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Yoruba
Etymology
From Òwu (“Owu”) + ìpóólé (“original home”), literally “The original home of the Owu”. ìpóólé is used as a term among many Yoruba societies to describe the original founding location of a town, before because of a variety of reasons, the people migrated to another location.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Òwu Ìpóólé
- (historical) the ancient capital of the Òwu kingdom founded by legendary king Ajíbọ́ṣìn from the 13th century to sometime in the 18th century, where it was replaced by Orílẹ̀ Òwu and other Òwu towns, including Àpòmù, Ẹrùnmu
- Synonym: Ìpóólé