"Nago" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnɑːɡəʊ/ [UK]
Etymology: From Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ee|Anagó||a Yoruba}} Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), {{uder|en|yo|Ànàgó||Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria}} Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nago
  1. The Niger–Congo language spoken by the Nago people. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Nago-en-name--tVAA6Ui Disambiguation of Languages: 40 35 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 14

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɑːɡəʊ/ [UK] Forms: Nagos [plural], Nagoes [plural], Nago [plural]
Etymology: From Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ee|Anagó||a Yoruba}} Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), {{uder|en|yo|Ànàgó||Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria}} Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Nagoes|Nago}} Nago (plural Nagos or Nagoes or Nago)
  1. A member of a Yoruba people living in coastal regions of modern-day Benin and Nigeria, especially one taken to the Caribbean or South America as a slave. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Nago-en-noun-ur7aAJsR Disambiguation of Languages: 40 35 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 47 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 43 24
  2. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Yoruba origin. Categories (topical): Languages, Voodoo
    Sense id: en-Nago-en-noun-pLzy1tpW Disambiguation of Languages: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Voodoo: 3 14 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 14

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