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Yoruba
Etymology
From olú (“main, chief”) + ìlú (“city”)
Pronunciation
Noun
olú-ìlú
- capital city
- Láyé àtijọ́ ni Ìlú-Ọba Ọ̀yọ́, olú-ìlú kín-ìn-ní wọn jẹ́ Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé ― In the days of old is when the Ọ̀yọ́ Empire existed, it's first capital was Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé