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Yoruba
Etymology
Folk etymology states it comes from ọ̀- (nominalizing prefix) + yọ́ (“to slide off”), literally “The place that we slide off of (in reference to the slipperiness of the ground)”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ọ̀yọ́
- A Yoruba subethnic group who speaks the Ọ̀yọ́ dialect
- Synonym: Yorùbá (obsolete)
- The Ọ̀yọ́ they were the first Yoruba speaking group to be referred to by the name "Yoruba"
- a dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the Ọ̀yọ́ people, it serves as the basis for the modern Standard Yoruba koine (Yorùbá Àjùmọ̀lò)
- Oyo (a city in Nigeria), the modern city of Ọ̀yọ́ founded after the destruction of Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé
- Synonyms: Ọ̀yọ́ Àtíbà, Ọ̀yọ́ Tuntun
- Oyo (a state of Nigeria)
- (historical) Old Oyo, the capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire until its destruction during the Eleduwe War, (Ogun Elédùwẹ̀) in 1835
- Synonym: Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé
- (historical) Oyo Empire
Derived terms
- Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé (“The ancient capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire”)
- Ọ̀yọ́mèsì (“A senior class of chiefs of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire that served as advisors to the Aláàfin”)
Descendants