Iroyinogunkiitan

/ì.ɾò.jĩ̀.ō.ɡũ̄.kìí.tã́/

From ìròyìn (“news”) + ogun (“war”) + kìí (“does not”) + tán (“to end”), literally “News of war never ends”.

compound

a unisex given name meaning “News of war never ends”


eleredere

Kín bá ti mọ fọ̀, Ùgbèyìn nọ́n tị́ ị jọba, màá tètè yáyà. Màá mádé eléredère kọ̀n, dórí mi ooooo
If I had known that it was in Ugbeyin that reign as king, I would have quickly went there. And I shall take a beautiful crown, and put it on my head (oríkì of Odò-Ùgbèyìn, a historic neighborhood in the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)

(Àkúrẹ́) perfect, beautiful; something perfectly shaped


ẹta oko

From ẹ̀ta (“three”) + òkò (“stones”), literally “Three stones”

Táíwò

name given to the first child in a set of triplets

Ọmọ́kẹ́hìndé

name given to the second child in a set of triplets

Ẹ̀ta(name given to the third child in a set of triplets)


Aarinọla

/àá.ɾí.nɔ̄.lá/

From àárín (“in the middle”) + ọlá (“honor”), literally “One who is amongst honor”

orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá
orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba

a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the third child in a set of triplet

a unisex given name meaning “One who is amongst honor”


Ijẹṣu

/ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.ʃū/

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jẹ (“to eat”) + iṣu (“yam”), literally “The act of eating yam”, named because traditionally town elders and priests must not consume fresh yam until after this festival is held

af

traditional new yam harvest festival celebrated by many Yoruba towns, consisting of honoring ancestors and fertility deities.


burọda

brother; (in particular) older brother or a slightly older male relative


ipọn

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-kpã, *ʊ-kpã, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-kpã, *ʊ-kpã. Compare with Ifè ìkpɔ̃, Olukumi ukpan, Itsekiri ukpasun, and possibly Igala ùkpọ̀rọ̀. Likely equivalent to i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pọn (“to scoop or fetch a liquid”).


arungun

From a- (“agent prefix”) + run (“to destroy”) + ogún (“inheritance”), literally “destroyer of inheritance”.

Àrún bí àrún, ọba má ṣe wá lárungún.

Five by five, Lord let us not be prodigals.


igbeyawo

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbé (“to marry”) + ìyàwó (“wife”)


aṣẹṣẹ

Compare with Proto-Yoruba language Olukumi ìsẹ̀sẹ, suggesting either a common borrowing from another language or perhaps derived from a Proto-Edekiri term.

(Ondo) any of the various species of mushroom


ọpẹrẹkẹtẹ

head

ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

yo-pos

ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

yo-noun

ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

/ɔ̀.k͡pɛ̀.ɾɛ̀.kɛ́.tɛ̀/

From ọ̀pẹ̀ + rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

compound

ọ̀pẹ̀ + rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀

Ọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́tẹ̀ ń dàgbà, inú adámọ̀ ń bàjẹ́.

The young palm tree grows, the people get angry.


Ọsanyinlusi

From Blend of Ọ̀sanyín (“Yoruba deity of herbs and medicine”) + ní (“to have”) + úsì (“notability, prestige”), literally “Osanyin has notability”

blend

(Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Ọ̀sanyìn has notability”

(Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ọ̀sanyínlúsì


Okudi

(Ekiti) a large rock in the traditional land of the people of Iyìn

(Ekiti) the ancestral earth deity or spirit (ụmọlẹ̀) believed to reside inside the Okudì rock, it is regarded as a deity of protection and peace.

(Ekiti, by extension) a traditional festival held in July or August in honor of the deity Okudì


Eyemọtẹ

Folk etymology states it comes from the phrase èyé (“mother”) + mọ́ (“don't”) + tẹ́ (“to be be put to shame”), believed to be a play on what was her original birth name Ifájẹ́mitẹ́ (literally “Ifa did not allow me to be put to shame”), which was later shortened with the word èyé (a term used as a title for older women or highly regarded women or priestesses) to become Èyémọ̀tẹ́.

compound

(Ekiti) a legendary female leader, healer, seer and advisor of the town of Iyìn. Originally known by the name of Ifájẹ́mitẹ́, she was deified as an ancestral deity upon her death. She is regarded as a deity of protection and fertility, able to end famine and bring rain


Bankẹ

From bá (“together, with”) + mi (“me”) + kẹ́ (“to care for”) + ilé, literally “Help me take care of (the child)”

a unisex given name meaning “Help me take care (of the child”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adébánkẹ́ and Ọlákúnlé, see below for more longer names. It is a traditionally female name, but may be used in a unisex form

Adébánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Royalty will help me care of them"

Awóbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa worship will help me take care of them"

Ayọ̀bánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Joy will help me take care of them"

Ejíbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Rain will help me take care of them"

Ẹfúnbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Purity will help me take care of them

Ifábánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa will help me take care of them"

Jésùbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Jesus will help me take care of them"

Olúbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "The warrior will help me take care of them; the Lord will help me take care of them"

Olúwabánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "God will help me care of them"

Oyèébánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Honor will help me take care of them"

Ọdẹ́bánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "The deity of hunting will help me take care of them"

Ọlábánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Honor will help me care of them"

Ọ̀jẹ́bánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Egúngún will help me take care of them

Ọ̀ṣúnbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Osun will help me take care of them"

Ṣàngóbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Sango will help me take care of them"

Ṣóbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Orisaoko will help me take care of them; The sorcerer will help me take care of them"

Àyánbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "The deity of drumming will help me take care of them"

Ìbíbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Family will help me take care of them"

Ògúnbánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "Ogun will help me take care of them"

Òkébánkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "The hill deity will help me take care of them"


Rotimi

From ró (“to stay”) + tì (“with, towards”) + mí (“me”), literally “Stay with me”

Adérótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Royalty has stayed with me"

Akínrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Bravery stayed with me"

Awórótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa worship stayed with me"

Ẹfúnrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Purity stays with me; Obatala stays with me"

Ifárótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa stayed with me"

Olúrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "The warrior has stayed with me; the Lord stayed with me"

Oyèrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Chieftaincy stays with me"

Ọbárótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "The King stays me with; Obaluaye stays with me"

Ọlarótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Honor stayed with me"

Ọmọ́rótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "The child has stayed with me"

Ọ̀sanyínrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Osanyin stays with me"

Ọ̀ṣúnrótìmí Ṣàngórótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Osun stays with me"; Yoruba name meaning; Sango stays with me"”

Àgbẹ́rótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Farming stays with me"

Àyánrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "The deity of drumming stayed with me"

Ògúnrótìmí

Yoruba name meaning "Ogun stayed with me"

a male given name meaning “Stay with me”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Dúrótìmí and Ọlárótìmí, see below for more longer names


Kunle

From kún (“to fill”) + ilé (“house”), literally “To fill the house”

a male given name meaning “(One that) fills the house”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adékúnlé and Ọlákúnlé, see below for more longer names

Adékúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Royalty has filled the home"

Akínkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Bravery has filled the home; Many brave ones have filled the house"

Awókúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa worship has filled the home"

Ayọ̀kúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Joy has filled the home"

Ejíkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Rain has filled the home"

Ẹfúnkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Purity has filled the home

Ifákúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa has filled the home"

Jésùkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Jesus has filled the home"

Olúkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "The warrior has filled the home; the Lord has filled the home"

Olúwakúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "God has filled the home"

Omíkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Water has filled the home"

Owókúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Money fills the house"

Oyèékúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Honor has filled the home"

Ọbákúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "The King has filled the home; Obaluaye has filled the home"

Ọdẹ́kúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Hunters have filled the house"

Ọlọ́rúnkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "God has filled the me"

Ọmọ́kúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "The child has filled the home; The Home is filled with children"

Ọyákúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Oya has filled the home"

Ọ̀jẹ́kúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Egúngún has filled the home

Ọ̀pákúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Worship of Orisaoko has filled me"

Ọ̀ṣúnkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Osun has filled the home"

Ṣàngókúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Sango has filled the home"

Ṣókúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Orisaoko has filled the home; The sorcerer has filled the home"

Àyánkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "The deity of drumming has filled the home"

Ìbíkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Birth has filled the home"

Òbíkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Parents are aplenty in (our) home (to care for this child)

Ògúnkúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "Ogun has filled the home"

Òkékúnlé

Yoruba name meaning "The hill deity has filled the home"


gbaragogo

/ɡ͡bá.ɾá.ɡō.ɡō/

(Ekiti) a nickname for a type of yellow or brown non-venomous snake


bẹẹrẹ

eldest child; (especially) eldest daughter


amofin

From a- (“agent prefix”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + òfin (“law”), literally “One who knows the law”


agbalaaye

From àgbá (“sphere”) + lá (“to be big”) + ayé (“planet, worlds”), literally “The large sphere of planets”


eleuriu

Ọmọ kọ́ bá ti ṣúlé ụba rẹ̀, ẹ gbùdọ̀ kábùjá ejò eléuríu

A child that inherits the home of his father, must not meet the badly injured eleuriu snake


ụkọkọ

/ʊ̄.kɔ̄.kɔ̄/

From ụ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọkọ (“of an average-size physical entity being extensively protruding”), it is being replaced by orókún or orúkún among younger speakers. Compare with Ayere ingɔgɔ (“elbow”), Ifè gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo

cog

gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo


gigisẹ

From gìgí (“ideophone referring to a thing that sticks out”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“leg”), literally “That which sticks out of the leg”, compare with Itsekiri kikirisẹ̀n


igbaroko

/ì.ɡ͡bā.ɾò.kó/


oniṣowo

From oní- (“one who owns”) + ṣe (“to do”) + òwò (“business; trade”), literally “One who owns the act of doing business”


orukun

Cognate with Igala ékwù and Igala òkwúkwù


ere ori itage

/ē.ɾé ō.ɾí ì.tà.ɡé/

From eré (“play, show”) + orí (“surface”) + ìtàgé (“stage”)


Ojido

(Ekiti) a fertility deity of the town of Adó, associated with the new yam harvest. It is traditionally worshipped every nine days by its priestess

