oyá! | Kiuá Matamba! (Hail the winds!) | |
| Oxum | Ora Yeye Ô! | Praise that calls Oxum (Oshun) "mother of mothers" | |
| Iemanjá | Odoyá! | From Odô Iyá, "mother of the river" | |
| Oxalá | Epa Babá! | Kiamboté Lemba! (Peace of Oxalá (Obatala)!) | |
| Obaluaê | Atotô! | ||
| Oxumaré | Arroboboi! | ||
| Nanã | Salubá! | Hail, Nanã (Nana Buruku)" or "we take refuge in Nanã | |
| Logunedé | Loci-loci! | ||
| Ossaim | Ewé ó! | Hail the leaves! | Kiuá Katendê! (Hail the leaves!) |
The spelling changes from house to house: Odoyá also appears as Odo Iyá, and Salubá as Saluba. See more in greetings of Angola Candomblé.
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Laroyê for Exu, Ogunhê for Ogum, Okê Arô for Oxóssi, Kaô Kabecilê for Xangô, Eparrei for Iansã, Ora Yeye Ô for Oxum, Odoyá for Iemanjá, Epa Babá for Oxalá, Atotô for Obaluaê, Arroboboi for Oxumaré, Salubá for Nanã, Loci-loci for Logunedé and Ewé ó for Ossaim.