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ASTRONOMY AND GEOGRAPHY IN YORUBA

Earth - Aye
Cloud - Ikuuku
Rain - Ojo, Eji
Storm - Iji
Sirius - Irawọ alẹ
Sea - Okun
Open water - Agbami
Ocean - Agbami Okun
Rock - Apata
Lagoon - Ọsa
Waterfall - Oṣọrọ
Lightening - Mọnamọna
Venus - Àgùàlà, Aja oṣu
Moon - Oṣu, Oṣupa
Sun - Oorun
Peak - Tente, Ṣonṣo, Gongo
Stars - Irawọ
Land - Ilẹ
Fog - Kùrukùru
Planet - Isọgbe oorun
Wave/Surf - Igbi
Dust storm - Ebutu, Eruku, Ẹbu 
Dawn - Afẹmọju, Ojumọ
Dusk - Aṣalẹ
Realm/Domain - Orilẹ
Eclipse - Iṣijibo
Earthquake - Ọmimi Ilẹ, Isẹlẹ
Dyke/Bank - Bebe
Gale, Tempest - Ẹfuufu
Thunder - Apaara, Ara
Air - Atẹgun
Wind/Breeze - Afẹfẹ
Valley - Ijigọnrọn, Ipẹtẹlẹ
Field - Papa
Island - Erekuṣu, Adado
Mountain - Oke
Brook - Oteere, Oterere
Hill/Hillock - Okiti
Whirlwind/Tornado - Aaja
Spring/Fountain - Ṣẹlẹru
Crust - Eepa ilẹ
Desert - Aṣalẹ
Spume/foam - Eefó
Gully/Ditch - Iyara
Universe - Agbaye
Coast - Etikun
Pit - Iho, Ọfin
Boundary - Ibode
Border - Aala
Sandstone/Laterite - Yangi
Torrent - Àgbàrá
New moon/Crescent - Oṣule
Full moon - Aranmoju
Pool - Ọgọdọ
Cliff - Ẹbìtì
North pole - Igun ariwa
South pole - Igun guusu
Flood - Ẹkun omi, Omiyale
Phenomenon - Àdìtú
Harmattan - Ọyẹ
Bush/Woods - Igbo, Igbẹ
Forest - Ẹgan
Pond - Abata
Savanna/Plain - Ọdan
Grove - Igbalẹ, Oṣuṣu
Rainbow - Oṣumare
Ravine - Afonifoji
River - Odo, Ẹri
Lake - Adagun
Drought - Ọdá 
Comet - Irawọ abiru/oniru
Famine - Iyan, Ọgbẹlẹ
Mineral - Kùsà
Tide - Ọsa, Iṣa
Rays - Titanṣaan
Dew - Iri 
Seasson - Asiko
Ice/Hailstone - Yinyin
Dusk - Aṣalẹ
Plateau - Pẹtẹlẹ
Colony/Dependency - Ereko
Altitude - Ìga
Wilderness - Aginju
Humidity - Ọrinrin
Shower - Ọwara 
Swamp/Marsh - Ẹrẹ, Ira
Harbour - Ebute
Abyss - Ọgbun
Atmosphere/Void - Ofurufu
Slope - Idagẹẹrẹ, Gẹẹrẹ

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