(Ekiti) a large market in Adó-Èkìtì, which houses the shrine of Ojìdó

(Ekiti, by extension) a traditional festival celebrating the deity Ojìdó in Adó-Èkìtì


irun oju

/ī.ɾũ̄ ō.d͡ʒú/


kunlẹ

From kún (“to kneel”) + ilẹ̀ (“land ground”), literally “to kneel towards the ground”. Doublet of orúnkún and orókún


dọbalẹ

→ Krio: dɔbalɛ

From dọ̀ (“to lie”) + bá (“towards”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground, land”)


ibadi

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bà (“to be at the end”) + ìdí (“behind, butt”)


iwọrọku

/ì.wɔ́.ɾɔ́.kù/


olojo

(archaic) Alternative form of àlejò (“guest, visitor, stranger”)


akọni

From akọ (“male, masculine”) + ẹni (“person, people”), literally “A masculine person”


akọni

From a- (“agent prefix”) + kọ́ (“to teach”) + ẹni (“person”)


ofurufu

Alternative form of òfuurufú (“sky, atmosphere”)


niwaju

/nĩ́.ꜜwá.d͡ʒú/


ẹfuufu

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fúùfù (“of something that blows”)


nwaju

/ŋ́.wá.d͡ʒú/


enini

Unclear if it related to /r/ roots for dew like Olukumi èrìrì or Yoruba ìrì

early morning dew found on leaves and plants


njẹta

/ŋ́.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/

Contraction of níjẹta (“on the day before yesterday”)

contraction

day before yesterday
day before yesterday

Alternative form of níjẹta (“the day before yesterday”)


eekun

From Contraction of ekíkún, compare with Olukumi órókún, Àhàn égú, proposed to be derived from a root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out), and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀. Equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún "to kneel"”), literally “That which kneels”


esibi

Alternative form of sìbí (“traditional dance performed during the Aérégbé festival”)


atẹgun

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + gùn (“to climb”)

(literally) the act of stepping on something to climb


ụọ

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. It has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with udodo

ùghọ́

Ìkálẹ̀, Ìlàjẹ, Ọ̀wọ̀, Oǹdó

ùwọ́

Ìjùmú, Ìjẹ̀bú

ụnụ́ ụ̀wọ́

a pain that develops from the umbilical cord after birth


kari-aye

From ká (“to surround”) + orí (“head, surface”) + ayé (“world”)


iyara

Alternative form of yàrá (“room, bedroom”)


orogun iya

/ō.ɾō.ɡṹ ì.já/

From orogún (“co-wife”) + ìyá (“mother”), literally “A co-wife of one's mother”


kaakiri

From ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”)

Alternative form of kákiri (“to go or wonder all over some place or everywhere”)

kákiri

Alternative form of kákiri (“to be everywhere”)


Bukayọ

From Blend of bù (“to scoop”) + kún (“to fill”) + ayọ̀ (“joy”), literally “That which adds to fill joy”

blend

a unisex given name meaning “Add to fill (my) joy”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Olúwabùkáyọ̀


ekikun

Proposed to be derived from equivalent to e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kíkún (“partial reduplication of kún to kneel”), literally “That which kneels”


lọpọlọpọ

head

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

yo-pos

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

yo-verb

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

From ní (“to have”) + ọ̀pọ̀lọ́pọ̀ (“many things”), ultimately from ọ̀pọ̀ (“plentifulness”) + -ní- (“to have”) + ọ̀pọ̀ (“plentifulness”)


lọpọlọpọ

head

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

yo-pos

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

yo-adv

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀

lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀


ọlọfịn

/ɔ̄.lɔ́.fɪ̃̄/

From oní- (“one who owns”) + ọfịn (“palace, royalty; royal power”), literally “One who owns the palace; The one who is associated with royalty”. Compare with Igala ọ́fẹ

af

(Ekiti) king; used mainly in praise poetry and songs


ọpọlọpọ

ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ (canonical)
ọ̀pọ̀lọ́pọ̀ (canonical)

/ɔ̀.k͡pɔ̀.lɔ̄.k͡pɔ̀/

/ɔ̀.k͡pɔ̀.lɔ́.k͡pɔ̀/

From ọ̀pọ̀ (“plentifulness”) + -ni- (“to be”) + ọ̀pọ̀ (“plentifulness”) or ọ̀pọ̀ (“plentifulness”) + -ní- (“to have”) + ọ̀pọ̀ (“plentifulness”)


ughọ

Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, Olukumi ughọ́. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Also see Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́.

ùwọ́

Ìjùmú, Ìjẹ̀bú

ụ̀ọ́

Èkìtì, Ìjẹ̀ṣà

(anatomy, Ikalẹ, Ilajẹ, Ọwọ, Ondo) umbilical cord

(anatomy, Ikalẹ, Ilajẹ, Ọwọ, Ondo) navel


ọpọ

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pọ̀ (“to be many”)


lẹhin

Non-standard spelling of lẹ́yìn, from ní (“in; to have”) + ẹ̀hìn (“back, behind, legacy”). Largely found in older sources

Fájẹ́milẹ́hìn

a Yoruba name meaning "Ifa allowed me to have a legacy"

Apẹ́lẹ́hìn

a Yoruba name meaning "One who arrives late"

Archaic spelling of lẹ́yìn (“to last for a long time; to have a legacy”).


lẹyin

From ní (“in; to have”) + ẹ̀yìn (“back, behind, legacy”). Older sources and many names will use the form lẹ́hìn

to last for a long time; to have a legacy


igunpa

From ìgún (“that which is pointed”) + apá (“arm”), literally “The point part of the arm”, compare with Yoruba orúnkún


danwo

From dán (“to try”) + wò (“to see, look”)

(splitting verb) to test someone or oneself; to try to do something


gbese

ó jẹ gbèsè


ịyọn nịyọn

head

ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n

ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n

yo-pos

ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n

ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n

yo-noun

ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n

ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n

/ɪ̀.jɔ̃̀ nɪ̃́.jɔ̃̀/

From ịyọ̀n (“far distance”) + ní + ị̀yọ̀n

Ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n lulé rịn-ọn à?

(literally, “It is a far place that their house is located”)

Ị̀yọ̀n nị́yọ̀n ni mo ti rí aṣọ òfì rà, lọ́ọ̀ụ́rọ̀ kùtù lóòní
It was at a far place that I was able to buy asọ oke clothing, early today morning

(Ekiti) far distance; that which is far away


itanna

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tàn (“to turn on, to shine”) + iná (“light”), literally “That which is bright; That which shines light”


orokun

Possibly cognate with Igala ékwù, Igala òkwúkwù, cognate with Olukumi órókún, Itsekiri oríkẹ́sẹ̀, Ifè ìrúkú, and Àhàn égú, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-kùɔŋ, Igbo ǹkù (“a protruding part of the body”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, from Proto-Edekiri *o-ríkṹ, *e-kíkṹ, ultimately from the root Proto-Yoruba *-kṹ (“to kneel”). See Doublet of gún (to stick out) and Doublet of kúnlẹ̀ (to kneel). Equivalent to orí (“head, surface”) + kún (“to kneel”), literally “The surface that which kneels”


Ọlọfịn

/ɔ̄.lɔ́.ꜜfɪ̃̄/

Ọlọ́fịndípẹ̀

Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin paid my request, Ọlọ́fin paid me back"

Ọlọ́fịnlụ́à

Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin has good character"

Ọlọ́fị́ndáhunsi

Yoruba name, "Ọlọ́fin has answered my prayers'"

(Ekiti) a legendary king and warrior from Ifẹ̀ who founded many Ekiti towns, he is worshipped as an ancestral deity (ụmọlẹ̀) as well as a fertility deity. He is sometimes regarded as being the deified form of the mythical king Odùduwà. He is associated with ọdún Ìjẹṣu and the yam harvest

(Ekiti) a unisex given name, used by worshippers of Ọlọ́fịn. It also serves as a prefix for or shortening for longer given names, ex. Ọlọ́fịnmẹ̀yẹ


nirọn

From ní (“to have”) + ìrọn (“memory”), literally “to have a memory”

(Ijebu) Alternative form of níran (“to remember”)

(Ijebu) Alternative form of níran (“to remind someone”)


Logboṣẹẹ

/ló.ɡ͡bò.ʃɛ́ɛ́/

From Edo Ológbòṣẹ́rẹ́, compare with Itsekiri Ológbòṣẹ́rẹ́, likely brought to Yorubaland by descendants of Edo settlers.

bor

Ológbòṣẹ́rẹ́

cog

Ológbòṣẹ́rẹ́

(Ondo) Alternative form of Ológbòṣẹ́rẹ́ (“a traditional chieftaincy title in various Eastern Yoruba kingdoms (such as Àkúrẹ́ and Ọ̀wọ̀) that were under the control of the Benin empire”)


yinnu

(splitting verb) to ignore; to reject, renounce

Adéyìnmínù

Yoruba name meaning "The crown did not ignore me"

Akínyìnmínù

Yoruba name meaning "Bravery did not ignore"

Fáyìnmínù

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa did not ignored me

Ọláyìnmínù

Yoruba name meaning "Honor did not reject me

Ọmọ́yìnmínù

Yoruba name meaning "The child did not reject me"

Ògúnyìnmínù

Yoruba name meaning "Ogun did not ignored me


udodo

Compare with Igala údo, from Proto-Yoruba *u-do, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-do, *í-do. Originally distinct from ìwọ́ (“umbilical cord”) (Sense 2), but the anatomical similarities have made the terms semantically synonymous

(anatomy, chiefly CY, SEY) navel, belly button

(anatomy, chiefly CY, SEY) umbilical cord


Ọlayinminu

From ọlá (“honor”) + à (“did not”) + yìnnù (“to ignore”) + mí (“me”), literally “Honor did not ignore me”

compound

(Ekiti) a unisex given name meaning “Honor did not ignore”, largely used as a female name

(Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ọláyìnmínù


orilẹ

From orí (“head, source”) + ilẹ̀ (“the land, ground, country”)

sociopolitical or linguistic entity; country


igbado

Possibly cognate with Fon agbadé, Gun gbàdó Igbo ọ̀gbàdụ

Alternative form of àgbàdo (“maize, corn”)


Agbajọ awọn Orilẹ-ede Aṣọkan

Àgbájọ àwọn Orílẹ̀-èdè Aṣọ̀kan (canonical)

/à.ɡ͡bá.d͡ʒɔ̄ à.wɔ̃̄ ō.ɾí.lɛ̀.è.dè ā.ʃɔ̀.kã̄/

From àgbájọ (“community, collected”) + àwọn (“third person plural”) + orílẹ̀-èdè (“country”) + a- (“agent prefix”) + ṣọ̀kan (“to be one; to be united”)


eefi

(Ekiti) Alternative form of èéfín (“smoke”)


ajoji

/à.d͡ʒò.d͡ʒì/


anamọ

/à.nã̀.mɔ̃́/


agbalagba

/à.ɡ͡bà.lā.ɡ͡bà/

From àgbà (“adult, elder”) + -ni- (“interfix”) + àgbà (“adult”)


ṣẹgi

blue glass coral beads, primarily used as jewelry (ìlẹ̀kẹ̀) for royalty


Ṣẹgilọla

/ʃɛ̀.ɡí.lɔ̄.lá/

From ṣẹ̀gi (“blue coral beads that are a symbol of royalty”) + ni (“is”) + ọlá (“honor”)

a female given name meaning “Ṣẹ̀gi beads are honorable”

Iyùnadé

Yoruba given name meaning "Red coral beads of royalty"

Aríyùnkẹ́

Yoruba name meaning "We have seen coral beads to cherish"


irawọ oniru

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ìràwọ̀ onírù

ìràwọ̀ onírù

yo-pos

ìràwọ̀ onírù

ìràwọ̀ onírù

yo-noun

ìràwọ̀ onírù

ìràwọ̀ onírù

/ì.ɾà.wɔ̀ ō.nĩ́.ɾù/

From ìràwọ̀ (“star”) + oní- (“one who has”) + ìrù (“tail”), literally “A star with a tail”


arigbo

Compare with Olukumi árígbó and Itsekiri eligbó, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *a-rígbó, perhaps ultimately from a Proto Edekiri form, though gbó (“to be old”), can be traced back to Proto-Yoruboid.

