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Igala
Etymology 1
Cognate with Yoruba ọ̀fìn, equivalent to ọ́- + fẹ̀
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ́fẹ̀
- pit; a large, deep hole
- (idiomatic) a glutton; (one with an insatiable appetite)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Yoruba ọfin (“palace, royal power”), see Yoruba ààfin
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ́fẹ
- title; chieftaincy title (hereditary or honorary titles awarded by the King, the Àtá Igáláà)
References
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 492