Iyalawo

Iyalawo is a term in the Yoruba religion and other derived religions (especially Lucumi) that literally means "mother of mysteries" or "mother of wisdom" (iyá: “mother”; awó “mysteries"). Some adherents use the term "mamalawo," which is a partially African diasporic version of the term, iyaláwo and yeyelawo are two more versions of mother of mysteries. Ìyánífá is a Yoruba word that can be translated as "mother (ìyá) has or of (ní) Ifá" or "mother in Ifá" and is the Yoruba title for mother of mysteries and the female equivalent of a babalawo.

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