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Part II: Abiku related names and meaning

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There are many names that can be given to a child related to abiku. Some of which were listed and explained in the part one of this term. Another 10 are listed and translated below: Kòkúmó (male/female) [This child] will die no more, this child has come to stay. This particular name is given to a child whose parents are sure that the spiritual work done to stop him/her from dying is potent and is effective. Kòsọ́kọ́ (male) No hoe/shovel [to dig a grave]. No one is willing again to dig a grave for the child if he chooses to die. Májẹ̀ẹ́kódùnmí (male) Minimize my sorrow. This is a resignatory statement from the parents of the child urging him to die if he chooses to die, without wasting their time and/or giving them false hope of living be cause of the uncertainty that surrounded his previous births. Since it is believed that the same child has previously been born, again and again and into the same family, and has died each time, the trepidation is that he might die again