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Yoruba
Etymology
From oní- (“one who has”) + alẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The one who owns the land”; see Ẹmilálẹ̀, probably related to Proto-Yoruboid *Á-lɛ̀, a term for the deity associated with the personification of the Earth
Pronunciation
Noun
alálẹ̀
- ancestor, local earth spirit (imọlẹ̀), the guardian spirit of a specific town or people
- Synonym: imọlẹ̀
- orí alálẹ̀ yóò gbè wá ― May the guardian spirit of the community favor us!
- Àjàlémògún jẹ́ alálẹ̀ ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín ― Ajalemogun is the guardian spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin
- landowner, landlord