Alternative form of arúgbó (“old age, elderliness”)

Alternative form of arúgbó (“elder, old person”)


ṣakoso

From ṣe (“to do”) + àkóso (“management, control, administration”)

to administrate, administer; to control, manage

ìṣàkóso

the act of managing or administrating; administration


akoso

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kó (“to gather”) + so (“to tie”), literally “The act of gathering and bringing together”

af

the act of coordinating or organizing activities

activities being coordinated or organized

coordination, administration, management, control


ọtụpa

Compare with Olukumi owúkpá, Olukumi úkpá, Itsekiri utukpa, possibly related to Urhobo úkpẹ and Edo úkpá. Likely of Edekiri or Edoid origin


orilẹ-ede

From orílẹ̀ (“socio-political or linguistic entity”) + èdè (“language”), literally “A political entity consisting of different languages”

compound

Àjọ Orílẹ̀-èdé Ajùmọ̀tepolẹ̀-sórílẹ̀-èdèmìíràn


hẹrimọ

/hɛ̀.ɾì.mɔ̃̀/

(of an object) extremely large; grotesquely large


gbẹwudani

From gbà (“to take”) + ẹ̀wù (“clothes”) + dání (“to hold”), literally “to hold onto clothes”, referring to a man instructed to hold on to clothes by his wife, showing submissiveness in what is traditionally a patriarchal setting.

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(sometimes derogatory, offensive) a submissive man (especially in a marriage)


Agbadarigi

→ English: Badagry

/à.ɡ͡bá.dá.ɾì.ɡì/

Possibly from Gun Gbagli. Doublet of Bàdágìrì.

one of Lagos State's 20 local government areas


ṣibaṣibo

Noun sense derives from ideophone sense.


da ni

From dá (“to act alone”) + ní (“to have, to possess”)

compound

ó dá ìbọn ní

(splitting verb) to own or possess something completely by oneself

mo ti dá igi ní

(splitting verb) to take hold of something


laanọ

From Contraction of ní àná (“yesterday”)

(Ekiti) Alternative form of lánàá (“yesterday”)


looni

(Ekiti) Alternative form of lónìí (“today”)


ẹfun ikunwe

/ɛ̄.fũ̄ ì.kũ̀.wé/

From ẹfun (“chalk”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kùn (“to paint”) + ìwé (“page, paper”)


afojudi

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ojú (“eyes”) + di, literally “To use ones eyes to block”

af

(idiomatic) the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone

(idiomatic) being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone

ewú logbó, irungbọ̀n làgbà, mámu ni ti àfojúdi

Grey hair is a mark of old age, a beard is a mark of adulthood, a moustache is the mark of defiance (a proverb on stages of life and adolescence)


ijiroro

/ì.d͡ʒí.ɾò.ɾò/

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jíròrò (“to discuss”), ultimately from jí (“to wake up”) + rò (“to say; to think”) + èrò (“thought”).


awijare

/à.wí.d͡ʒà.ɾē/

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wí (“to say”) + jàre (“to be vindicated”), literally “The one who talks to be vindicated”

af

the act of arguing in defence of some position


awijare

/à.wí.d͡ʒà.ɾē/


afọbajẹ

/ā.fɔ̄.bā.d͡ʒɛ̄/

From a- (“agent prefix”) + fi (“to put”) + ọba (“monarch”) + jẹ (“to reign”).

kingmaker; a chief of a council that appoint monarchs


abọbaku

From a- (“agent prefix”) + bá (“to accompany”) + ọba (“monarch”) + kú (“to die”), literally “one who dies with the monarch”.

(monarchy, especially in Ọ̀yọ́) the chief, usually a general, that is required to commit ritual suicide to join the ọba (“monarch”) in death


kọngila

/kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/

From English contractor, possibly via Hausa kwangila.


opomulero

From òpó (“pillar”) + mú (“to make”) + ilé (“house”) + ró (“to stand”).

com

(figurative) backbone; pillar; central figure


gan-an

òun gan-an ni mo rí


ariyanjiyan

/à.ɾí.jã̀.d͡ʒī.jã̀/

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rí (“to see”) + iyàn (“argument, disagreement”) + jiyàn (“to argue”)


patako

Noun sense derives from ideophonic sense


Malọmọ

From má (“do not”) + lọ (“to go”) + mọ́ (“again”)

a female given name meaning “Don't leave again”, an orúkọ àbíkú given to an àbíkú child


ịyara

(Ekiti) traditional earthen walls made of banks and ditches, modeled after the Walls of Benin


feregede

any of species Vigna ambacensis of legumes (pigeon pea)


ibọsẹ

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bọ̀ (“to wear; cover”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”)


ọdaju

/ɔ̀.dá.d͡ʒú/

From ọ̀- (“agent prefix”) + dájú (“to be heartless”)


kẹkọọ

From kọ́ (“to learn”) + ẹ̀kọ́ (“lesson”).

A rán ọmọ wa lọ sílé ìwé oníbùgbé láti kẹ́kọ̀ọ́.

We sent our child to boarding school to learn.


gọ

O lọ́gbọ́n jù, o gbọ́n, o gbọ́n, o gbọ́n, ìwọ ló gbọ́n jù. Agbọ́ngbọ́njù, ọgbọ́n, a mà mọlọ́gbọ́n gọ̀, ó ti lọ́gbọ́n jù.

2022, Asake (lyrics and music), “Organize”, 0:38–0:52:


gọ

Àjànàkú kúrò lẹ́ran à ń gọ dè.

The elephant is not among the animals one lies in ambush for.


apoogun

/ā.k͡pòò.ɡũ̀/

From a- (“agent prefix”) + pò (“to mix”) + oògùn (“medicine”)


ayalegbe

From a- (“agent prefix”) + yá (“to borrow”) + ilé (“house”) + gbé (“to live”)


Arojojoye

/ā.ɾó.d͡ʒò.d͡ʒō.jè/

From a- (“agent prefix”) + rí (“to see”) + òjò (“rain”) + joyè (“to receive a chieftaincy title or honor”)

Arójòjoyè a délé tejiteji

a nickname or regnal name used by a king coronated on a rainy day


ọmọlangidi

/ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ŋ́.ɡī.dī/

Alternative form of ọmọláńgi (“wooden doll”)

(derogatory, offensive) Alternative form of ọmọláńgi (“worthless person”)


ọmọlangi

/ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ŋ́.ɡī/

(derogatory, offensive) worthless person


iṣẹlẹ

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹlẹ̀ (“to happen”).


ṣẹlẹ

From ṣẹ (“to happen; to manifest”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”).


igi iwe

From igi (“tree; wood”) + ìwé (“book”), literally “tree of books”.

igi ìwé, èso òdo

always studying, yet always failing (literally, “tree of books, fruit of zero”)

(figurative, colloquial) bookworm; avid reader; serious student


ipade

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pàdé (“to meet”), ultimately from pa (“action verb”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dé (“to arrive”)

compound

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìpàdéview map

ìkpàdéABIBIfɛ̀AkpáréìkpàɖéABIBAtakpamɛìkpàɖéABIBTchettiìkpàɖéABIBNote: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties

i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá

now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria

have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms

especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi


onile gogoro

/ō.nĩ́.lé ɡō.ɡō.ɾō/

From oní- (“one which has”) + ilé gogoro (“skyscraper”).

af

A style of gèlè (“headtie”) tied tall to resemble a skyscraper

A style irun kíkó (“threaded hair”) made to resemble a skyscraper


ile gogoro

/ī.lé ɡō.ɡō.ɾō/

From ilé (“building”) + gogoro (“towering; tall”).

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onílé gogoro

tall style of gèlè or irun kíkó inspired by skyscraper


mẹwaa n ṣẹlẹ

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mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀

mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀

yo-pos

mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀

mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀

/mɛ́.ꜜwá ŋ́ ʃɛ̄.lɛ̀/

Mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀ ní dúníyàn.

Mẹ́wàá ń ṣẹlẹ̀ lórí ayélujára.

(idiomatic) so much drama is happening; trouble is going down; scandalous events are taking place.


ẹrọ ayelujara

/ɛ̀.ɾɔ̄ ā.jé.lū.d͡ʒá.ɾā/

From ẹ̀rọ (“machine”) + ayélujára (“internet”), see ayélujára for more.


ọmu

Possibly a euphemism, traditionally believed to come from ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mu (“to drink”). Compare with Ayere ɛ́mɔ́, Khana má

ọmú-ajá

a name for a variety of trees and shrubs with red fruits, such as (Cnestis Ferruginea)

ọbẹ̀ ni ọmú àgbà


ọmu

Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus esculentus#Translingual


Ọmọlarere

Ọmọlárèré (canonical)
Ọmọlárèrè (canonical)

/ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ɾè.ɾé/

/ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.lá.ɾè.ɾè/

Folk etymology states it comes from ọmọ (“child”) + tó (“that”) + lọ (“to go”) + àrè (“far place”) + rèé (“is here”), literally “The child who has gone to a far place is here”

compound

a large figurine consisting of four long poles wrapped in straw matting to represent the deity Ẹ̀là during the Edì festival, commemorating the legendary heroine Mọ́remí Àjàṣorò who sacrificed her son (Ẹ̀là) to save the Ifẹ̀ kingdom. The figurine is carried by one of the messengers of the Ọọ̀ni (ẹmẹ̀sẹ̀).


ayelujara

From ayé (“the world”) + lu (“pierce”) + já (“to slit”) + ara (“body; itself”), literally “the world has torn through itself”.
The term was originally an appellation for the colonial era coin referring to its pierced centre that was used to string the coins together. The name also referred to the controversy surrounding the demonetization of precolonial currencies and introduction of silver and alloy fiat.
In modern usage the term refers to the Internet's role in creating a Global village.

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(archaic) colonial era perforated coin, the British West Africa Penny


ọgbara

/ɔ̀.ɡ͡bà.ɾá/


Ẹlẹsinjẹ

/ɛ̄.lɛ́.sĩ̀.d͡ʒɛ́/

His role is occupied by Ọ̀sanyìn in most Yoruba settlements

(Ifẹ) a deity associated with herbal medicine, plants, and healing. He is regarded as one of the oldest deities among the original settlers of Ifẹ̀, predating Odùduwà and Ọbàtálá's rise in prominence.


