Ilara

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefixi”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ará (“relative, family”), literally “The ones who possess many relatives”

  • Several folk stories attempt to link the several Ilara-named towns to each other, besides their common origin of Ifẹ̀ as Yoruba towns

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ì.lá.ɾá/

Proper noun

Ìlárá

  1. the name for several Yoruba towns. Unique suffixes are commonly attached to the town's name as a means of differentiating them (ex. Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)
    1. Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ondo, Nigeria)
      Synonym: Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín
    2. Ìlárá-Rẹ́mọ (a Rẹ́mọ Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria)
      Synonym: Ìlárá-Rẹ́mọ
    3. Ìlárá-Yéwa (a Yéwa Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria)
      Synonym: Ìlárá-Yéwa
    4. Ìlárá-Ẹ̀pẹ́ (a Rẹ́mọ Yoruba town in Lagos, Nigeria)
      Synonym: Ìlárá-Ẹ̀pẹ́
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