Nana Buruku (Nàná Bùrùkú)
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Nana Buruku (Nàná Bùrùkú) is an ancient and powerful Yoruba deity often associated with primordial waters, the earth, and ancestral wisdom, revered as a grandmother figure in West African and Afro-diasporic spiritual traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nana Buruku (Nàná Bùrùkú) canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba deity
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deity ⓘ earth deity ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ water deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestors
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ancestral wisdom ⓘ creation ⓘ earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ grandmothers ⓘ old age ⓘ primordial waters ⓘ |
| attribute |
great age
ⓘ
healing power ⓘ patience ⓘ severity ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
embodiment of primordial waters
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embodiment of the earth ⓘ source of ancestral power ⓘ |
| culture |
Ewe culture
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Fon culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoruba culture ⓘ |
| familyRole |
grandmother of orishas
ⓘ
mother of deities ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNameForm |
Nana Buluku
NERFINISHED
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Nanã Buruku NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanã Buruquê NERFINISHED ⓘ Nàná Bùrùkú NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTradition |
orisha tradition
ⓘ
vodun tradition ⓘ |
| origin | precolonial West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-diasporic religions
ⓘ
West African traditional religion ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| role |
grandmother figure
ⓘ
guardian of ancestors ⓘ healer ⓘ primordial mother ⓘ protector of the elderly ⓘ |
| symbol |
clay pots
ⓘ
mud ⓘ old woman ⓘ snakes ⓘ water ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Afro-Brazilian religions
NERFINISHED
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Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Candomblé NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Santería NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ Vodun NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType |
ancestral veneration
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offerings at water bodies ⓘ possession trance rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.