Alafẹrẹ

/ā.lá.fɛ̄.ɾɛ́/

From oní- (“one who has”) + afẹrẹ́ (“wind, breeze, cold weather”), literally “Owner of the wind”. Afẹrẹ́ is a term for wind in the Northeast and Central Yoruba dialects. Alafere's role as a female wind deity and female equivalent to a male fire deity takes the form of the deity Ọya in most other Yorùbá towns. Ọya may have developed from Aláfẹrẹ́ worship. In modern times, she is often celebrated simultaneously with Ọya and Ìjùgbẹ̀

af

(Ifẹ) a female deity associated with wind, rainfall, and thunder, and a daughter of the fire deity Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀. She is worshipped in Ifẹ̀. She is also closely associated with Ọbaresé the Ife chief deity of rainfall.


oniwaasu

From oní- (“one who has”) + wàásù (“to preach”)


ile-iwe alakọọbẹrẹ

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ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

yo-pos

ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

yo-noun

ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

/ī.lé.ì.wé ā.lá.ꜜkɔ́.bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

From ilé-ìwé (“school”) + oní- (“one who has”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kọ́ (“to teach”) + bẹ̀rẹ̀ (“to start, to be the beginning”)


bọti

Possibly from bà (“to ferment”) + ọtí (“alcoholic drink”)

ẹni tí kò sá bọ̀tí kì í bẹ̀rù òjò

One that does not dry malt need not fear rain


ile-iwe girama

From ilé-ìwé (“school”) + girama (“grammar”), ultimately a calque of English grammar school.


oniwee-mẹwaa

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oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

yo-pos

oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

yo-noun

oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

oníwèé-mẹ́wàá

From oní- (“one who has”) + ìwé (“book”) + mẹ́wàá (“ten”), literally “One characterized by ten books”, compare with oníwèé-mẹ́fà (“elementary school graduate”)


oniwee-mẹfa

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oníwèé-mẹ́fà

oníwèé-mẹ́fà

yo-pos

oníwèé-mẹ́fà

oníwèé-mẹ́fà

yo-noun

oníwèé-mẹ́fà

oníwèé-mẹ́fà

From oní- (“one who has”) + ìwé (“book”) + mẹ́fà (“six”), literally “One characterized by six books”, perhaps referring to the six years of primary school education (Primary 1 - Primary 6) in Nigeria. Compare with oníwèé-mẹ́wàá (“elementary school graduate”)


atijọ

/à.tī.d͡ʒɔ́/

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ti (“of”) + ijọ́ (“day”)


atijọ

/à.tī.d͡ʒɔ́/


lọjọ iwaju

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lọ́jọ́ iwájú

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

yo-pos

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

/lɔ́.d͡ʒɔ́ ī.wá.d͡ʒú/


afoopina

Alternative spelling of àfòpiná (“moth”)


alainisuuru

From oní- (“one who has”) + àìnísùúrù (“impatience”)


ainisuuru

/à.ì.nĩ́.sùú.ɾù/

From àì- (“negative nominalizing prefix”) + ní (“to have”) + sùúrù (“patience”)

Àìnísùúrù ló pa á

a lack of patience, impatience, restlessness


asinwin

From a- (“agent prefix”) + sínwín (“to be insane”)

Má ṣe bí asínwín!


ẹkọ ifọwọyaworan

head

ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán

ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán

yo-pos

ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán

ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán

yo-noun

ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán

ẹ̀kọ́ ìfọwọ́yàwòrán

/ɛ̀.kɔ́ ì.fɔ̄.wɔ́.jà.wò.ɾã́/

From ẹ̀kọ́ (“teaching, lesson”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + yà (“to draw”) + àwòrán (“picture”)


wunrẹn idanwo

/wṹ.ɾɛ̃̀ ì.dã́.wò/

Ẹ gbé wúnrẹ̀n ìdánwò yẹn wá


iwe-idahun ibeere-idanwo

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ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

yo-pos

ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

yo-noun

ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

/ì.wé ì.dá.hũ̀ ì.béè.ɾè ì.dã́.wò/

From ìwé-ìdáhùn (“answer sheet”) + ìbéèrè-ìdánwò (“test questions”), from ìwé (“paper, book”) + ìdáhùn (“answer”) + ìbéèrè (“question”) + ìdánwò (“test”)

compound

ìbéèrè-ìdánwò

Kí ni àwọ̀ ìwé-ìdáhùn ìbéèrè-ìdánwò ọdún yìí?

What's the colour of the examination paper this year?


aworan afọwọya

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àwòrán àfọwọ́yà

àwòrán àfọwọ́yà

yo-pos

àwòrán àfọwọ́yà

àwòrán àfọwọ́yà

yo-noun

àwòrán àfọwọ́yà

àwòrán àfọwọ́yà

/à.wò.ɾã́ à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.jà/

From àwòrán (“picture”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + yà (“to draw”)


agbegbe

→ Gun: agbègbè

→ Fon: agbègbè

/ā.ɡ͡bè.ɡ͡bè/

Kò rí bẹ́ẹ̀ ní agbègbè míì


aworan afikereyọọnuya

/à.wò.ɾã́ à.fī.kē.ɾē.jɔ́ɔ̀.nũ̀.jà/

From àwòrán (“picture”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“use”) + kereyọ́ọ̀nù (“crayon”) + yà (“to draw”)


ibeere

head

ìbéèrè or ìbèèrè

yo-pos

ìbéèrè or ìbèèrè

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + béèrè (“to ask, inquire”)

af

Ẹ jẹ́ kí n wá èsì ìbéèrè yín, èmi yóò dá ìbéèrè yín lóhùn lọ́jọ́ mẹ́ta mà

Let me find the answer to your question, I'll respond in three days ma'am


iworiwo

Cognates include Yoruba ìhòhò, Yoruba ìhòrìhò, Èkìtì Yoruba ìòrìò, Ifè èwò, Owé Yoruba ìwòwò


abo aja

/ā.bō ā.d͡ʒá/

Abo ajá yẹn bí ọmọ púpọ̀ lọ́sẹ̀ tó kọjá yìí

That female dog gave birth to lots of puppies this last week


ifohun-ọmọ-sinu-abo

/ì.fō.hũ̄ ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄ sí.nṹ ā.bō/

From ìfohun (“the usage of something”) + ọmọ (“child”) + sínú (“inside”) + abo (“woman, female”), literally “the act of using the thing of the child (sperm) in a woman”

compound

A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.

The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).


irin ajo

/ì.ɾĩ̀ à.d͡ʒò/

From ìrìn (“journey, trip, walk”) + àjò (“journey, trip”)

Ìrìn àjò ilé ayé yìí le


abo aguntan

/ā.bō à.ɡũ̀.tã̀/

Abo àgùntàn nìyí


iṣegbefabo

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣe (“do”) + ègbè (“strong support”) + fún (“for”) + abo (“female”), literally “The act of strong support for the female gender”.


abo adiyẹ

Abo adìyẹ yẹn yín ẹyin púpọ̀ lọ́sẹ̀ tó kọjá yìí

The hen laid a lot of eggs this last week


ọdun Ijẹṣu

/ɔ̄.dṹ ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.ʃū/

From ọdún (“festival, holiday”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jẹ (“to eat”) + iṣu (“yam”)

(Àkúrẹ́) a festival celebrating the yam harvest and fertility deities, it is often the most important festival in a Yorùbá town, especially Eastern Yorùbá towns. It is usually held at the end of August or beginning of September. Citizens are traditionally forbidden from eating any yams until the rites of the festival are completed.


eṣiṣilọọ

èṣìṣìlọ́ọ̀ (canonical)
eṣiṣilọ́ọ̀ (canonical)

/è.ʃì.ʃì.lɔ́ɔ̀/

/ē.ʃī.ʃī.lɔ́ɔ̀/

Probably èṣìṣì + lí (“to have”) + ọọ̀ (“broom”), likely an alternative form of òṣùṣù ọwọ̀

(Ekiti) a single grass strand which make up a broom

(by extension, Ekiti) broom; (literally) the bundle of grass strand that form a broom


pupuru

A swallow made from cassava eaten in Ondo


Atannẹyẹ

/ā.tã́.ꜜnɛ̃́.jɛ̄/

From Blend of Atan (“Yoruba water deity”) + ní (“to have”) + ẹ̀yẹ (“notability, prestige”), literally “Atan has honor”, given to a child who's mother was an Atan priestess.

blend

(Ọwọ) a unisex given name meaning “Atan has honor”

(Ọwọ) a surname, from the given name Atánnẹ́yẹ


Ọlatẹru

/ɔ̄.lá.tɛ́.ɾù/

From ọlá (“honor”) + tó (“to be equal to, to be worthy of”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”)

compound

a male given name meaning “Honor is worthy of commanding fear”


Atan

a female river deity worshipped by several mainly Eastern Yorùbá speaking towns, including Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìjàrẹ́ and Ijù. Atan in southern Èkìtì traditions is often regarded as the senior wife (ìyáálé) of the supreme sky deity, Àbarị̀ṣà.

Atánbíyìí

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan gave birth to this child"

Atándáre

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has vindicated me"

Atánlògùn

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has medicinal powers"

Atánlúsì

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has notability"

Atánṣuyì

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has made honor"

Atánṣèlú

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has populated the town"

Atántúndé

a Yoruba name meaning "Atan has returned again"


Oriṣakire

/ò.ɾì.ʃà.kī.ɾè/

From Òrìṣà (“Orisa (sky deity)”) + Ìkirè (“Ikire town”), literally “Orisa of Ikire”

a supreme deity of creation regarded as a form of the sky god Òrìṣàálá (Ọbàtálá), associated with the town of Ìkirè, where he is worshipped there and the surrounding area


sogundogoji

/sō.ɡṹ.dō.ɡó.d͡ʒì/

From sọ (“to make”) + ogún (“twenty”) + di (“to become”) + ogójì (“forty”), literally “to turn twenty into forty”


alujanna

/à.lù.d͡ʒã́.nã̀/


orikadun

From orí (“head”) + ká (“to survive, to overcome”) + ọdún (“year”), literally “The head (soul) has survived another year”


in ṣere

(Ekiti) thank you (honorific, or to multiple people)


wo ṣere

From wo + ṣe + re, compare with Olukumi wo sere, likely from Proto-Yoruba *wo ʃere, see Proto-Yoruba *wo ʃeũ

(Ekiti) thank you (non-honorific, to a singular person)


ọgụnrụn

/ɔ̀.ɡʊ̃̀.ɾʊ̃̀/

A semantic shift likely occurred from the human organ known as the neck to simply only neck-like body parts. Compare with Itsekiri ugunrọn, Ifè ɔ̀gɔ̃̀rɔ̃̀, Owe Yoruba igọ̀nrùn. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀, *ʊ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀. While it can only be reliably reconstructed to Proto-Edekiri *ɔ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀, it is descended from Volta-Congo roots for neck, compare with Proto-Kwa *kɔŋgɔ, Proto-Benue-Congo *ton, Proto-Bantu *kíngó, Proto-Gbe *-kɔ, ultimately from Proto-Volta-Congo *ˈkɔtĩ

cog

Ifè ɔ̀gɔ̃̀rɔ̃̀

inh

*ɔ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀

*ɔ̀-gʊ̃̀ɾʊ̃̀


Sẹlẹmọ

/sɛ́.lɛ̄.mɔ̃̄/

Probably related to the Èkìtì chieftaincy Ẹlẹ́mọ. Also possibly of Edo origin.

