| 释义 |
Oni|ˈəʊnɪ|
Also with lower-case initial.
[Yoruba.]
The title given to the ruler of Ife, a large town now in the Western State of Nigeria.
1900Niger & Yoruba Notes Sept. 19/1 The Oni of Ile Ife..granted..a desirable plot of ground for the Mission premises. 1904Jrnl. Afr. Soc. July 472 The Oni of Ife..has had very little political power during the present generation. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 937/1 The chief of Ife bears the title of oni (a term indicating spiritual supremacy). To the oni of Ife or the alafin of Oyo all the other great chiefs announce their succession. 1937Nigeria xii. 4 The earliest Onis of Ife were reputed to have reigned each for as long as 200 or more years. 1967F. Willett Ife in Hist. W. Afr. Sculpture 22 The fact that three of the heads were crowned,..suggests that these are representations of Onis or divine kings of Ife... During this century, the Oni has appeared increasingly in public, but even the Oni Ademiluyi, who died in 1931, used to cover his mouth with a fan when he as much as took kola in public. 1974J. R. Baker Race xxi. 412 Most of the Ife bronzes are in the Oni's palace. 1976Daily Times (Lagos) 8 July 11/6 Hundreds of traditional rulers including the Oni of Ife..are attending the meeting. |