Shango
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Shango
Yoruba
Example Sentences
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“The fact that it happened here dealt not just an emotional blow, but also an economic blow,” said Shango Oya, a resident of the neighborhood for more than a decade.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2022
Shango Harvin, 44, simply thought, “Why not?” when he heard about the pilot shortly after he finished a 22-year sentence.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2015
Shango employs 47 people in Oregon, McKee said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2015
Perhaps most disturbing of all was the career of Charles Wright, who was cast in the role of Papa Shango, a voodoo priest who laid curses on opponents.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2015
So she leave Shango and go to Ogun, and then she Ogun wife.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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