(Ondo, Ekiti) a high-ranking chieftaincy title, regarded as one of the members of the Ị̀àrẹ. In Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín, he serves as the chief priest of the town and the deity Ọlọ́fịn


ọdun Igogo

From ọdún (“festival”) + igogo (“bell”), literally “Festival of bells”, as drumming is banned during the festival, with only bells being played.

compound

a traditional festival in the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ held in September. It celebrates the deified queen Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n and signifies a renewal of the devotion of the Ọlọ́wọ̀ to the people of Ọ̀wọ̀. During the festival, the king and all male chiefs dress in feminine clothings to honor Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n


Ọrọnṣẹn

/ɔ̀.ɾɔ̃̄.ʃɛ̃̀/

Possibly from ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven”

(Ọwọ) a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing.


ojoro

Alternative form of òjóóró (“fraud, cheating, rigging”)

Alternative form of òjóóró (“favoritism”)


alatilẹyin

From oní- (“one who has”) + àtìlẹ́yìn (“support”).


Kọlawọle

From Blend of kó (“gather”) + ọlá (“honor”) + wọ (“to enter”) + ilé (“home”), literally “One who brings honor into the house”

blend

a male given name meaning “One who brings honor into the house”

a surname, from the given name Kọ́láwọlé


peju pesẹ

From pé (“to assemble”) + ojú (“face”) + pé (“to assemble”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“foot; leg”).

com

Ogunlọ́gọ̀ péjú pésẹ̀ sábẹ́ afárá.


pọkan pọ

/k͡pɔ̄.kã̀ k͡pɔ̀/

From pa (“to put”) + ọkàn (“the heart”) + pọ̀ (“together”).

Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ò kí ń pọkàn pọ̀ sórí ọ̀rọ̀ tó ṣe pàtàkì.

The students don't concentrate on the important things.


wẹdo

From wẹ̀ (“to swim”) + odò (“river”). Compare Ifè wɛɖò.

to swim; especially in or across a river


ayederu

From ayé (“world”) + di (“to become”) + èrú (“fraudulence, dishonesty”), literally “The world has become fradulent”


irọ

Possibly from i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rọ́ (“to narrate or recount”)


dogun-un

From dá (“to overpower or to snap, break”) + Ògún (“deity of iron”)


Ṣọnpọnnọ

Fon: Sakpata

/ʃɔ̃̀.k͡pɔ̃̀.nɔ́/

Alternative form of Ṣànpọ̀nná (“the widely feared deity associated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, known euphemistically as Ọbalúayé”)


ojuju

/ō.d͡ʒū.d͡ʒū/

Probably from o- (“nominalizing prefix”) + juju (“partial reduplication of ju "to be infected with pus"”). Compare with Olukumi ózúzú


Ogunde

/ò.ɡṹ.ŋ̀.dé/

Non-standard spelling of Ògúnǹdé, from Blend of Ògún (“The god of war Ogun”) + rìn (“to walk”) + dé (“to arrive”), literally “Ogun has walked in”

blend

a male given name meaning “Ogun has walked in”, Alternative form of Ògúnǹdé


onitumọ

From oní- (“one who”) + ìtumọ̀ (“meaning”)


agegi

From a- (“agent prefix”) + gé (“to cut”) + igi (“tree”), literally “One who cuts trees”


gbọngan

/ɡ͡bɔ̃̀.ɡã̀/


Idẹjọ

/ì.dɛ̀.d͡ʒɔ̄/

The Idejo, also known as white cap chiefs, are the indigenous landowning chiefs that live primarily in and around Lagos Island. In oral history, it is said that the Ìdẹ̀jọ came with Ọlọfin to Lagos. In recent times, some of these Ìdẹ̀jọ chiefs have become ọba.


okutu

òkùtù ọ̀pẹ̀ ò lásà òòyì

The stump of the palm tree is no longer indebted to the wind (verse from an Ekiti oral poem)


egbojo

/è.ɡ͡bō.d͡ʒò/

(Ekiti) Alternative form of ègbodò (“freshly harvested yam”)


ẹbafin

From ẹbọ + á + fín, literally “May the sacrifice be successful”

compound

Ẹbáfín ooo, àba mi, ìn mò kú ọdún
Ẹbáfín ooo my father, I greet you on this your festival!

(Ekiti) a greeting for a king, high-ranking chief, priest or person; (in particular) when such a person is involved in traditional rites or ceremonies that involve sacrifices.


ẹwẹ so

Ẹ̀wẹ̀ so ooo dede ọmọ Ìjẹ̀bú nálẹ̀de rìí a wà wèé, ẹ̀wẹ̀n òun mo kí ooo
Hello all Ijẹbu people residing in this world we are in, it is you that I am greeting

(Ijebu) hello, a greeting used amongst Ijẹbu people


aṣigbe

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣí (“to open”) + gbè (“to support a position”), literally “That which opens and supports”, compare with àígbè


Igisanrin

/ī.ɡí.sã̄.ɾĩ́/

Alternative form of Gísanrín (“a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born with a coiled or twisted umbilical cord (ìwọ́)”)


Gisanrin

/ɡí.sã̄.ɾĩ́/

a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born with a coiled or twisted umbilical cord (ìwọ́)


Amuṣan-an

/ā.mṹ.ʃã̀ã́/

From a- (“agent prefix”) + mú (“to hold, to grap”) + ìṣán (“whip”)

a male given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to a child born into an Egúngún family, and a child born with either a membrane covering his head (resembling an Egúngún figure), or born holding a umbilical cord, resembling holding a whip

a surname, from the given name Amúṣàn-án


Ogundare

/ò.ɡṹ.dá.ɾē/

From Blend of Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + dáre (“to vindicate”), literally “Ògún vindicates”

blend

a male given name meaning “Ògún vindicates”


Ogundele

From Blend of Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + dé (“to arrive”) + ilé (“home”), literally “Ògún has arrived home”

a male given name meaning “Ògún has arrived home”


Ogunyẹmi

/ò.ɡṹ.jɛ̄.mĩ́/

From Blend of Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + yẹ (“to befit”) + mí (“me”), literally “Ògún befits me”

a unisex given name meaning “Ògún befits me”


Ogunlẹyẹ

/ò.ɡṹ.lɛ́.ꜜjɛ̄/

From Blend of Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + ní (“to have”) + ẹ̀yẹ (“honor, prestige”), literally “Ògún has honor; the worship of Ogun is honorable”

a unisex given name meaning “Ògún has honor; the worship of Ogun is honorable”

a surname, from the given name Ògúnlẹ́yẹ


Ọṣuntuyi

From Blend of Ọ̀ṣun (“the river goddess Osun”) + tó (“to be worthy of”) + uyì (“honor”), literally “Osun is worthy of honor”

(Ekiti) a unisex given name meaning “Ọ̀ṣun is worthy of honor”

(Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ọ̀ṣúntúyì


Ogunṣuyi

/ò.ɡṹ.ʃū.jì/

From Blend of Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + ṣe (“to make”) + uyì (“honor, notability”), literally “Ògún has made honor”

(Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Ògún has made honor”

(Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ògúnṣuyì


Ọṣuntokun

/ɔ̀.ʃṹ.tó.ꜜkũ̄/

From Blend of Ọ̀ṣun (“the river goddess Osun”) + tó (“to be equal to”) + òkun (“uyì”), literally “Osun is as powerful as the ocean”

a unisex given name meaning “Ọ̀ṣun is as powerful as the ocean”

a surname, from the given name Ọ̀ṣúntókun


Ogunoye

From Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + oyè (“honor, chieftaincy title”), literally “Ogun of honor”

compound

a male given name meaning “Ogun of honor”


Oguntuyi

From Blend of Ògún (“the deity Ogun”) + tú (“to be worthy of”) + uyì (“uyì”), literally “Ògún is worthy of honor”

blend

(Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Ògún is worthy of honor”

(Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ògúntúyì


Ogboo

Probably a deletion of the /w/ from an unattested term, Ògbòwó

Ògbòó bùṣà sè, ó relé àlè é rẹ̀
Ogboo puts the pot of food on the stove, and then visits the home of her lover (praise song of Ògbòó)

a female river deity association with fertility, worshipped by several southern Èkìtì speaking towns, including Èró, Ìjàrẹ́, Àkúrẹ́, Ọ̀bà-Ilé, Ìbulẹ̀-Ṣọ́rọ̀, and Ijù. Ògbòó in southern Èkìtì traditions is often regarded as the youngest and favorite wife of the supreme sky deity, Àbarị̀ṣà, and thus a sister wife of Ọ̀ṣun, Atan, and Olókun.


miliọnu

Àwọn olùgbé orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà tó n̄ǹkan bí i igba mílíọ̀nù ní ọdún 2019.

The population of Nigeria reached around 200 million in the year 2019.


biliọnu

Ní ọjọ́ karùn-ún-dílógún oṣù Bélú, ọdún 2022 ni Àjọ Ìṣọ̀kan Àgbáyé sọ pé àwọn olùgbé àgbáyé ti tó bílíọ̀nù mẹ́jọ.

It was on November 15, 2022 that the United Nations stated that the world's population has reached 8 billion.

Oyetola tún ní yàtọ̀ sí bílíọ̀nù mẹ́rìnlá náírà tí àwọn fi kalẹ̀ sápò ìjọba, bílíọ̀nù mẹ́jọ náírà mìíràn yóò tún wọ àpò ìjọba láàárín oṣù kejìlá sí oṣù kìíní ọdún tó ń bọ̀.

2022 November 27, Faoziyah Saanu-Olomoda, “Oyetola: Bílíọ̀nù mẹ́rìnlá náírà ni mo fi kalẹ̀ fún ìjọba tuntun [Oyetola: 14 billion naira is what I put away for the next government.]”, in BBC News Yorùbá:

Oyetola also said that apart from the 14 billion naira that they put down into the [next] government's accounts, another 8 billion will enter the government's accounts between next December and next January.


fẹran

Ó fẹ́ràn láti máa lọ sí ilé-ìwé láràárọ̀

to like; to love or be fond of someone or something


Wuraọla

From wúrà (“gold”) + ọlá (“honor, nobility”)

a female given name meaning “The glistening part of honor”


iranlọwọ

/ì.ɾã̀.lɔ́.wɔ́/

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ràn lọ́wọ́ (“to help”)

af

Ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìjọba ni ó bá wa kọ́ ilé wa

It is with the assistance of the government that we were able to build our house


ran lọwọ

/ɾã̀.lɔ́.wɔ́/

From ràn (“to give”) + ní (“to have, in”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”), literally “To give one a hand”

compound

Ẹ jọ̀ọ́, ṣé ẹ lè ràn mí lọ́wọ́?


da pada

From dá (“to give”) + padà (“to return”), literally “To give back”

Ẹ jẹ́ kí n dá aṣọ yìí padà


ya lẹnu

From yà (“to separate, split into two”) + ní (“in”) + ẹnu (“mouth”), literally “To gape open one's mouth”.

