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Yoruba
Etymology
From ìjọba + alágbádá, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọba (“to rule”) + oní- (“one who has”) + agbádá (“agbada”), literally “The government of the one who wears the agbada”
- This refers to the fact that many leaders of democratic government's in Africa wear the African attire the agbada, as opposed to the military uniform of military dictators.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒɔ̄.bā ā.lá.ɡ͡bá.dá/
Noun
ìjọba alágbádá
- civil authority, democratic government
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