Ọ̀fọ̀ is a stack-based programming language rooted in the Igbo Afa binary divination system of the Nri Kingdom, as documented by Professor M. Angulu Onwuejeogwu in "Afa Symbolism and Phenomenology" (1997).
The language uses 16 principal signs (Ámụ̀mà) derived from the 4-bead Afa chaplet, combining to form 256 compound signs — mapping directly to the range of an 8-bit byte.
INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE:
- Complete Python reference interpreter
- 256-entry verse database from Onwuejeogwu's Appendix 4
- Five binary relationship operators (Similarity, Dissimilarity, Opposition, Inversion, Inversion-Opposition)
- 23-throw Afa oracle algorithm
- Formal ISO-style language specification (ISO/IEC 25600:2026)
- Nsibidi ideographic symbol mapping
- Complete Eze Nri king list
This work is part of the Igbo-Ukwu Lab OEM Engineering Operating System.
AUTHOR: Engr. Chukwuebuka Jerome Madubuike, First Son of Ichie Eze-Madubuike-Eze,ward 12 umuezeabuchi kindred NGO Igboukwu,Grandson by marriage to the Nri Royal House.
PRIMARY SOURCE: Onwuejeogwu, M.A. (1997). Afa Symbolism and Phenomenology. Ọ̀fọ̀ is a stack-based programming language rooted in the Igbo Afa binary divination system of the Nri Kingdom, as documented by Professor M. Angulu Onwuejeogwu in "Afa Symbolism and Phenomenology" (1997).
The language uses 16 principal signs (Ámụ̀mà) derived from the 4-bead Afa chaplet, combining to form 256 compound signs — mapping directly to the range of an 8-bit byte.
INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE:
- Complete Python reference interpreter
- 256-entry verse database from Onwuejeogwu's Appendix 4
- Five binary relationship operators (Similarity, Dissimilarity, Opposition, Inversion, Inversion-Opposition)
- 23-throw Afa oracle algorithm
- Formal ISO-style language specification (ISO/IEC 25600:2026)
- Nsibidi ideographic symbol mapping
- Complete Eze Nri king list
This work is part of the Igbo-Ukwu Lab OEM Engineering Operating System.
AUTHOR: Engr. Chukwuebuka Jerome Madubuike, First Son of Ichie Eze-Madubuike-Eze, Grandson by marriage to the Nri Royal House.
PRIMARY SOURCE: Onwuejeogwu, M.A. (1997). Afa Symbolism and Phenomenology.