Ekiti
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Ekiti
- A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ado Ekiti.
- A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa.
Yoruba
Etymology
From èkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland. Perhaps from an obsolete plural form, compare with Yoruba òkìtì
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Èkìtì
- A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone
- A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa
- (collectively) Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
- A dialect of the Yoruba language