Ó yà mí lẹ́nu pé wọ́n ò ṣe é dáadáa

It surprised me that they didn't do it well


tẹba

From tẹ̀ (“to turn eba”) + ẹ̀bà (“eba”).

Mò ń tẹ̀bà lọ́wọ́


itẹjade

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to print”) + jáde (“to go out”).

af

Ìtẹ̀jáde oṣooṣù ni wọ́n máa ń ṣe


tẹ jade

/tɛ̀ d͡ʒá.dē/

From tẹ̀ (“to print”) + jáde (“to go out”).

Báwo ni wọ́n máa ń tẹ ìwé náà jáde?


da duro

From dá (“to cause”) + dúró (“to wait, stand”).

ìdádúró

postponement, delay, interruption, stoppage

Ẹ má dá mi dúró jọ̀ọ́!


ikarawun

Alternative form of ìkarahun (“snail shell”)


ikasẹ

From ìka (“finger, toe, digit”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”), literally “Digit of the foot”


eeru

eérú fún eérú, eruku fún eruku

grey:


eeru

Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca#Translingual

grey:


kolẹ

From kó (“to collect, pack”) + ilẹ̀ (“dirt, rubbish”)

Àwọn ọkọ̀ kólẹ̀kólẹ̀ ń kólẹ̀

to pack dirt, to collect rubbish, to pick up trash


damira

From da (“to spill”) + omira (“amniotic fluid”)

to break water; literally to lose one's amniotic fluid before one goes into labor


omiro

From omi (“water”) + oró (“toxin, poison”)


ominu

From omi (“water”) + inú (“insides, stomach”)

ominú kọ mí lórí ọ̀rọ̀ yìí

(idiomatic, often in the plural) reservation, doubt


Sunkanmi

From sún (“move”) + kàn (“to touch”) + mí (“me”)

a unisex given name meaning “Move towards me”, usually a shortened form of a name such as Fásúnkànmí or Ọlásúnkànmí

Ọlásúnkànmí

Yoruba name meaning "Honor has moved towards me"

Fásúnkànmí

Yoruba name meaning "Ifa has moved towards me"

Adésúnkànmí

Yoruba name meaning "Royalty has moved towards me"

Olúwasúnkànmí

Yoruba name meaning "God has moved towards me"


ọyịn

Ọmọ olípèrègún ojúmurún kẹ́ẹ̀ ṣàgbà àòrò lọ́yị̀n

The child of the peregun plant at the shrine that joyfully serves as chief priest

Fásomọ́yị̀n

a Yoruba name meaning "Ifa is tied amongst happiness


agọ ọlọpaa

head

àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá

àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá

yo-pos

àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá

àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá

/à.ɡɔ́ ɔ̄.lɔ́.k͡pàá/

From àgọ́ (“station, encampment”) + ọlọ́pàá (“police”)

compound

Ìyá mi ti lọ sí àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá láti máa dá àwọn ìbéèrè kan lóhùn

My mother went to the police station to answer some questions


kabaamọ

From kó (“to gather, encounter”) + àbámọ̀ (“regret”)

Ọ̀pọ̀ èèyàn ilẹ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì ló kábàámọ̀ pé wọn ò sọ èdè kejì

Many people from the United Kingdom regret that they cannot speak a second language

to regret; (in particular) to be deeply regretful


agọ

a- (“agent prefix”) + gọ̀ (“to be foolish”)


ikolẹ

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kó (“to pack”) + ilẹ̀ (“rubbish, trash, dirt”).


kọrin

Mò ń kọrin lọ́wọ́


adikala

Part of the etymology may come from àlà (“white, pure”)

someone that is multi-colored or piebald


adikala

àgbò adíkálà ni mo rà


Ẹlẹdaa

/ɛ̄.lɛ́.ꜜdá/

From oní- (“one who has”) + ẹ̀dá (“creation”).


kọrinkọrin

/kɔ̄.ɾĩ̄.kɔ̄.ɾĩ̄/

Reduplication of kọrin (“to sing a song”, literally “song singer”)


ajọyọ

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.jɔ̀/

From àjọ (“meeting”) + yọ̀ (“to rejoice, to be elated”), literally “joyful meeting”


ajọrin

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.ɾĩ̀/

From àjọ (“the act of doing something together”) + rìn (“to walk”)


ajọpinya

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.k͡pĩ́.jà/

From àjọ (“the act of doing something together”) + pín yà (“to divide, separate”)


idimulẹ awujọ

head

ìdìmúlẹ̀ àwùjọ

ìdìmúlẹ̀ àwùjọ

yo-pos

ìdìmúlẹ̀ àwùjọ

ìdìmúlẹ̀ àwùjọ

yo-noun

ìdìmúlẹ̀ àwùjọ

ìdìmúlẹ̀ àwùjọ

From ìdìmúlẹ̀ (“institution”) + àwùjọ (“society”), literally “social institution”


ajọsọ

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.sɔ̄/


ajọpinnu

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.k͡pĩ̄.nũ̄/

From àjọ (“the act of doing something together”) + pinnu (“to decide”)


ajọdẹ

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.dɛ̄/


ajọdi

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄.dì/

From àjọ (“the act of doing something together”) + dì (“to bind”)


iṣẹda

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ̀dá (“to create”).


iṣẹda

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣẹ̀dà (“to copy”).


ọja agbaye

/ɔ̄.d͡ʒà à.ɡ͡bá.jé/

From ọjà (“market”) + àgbáyé (“world, global”)


ajọ agbaye

/à.d͡ʒɔ̄ à.ɡ͡bá.jé/

From àjọ (“organization”) + àgbáyé (“international”)

Èmi yóò fẹ́ràn láti ṣiṣẹ́ fún àjọ àgbáyé kan

I would like to work for an international organization

international organization
international organization


owo agbaye

From òwò (“trade”) + àgbáyé (“international, global”)


ofin agbaye

/ò.fĩ̄ à.ɡ͡bá.jé/

From òfin (“law”) + àgbáyé (“international”)

Ó yẹ kí gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè tẹ̀lé òfin àgbáyé

All countries must follow international law


ẹda-eniyan

/ɛ̀.dá è.nĩ̀.jã̀/

From ẹ̀dá (“creation”) + ènìyàn (“human”), literally “human creation”


afọwọfa ẹda

head

àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá

àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá

yo-pos

àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá

àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá

yo-noun

àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá

àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá

From àfọwọ́fà (“self-inflicted suffering or misery”) + ẹ̀dá (“creation”), literally “the creation of self inflicted misery”


onimọ ẹda-ede

head

onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè

onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè

yo-pos

onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè

onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè

yo-noun

onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè

onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè

/ō.nĩ́.mɔ̃̀ ɛ̀.dá è.dè/

From onímọ̀ (“knowledgeable person”) + ẹ̀dá (“creation”) + èdè (“language”), literally “knowledgeable person of language creation”


aaye

Kò sáàyè níbẹ̀


idagbaroke

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dàgbà rókè (“to grow; to develop”).


jade laye

From jáde (“to leave”) + ní (“in”) + ayé (“world”).

com

Aláàfin Ọ̀yọ́ ti jáde láyé lọ́dun tó kọjá (2022)

The Alaafin of Oyo left us last year (2022)

(idiomatic, euphemistic) To pass away, leave the world (to die)


yooku

From èyí (“this”) + ti (“that”) + ó (“third person pronoun”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “That which remains”

compound

Jẹ́ kí àwọn yòókù mọ̀ pé à ń bọ̀ láìpẹ́

Let the others know that we'll be there soon


ibinu

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bí (“to anger”) + inú (“inside”). Cognates include Itsekiri ìbínọ́, Ifè inɔ́ bíbí

affix

inú bí

to be upset, angry, uncontented, enraged


iyooku

Ìyòókù náà dà?

Alternative form of ìyókù (“remainder, rest, others”)


itẹle

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ lé (“to follow”).


ukeke

Compare with Olukumi ukeke, also see kékeré (“small, tiny”), kéré (“small”). Like the other forms, likely ideophonic in origin


nnkankan

/ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄.kã̄/

Ṣé n̄ǹkankan wà tí mo gbọ́dọ̀ ṣe lénìí?


ya ara wa

/jà ā.ɾā wā/

From yà (“to separate, split into two”) + ara (“body”) + wa (“us, our”), literally “to separate ourselves”.

compound

Ká má fi ikú ya ara wa


gbọunjẹ

/ɡ͡bɔ́.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄/


onifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin

/ō.nĩ́.ꜜfɛ́.ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄.só.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/

From oní- (“one who has”) + ìfẹ́ (“love”) + obìnrin (“woman”) + sí (“to”) + obìnrin (“woman”).


inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin

/ì.nĩ́.ꜜfɛ́.ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄.só.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ní (“to have”) + ìfẹ́ (“love”) + obìnrin (“woman”) + sí (“to”) + obìnrin (“woman”), literally “love between women”.

lesbianism, the state (of a woman) of being sexually attracted to other women


abẹtẹ

Cognates include Itsekiri àbẹ́tẹ̀ (“room”)


ẹyọlọ

/ɛ̄.jɔ́.lɔ́/

a species of cat-like mammal said to be similar to the ògbo


Adedẹwẹ

From adé (“royalty, crown”) + dì (“to become”) + ẹ̀wẹ́ (“small, thin”), literally “The crown has become small”, or a- (“agent prefix”) + dé (“to arrive”) + dì (“small, thin”) + ẹ̀wẹ́, literally “The one arrives in a small form”

af

a unisex given name meaning “The crown has taken a small thin form” or "The one arrives in a small form."


