"Ekiti" meaning in Yoruba

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Proper name

Forms: Èkìtì [canonical]
Etymology: From èkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland. Perhaps from an obsolete plural form, compare with Yoruba òkìtì Etymology templates: {{m|yo|èkìtì||hills}} èkìtì (“hills”), {{cog|yo|òkìtì}} Yoruba òkìtì Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Èkìtì|head2=}} Èkìtì, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Èkìtì}} Èkìtì, {{yo-proper noun|Èkìtì}} Èkìtì
  1. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Categories (place): Ekiti State, Nigeria, Places in Nigeria, States of Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Ekiti-yo-name-I6yGmf9A Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 18 28 25 28
  2. A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Categories (place): Historical polities
    Sense id: en-Ekiti-yo-name-uquKEJp4 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 18 28 25 28 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 15 31
  3. (collectively) Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people Tags: collective Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Derived forms: Èkìtì-Parapọ̀
    Sense id: en-Ekiti-yo-name-dzjF6gAD Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 18 28 25 28
  4. A dialect of the Yoruba language Categories (topical): Dialects, Ethnonyms
    Sense id: en-Ekiti-yo-name-kgB~9-UA Disambiguation of Dialects: 5 36 12 47 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 18 28 25 28

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