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orisha

spirit that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba religious system
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orisha

Summary

orisha ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,082 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • orisha is a type of deity[2].
  • orisha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orisha[3].
  • orisha's worshipped by is recorded as Yoruba religion[4].
  • orisha's worshipped by is recorded as Santería[5].
  • orisha's worshipped by is recorded as Candomblé[6].
  • orisha's worshipped by is recorded as Trinidad Orisha[7].
  • orisha's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[8].

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Definition and Type

orisha is a type of deity[2].

Why It Matters

orisha ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,082 views/month).[1] orisha has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] orisha is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora
    Subclass of → deity
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534412905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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