Ounjẹ Alẹ Oluwa

/ō.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄ ā.lɛ́ ō.lú.wā/

From oúnjẹ (“food”) + alẹ́ (“evening”) + Olúwa (“God”).


ounjẹ alẹ

/ō.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄ ā.lɛ́/


ounjẹ ọsan

/ō.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄ ɔ̀.sã́/

From oúnjẹ (“food”) + ọ̀sán (“afternoon”).


ounjẹ aarọ

/ō.ṹ.d͡ʒɛ̄ àá.ɾɔ̀/


agbẹdẹ wura

head

àgbẹ̀dẹ wúrà

àgbẹ̀dẹ wúrà

yo-pos

àgbẹ̀dẹ wúrà

àgbẹ̀dẹ wúrà

yo-noun

àgbẹ̀dẹ wúrà

àgbẹ̀dẹ wúrà

/à.ɡ͡bɛ̀.dɛ̄ wú.ɾà/

af

àgbẹ̀dẹ + wúrà


agbẹdẹ fadaka

head

àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà

àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà

yo-pos

àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà

àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà

yo-noun

àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà

àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà

af

àgbẹ̀dẹ + fàdákà


agbẹdẹ baba

head

àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà

àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà

yo-pos

àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà

àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà

yo-noun

àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà

àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà

/à.ɡ͡bɛ̀.dɛ̄ bà.bà/

af

àgbẹ̀dẹ + bàbà


Adeṣina

Either adé (“royalty, crown”) + ṣí (“to open”) + ọ̀nà (“path, road”), literally “Royalty has opened the way” or a- (“agent prefix”) + dé (“to arrive”) + ṣí (“to meet”) + ọ̀nà (“joy”), literally “The one who comes and opens the way”, usually given to the first child born to a family (who "opens" the way for more children to follow).

af

a male given name meaning “Royalty has opened the way or One who comes and opens the way”


agbegbe akoko

/ā.ɡ͡bè.ɡ͡bè à.kó.kò/


aloko

(Ekiti) Ekiti form of àlùkò (“Yellow-billed turaco”)


odindi

kò sọ̀rọ̀ fún odindi ọjọ́ mẹ́ta

They did not speak for a whole three days

Alternative form of odidi (“whole, entire; a complete entity”)


ukoto

Its lack of attestation in most Èkìtì subdialects except for Èmùré and Àkúrẹ́ may suggest that it is a borrowing from Oǹdó and Ọ̀wọ̀, or it has been replaced by odidi in those areas, as odidi is also replacing ùkótó in areas where ùkótó has been attested. Largely only seen in oral poetry.

Ị̀kàrà ṣèjì ṣị́nụ́ adagba tẹ̀rẹ ùkótó l’Adó Èwí

There is only two akara remaining in the pot, yet you claim a whole one for yourself in the town of Ado Ewi

(Ekiti, Ọwọ, Ondo) whole, entire, a complete entity


ukoto

(Ekiti, Ọwọ, Ondo) Alternative form of òkòtó (“spinning top”)


Motunrayọ

From Blend of mo (“I”) + tún (“again”) + rí (“to see”) + ayọ̀ (“joy”)

blend

a female given name meaning “I have seen joy again”


Adenikẹẹ

From Blend of adé (“crown, royalty”) + ní (“to have”) + ìkẹ́ (“the act of caring for”)

a female given name meaning “The crown is to be treasured or cared for”


Adeikẹ

From adé (“crown, royalty”) + ìkẹ́ (“the act of caring for”)

compound

a female given name meaning “One whose birth has crowned the efforts of your care”


Adenikẹ

This is a non-standard spelling of Adéníkẹ̀ẹ́, but by far the most common form used

a female given name meaning “The crown is to be treasured or cared for”, Alternative form of Adéníkẹ̀ẹ́


ọjọ iya

/ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́ ì.já/


kaadi iranti

head

káàdì ìrántí

káàdì ìrántí

yo-pos

káàdì ìrántí

káàdì ìrántí

yo-noun

káàdì ìrántí

káàdì ìrántí

/káà.dì ì.ɾã́.tí/

From káàdì (“card”) + ìrántí (“memory”).


ọja agbẹ

/ɔ̄.d͡ʒà à.ɡ͡bɛ̀/


ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ

head

ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́

ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́

yo-pos

ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́

ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́

yo-noun

ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́

ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́

/ɔ̄.kɔ̀ ā.jɔ́.kɛ́.lɛ́/


dẹn

Southeast Yoruba form of Yoruba dín. Also see other Yoruboid cognates, Èkìtì Yoruba dị́n, Itsekiri dẹ́n, Ifè ɖɛ̃́, Igala dẹ́, and Olukumi dín

A dẹ́n ata


bẹẹ

Kò lè jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ níbi tí mo wà yìí


bẹẹ

Mo ní kálámù kan, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni mo ní ìwé mẹ́ta.

Ìkùnsínú pọ̀ láàrin àwọn agbófinró; bẹ́ẹ̀, wọn kò ní agbẹ́nusọ.

Complaints abound amongst law enforcement; even though that is the case, they don't have a spokesperson


bẹẹ ni

From bẹ́ẹ̀ (“like that”) + ni (“it is”), literally “it is like that”

compound

Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, mo fẹ́ akàn méjì yẹn


bẹẹ ni

Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni! Ìyẹn ni


gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra

/ɡ͡bè.kū.ɾū d͡ʒɛ̄ lɔ́.wɔ́ ɛ̄.bɔ̄.ɾā/

From gbà (“to take”) + èkuru (“ekuru”) + jẹ (“to eat”) + lọ́wọ́ (“from the hands of”) + ẹbọra (“spirit; forest creature”), literally “To take ekuru from the hands of a spirit”

(euphemistic) to die; (in particular) to die suddenly or unexpectedly


o digbooṣe

/ó dì.ɡ͡bòó.ʃē/

From ó (“till”) + dì (“to become”) + ìgbà (“time, season”) + ó (“that”) + ṣe (“to do”)

(somewhat negative) goodbye; till tomorrow


idanimọ

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dá mọ̀ (“to recognize/identify”) + ẹni (“person”), literally “someone that is recognized/identified”.

affix

Ó lo káàdì ìdánimọ̀ mi láti dá mi mọ̀, kí n lè dìbò ní ìdìbò ààrẹ̀ lọ́dùn yìí

She used my identification card to identify me, so that I could vote in the presidential election this year


da mọ

O ti dá mi mọ̀


lụka

Compare with Owe Yoruba líkà, Ondo Yoruba lúkà


igbegbeleju

/ì.ɡ͡bè.ɡ͡bè.lé.d͡ʒú/

Compare with Owe Yoruba pèpèlèjú, Ondo Yoruba ìgbègbèéjú, Yoruba ìpéǹpejú equivalent to ìgbègbè + lé (“upon”) + ojú (“eyes”)


adịn

Compare with Owe Yoruba àdè (“behavior”)

Àdínlẹ́wà

A Yoruba name, meaning identity has beauty, character has beauty

(Ekiti, Ifẹ) A person's individual identity and a collective community identity.


Alayerẹ

Ọmọ Èyé Aláyèrẹ́ kọ́ momi aládòdó
The child of Aláyèrẹ́ that drinks the river that provides children

a chief river goddess, worshipped in the towns of Ìgbàrà-òkè and Ìgbàrà-odò, she is known for giving children (especially twins).


eṣu

Probably from e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣú (“to darken; to move towards something in a massive form”), literally “That which swarms; That which darkens the sky”

af

Ọlọ́mọ bí eṣú, Èyé Ògbòó káre
You the one who has children as numerous as locusts, Ògbòó my mother I greet you!


diẹ

Bá n mú díẹ̀, jọ̀ọ́


diẹ

Ìgbà díẹ̀ ti lọ láti ìgbà tí mo rí yín nígbẹ̀yìn

It has been a little while since I've seen you last


ọdịdẹrẹ

/ɔ̄.dɪ́.dɛ̄.ɾɛ́/

ọ- + dị́dẹ + rẹ́

Psittacus erithacus
Psittacus erithacus#Translingual

(Ekiti) parrot; (in particular) African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus)


Adejuyigbe

/ā.déè.d͡ʒū.jì.ɡ͡bé/

From Blend of adé (“crown, royalty”) + è (“negation prefix”) + jẹ (“to allow”) + uyì (“honor”) + gbé (“perish”), literally “The crown did not allow honor to perish”

blend

(SEY, CY, NEY) a male given name meaning “The crown did not allow honor to perish”

(SEY, CY, NEY) a surname, from the given name Adéjuyìgbé


ọwẹrẹ

/ɔ̀.wɛ́.ɾɛ́/

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wẹ́rẹ́ (“to be small, skinny”)


ịyawo

(dated, Ekiti) junior wife; (the other wives in a polygamous marriage not the senior wife)

Èyé Ṣàmọ, ọ́ fẹ́ẹ̀rọ̀n ị̀yàwó rẹ̀
Eye Samo truly cared for her younger co-wife

(dated, Ekiti) one's younger co-wife, a younger wife of one's husband


ṣeṣe

From ṣe (“to do”) + èṣe (“injury, harm”)


ọrun apaadi

head

ọ̀run àpáàdì

ọ̀run àpáàdì

yo-pos

ọ̀run àpáàdì

ọ̀run àpáàdì

yo-noun

ọ̀run àpáàdì

ọ̀run àpáàdì

/ɔ̀.ɾũ̄ à.k͡páà.dì/


egiri

ọmọ ẹ̀ṣọ́ oríta ègìrì òkè
The child of the ẹ̀ṣọ́ guard of the crossroads, the child of ègìrì guard of the hill

(Ekiti) a type of ancient warrior or guard, equivalent to the local police force; a member of the Ègìrì warrior clan or class.

Elégìrì

a high-ranking chief that serves as the head of the Ègìrì warriors


Elegiri

/ē.lé.ɡì.ɾì/

(Ekiti) a senior chieftaincy title in parts of Oǹdó or Èkìtì that serves as the leader of the Ègìrì warrior clan or class, and in some places, the leader of the Elérègè festival.


egii

Èmi ègìì lúgbó, ọmọ asọbẹ̀ pajìẹ
The child of the ègìì guard of the forest, the child who makes soup and kills a chicken

(Ondo) Alternative form of ègìrì (“a type of ancient warrior or guard charged to protect, equivalent to the local police force a member of the Ègìrì warrior clan or class”)


Adejugbe

/ā.dé.d͡ʒù.ɡ͡bé/

From Blend of adé (“royalty, crown”) + jù (“does not, cannot be”) + gbé (“taken with force, snatch”)

blend

(Ondo, Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Royalty does not perish”

(Ondo) a surname, from the given name Adéjùgbé


Aladesanmi

From Blend of aládé (“royalty, crown”) + san (“suit, fit”) + mí (“me”)

a male given name meaning “Royalty fits me”

a surname, from the given name Aládésanmí


osirigi

/ò.sí.ɾì.ɡì/

agbojú omi kòsírìgì ọ̀nọ̀ Ùtàlèmẹkùn
The one who crosses the river and encounters the osirigi drum on the path to Utalemekun (oríkì of a family from the Ekiti-speaking town of Ìkọta)

(Ifẹ, Ekiti) a small to medium-sized single-headed cylindrical drum. It is closely associated with the palace and court of the Ọọ̀ni of Ifẹ̀, and is primarily played during festivals.

(Ifẹ, Ekiti) a type of music consisting of the playing of the òsírìgì drum, accompanied by metal gongs.


asaragba

/à.sá.ɾà.ɡ͡bá/


tioko

a type of bamboo flute, primarily used by hunters


oporoporo

a large species of tree; (in particular) Pterygota Macrocarpa and Cola gigantea


aṣeyọri

/à.ʃē.jɔ̄.ɾí/

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣe (“to do”) + yọrí (“to be successful, to have a desirable result”)

af

the act doing of something successfully to the end


akete

Ọmọ ụmọlẹ̀ kẹ́ẹ̀ pọ̀nnọ̀, kọ́ gbé ọ tórí àkéte lọ
The child of the deity that cannot be on the footpath, so they take it on the wooden bed and go (oríkì of an Èkìtì family from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)


apẹpẹ

Agbojú omi kọ́ mọ́kụta ṣapẹpẹ lúlé rẹ
The ones who cross the river and use a rock to craft a shelf in your home (part of the oríkì of the Ekiti-speaking village of Ìkọta)


jẹdi-jẹdi

/d͡ʒɛ̀.dí.d͡ʒɛ̀.dí/

From Reduplication of jẹ̀dí (“to eat or consume the butt”)

reduplication

a term used to for symptoms associated with pain or irritation of the anus, especially in children

the plant Cyanthillium cinereum, among the herbs used for treating jẹ̀dí-jẹ̀dí


ọyịnyịn

/ɔ̀.jɪ̃́.jɪ̃́/

Igi ògún ẹlẹ́yọó gbà dọjà, ọ̀yị́nyị́n ì jị́n-ọn nọ̀
The large fig tree is on the path to the market, but gossiping under the tree prevented us from buying and selling (oríkì of an Èkìtì family)


okeṣiṣi

/ò.ké.ʃí.ʃí/

òkéṣíṣí ṣubúlẹ̀, ó lóòyì lị́ kọ́ un. Ṣé òòyì lị́ kọ́ ọ lị́bi kó o ụtọ́ bárụn?
The epileptic person fell down, and said that he was simply dizzy? Was it dizziness that affected you when you were foaming saliva in your mouth (Àkúrẹ́ folk song)

(somewhat offensive, Àkúrẹ́) an epileptic person


gbuyele

From gbé (“to carry, to place”) + uyè (“thought, memory, intelligence”) + lé (“upon, onto”), literally “to place one's confidence upon something or someone”


ụja

Compare with Ifè idzã̀, Ọ̀yọ́ Yoruba ijà, possibly related to Igbo ụdà

Ọmọ ọwá ají mụ́jà àgbò wẹ́sẹ̀
The child of the king who wakes up and uses ram fat to moisturize their feet (oríkì of the Déjì of Akure)


gidigbo

/ɡí.dí.ɡ͡bò/


ugbegbe

/ū.ɡ͡bè.ɡ͡bè/


ogbo

Ìdòwú ògbo, amúkere létí ― Idowu the one like the wild cat, the one that carries a tiny piece on the ears (oríkì of Ìdòwú)

a name for several species of small wild cat, similar to the civet


ọpapa

Cognate with Itsekiri akpakpa, likely of Southeast Yoruba origin borrowed into Ekiti

ọ̀pàpà àjàkàlú

The strong winds that blow throughout the town (praise poetry of a king or deity)

(dated, Ekiti, Ondo, Eastern Akoko) harmattan; the strong winds associated with the harmattan


ṣẹṣẹ-ẹfun

From ṣẹ́ṣẹ́ + ẹfun (“that which is white”)

white beads, traditional associated with worshippers of the deity Ọbàtálá


ọdalẹ

From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dà (“to betray”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”)


ṣọbọrọ

/ʃɔ̀.bɔ̀.ɾɔ́/

ṣọ̀bọ̀rọ́ bọlị́là nụ́nụ́ jẹ́. Kí lo máa fịlàkị́là ṣe lójú rẹ

The plain-faced person has made the person with tribal marks upset. Saying, what are you doing with useless marks on your face

(CY) a clean-faced person with no tribal marks


ojurọ

/ō.d͡ʒú.ɾɔ̀/

From ojú (“surface, face”) + rọ̀ (“to be softening”), literally “The face of the sky is softening”


ojugba

/ō.d͡ʒú.ɡ͡bà/

From ojú (“face”) + ìgbà (“time, season, occasion”)

ikú t'ó ń pa ojúgbà ẹni, ó ń pòwe mọ́ni

(literally, “The death that is killing one's peers, is serving as a proverb for one”)

when one's peers are dying, it is a sign that one's fate is not too far away


opipi

adìẹ òpìpì


okuku

(Ekiti) Alternative form of òkùnkùn (“darkness”)

(idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of òkùnkùn (“evil”)

(idiomatic, Ekiti) Alternative form of òkùnkùn (“blindness”)


itakun

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tà + okùn (“rope”)

af

morning glory plant; the plant Adenia cissampeloides; a group of plants in the genus Cissus; the plant Flabellaria; the plant Secamone Afzelii; Cucurbita pepo; Cucurbita pepo; calabash plant; Cissus polyantha; Stachyanthus Zenkeri

ìtàkùn abísuhóìtàkùn arọ́kẹ́kẹ́ ()ìtàkùn dájí ()ìtàkùn àrán ()ìtàkùn àìlu ()ìtàkùn-elégédé ()ìtàkùn-esí ()ìtàkùn-igbá ()ìtàkùn-igbó ()ìtàkùn-kanranjangbọn ()ìtàkùn-olókoìtàkùn-ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́ìtàkùn-ọ̀pọ̀n

the highly-toxic plant Dichapetalum toxicarium


giriwa

Possibly from Nupe giwa (“a salutation for a high-ranking person among chiefs or warriors”)

bor

(Ekiti) president of a club or age-group association

Gíríwá

title for the president of an association

ẹjụ̀á

title for the treasurer of an association


Alaụjọ

/ā.lá.ʊ̄.d͡ʒɔ̄/

ọmọ Aláụjọ lọ́tún-ùn, ọmọ Àpàrìkàn lósì
The child of Aláụjọ on the right side, and the child of Aparikan on the left side (oríkì of the town of Ọ̀dá)

(Ekiti) an ancestral fertility deity worshipped in the town of Ọ̀dá, near Àkúrẹ́


ọjọ iwaju

/ɔ̄.d͡ʒɔ́ ī.wá.d͡ʒú/

From ọjọ́ (“day”) + iwájú (“front”), literally “the day ahead/in front”

compound

A máa rí ìtẹ̀síwájú náà lọ́jọ́ iwájú


onile

From oní- (“the one who has”) + ilé (“house”)

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ṣọkọ

From ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”)

(literally) to be a husband, to be someone's husband

Ó ṣọkọ Èkìtì ṣọkọ Àkókó

He ruled over Ekiti and ruled over the Akoko (praise poetry of a king or warrior)

Ó fi okó ṣọkọ Ẹ̀gbá, à á fi òbò ṣọkọ rẹ
You used your manhood to rule over the Ẹgba people, we will now use our womanhood to dominate you (From a 1940s Anti-tax protest song against the Aláké)

(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory


ụgọgọ

/ʊ̀.ɡɔ̀.ɡɔ̀/

Àgbàrá ọ̀nà Ùgbèyìn ó dúdìí eṣi méè rúgọ̀gọ̀ èyìn í rẹ̀ ― The torrent on the way to Ugbeyin, it reaches the butt of the horse but I did not see the horse's tail (praise poetry of the Alárá of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)

(Ekiti) mane (of a lion or horse); a horse's tail


ilemoṣu

divorcée; (literally) a married woman that returns to her father's house


Falọdun

From clipping of Ifálọdún, from Blend of Ifá (“Ifa”) + li (“to be”) + ọdún (“year, celebration, festival”), literally “Ifa is celebration”

blend

a male given name meaning “Ifa is celebration”


mɔ̀

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - mọ̀view map


araye

Composed of the words ará (“people”) + ayé (“world”), literally “people of the world”. This word has cognates in the Yoruboid language continuum with the meaning mainly being that of a single individual, and not humanity as a collective as in Standard Yoruba. It is cognates with Itsekiri irẹ́yé (“person”), Oǹdó Yoruba iáyé (“person”), Èkìtì Yoruba ịráyé (“person”), Ìlàjẹ Yoruba iráyé (“person”)

compound

humanity, humankind, the world of people


kẹrindinlogun

/ꜜkɛ̄.ɾĩ̀.dĩ́.ló.ɡṹ/


aṣofin-agba

/ā.ʃò.fĩ̄.à.ɡ͡bà/

Compound of aṣòfin (“lawmaker, representative”) + àgbà (“senior”), literally “senior person who makes the constitution and laws”.

com+

Coordinate term: aṣòfin (“representative”)


ile aṣofin-agba

/ī.lé ā.ʃò.fĩ̄.à.ɡ͡bà/

Compound of ilé + aṣòfin-àgbà, literally “house of senators”

Coordinate term: ilé aṣòfin (“house of representatives”)


afọju

/ā.fɔ́.d͡ʒú/

From a- (“agent prefix”) + fọ́ (“to break, be broken”) + ojú (“eye”), literally “The one with whose eye is broken”. Cognate with Itsekiri afọ́jú, Ifè afɔ́dzú


iborun

ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + borùn (“to cover one's neck”)

fi ìborùn kọ́ èjìká

Fún òde pàtàkì, obìnrin Yorùbá gbọ́dọ̀ ró ìró, ó gbọ́dọ̀ wọ bùbá, ó gbọ́dọ̀ we gèlè, ó sì gbọ́dọ̀ fi ìboorùn kọ́ èjìká. Bi òde yìí kì í bá ṣe òde pàtàkì, obìnrin lè má lo ìboorùn.

1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, “Ẹ̀kọ́ Kẹsànán - Clothing”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, ÀṢÀ: Aṣọ Wíwọ̀, page 159:

For important occasions, a Yoruba woman must tie a wrapper, wear a blouse, wear a gele, and hang a scarf on her shoulder. If the event is not important, women may not use shawls


Bayọ

a diminutive of the male given name Adébáyọ̀.


upọnrun

/ù.k͡pɔ̃́.ɾũ̄/

Likely from ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pọ́n (“to be red, ripe”) + ẹrun (“mouth”). Cognates with Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba ùpánrun, Itsekiri ùkpárun, Oǹdó Yoruba ùpánún, archaic Èkìtì Yoruba ụpọ́nrụn. Compare Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba ùpẹ̀nmẹ̀nrun, Ifè bèbèlè-arũ, Olukumi ekpùpẹrún, and Ede Nago ɛkpɔn.
See Standard Yorùbá entry ètè for other terms used in the Yoruboid linguistic continuum.


otunwa

Compare Itsekiri ùtọ̀gwá, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba òtùgwá, Oǹdó Yoruba ùtọ̀gwájú

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Nẹdalandi

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


ibi-iṣẹ

Compound of ibi (“place”) + iṣẹ́ (“work”).

com+

A máa ń lọ s'íbi-iṣẹ́ l'áago méje ààbọ̀ l'ọ́jọ́ Ajé.

We (usually) go to work at 7:30 on Mondays.


mama mama

Compound of màmá + màmá, literally “mother's mother”.

compound+

Coordinate term: màmá bàbá (“paternal grandmother”)

Synonym of ìyá ìyá (“maternal grandmother”)


iya iya

Compound of ìyá + ìyá, literally “mother's mother”.


Ọlátúnjí

a male given name meaning “nobility/wealth has resurrected”