Ààrẹ-ọ̀nà-kakaǹfò
name
/àà.ɾɛ̄.ɔ̀.nã̀.kā.kā.ŋ̀.fò/
Definitions
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The title of the highest ranking chief in Yorubaland. Historically, he was the commander of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire's military.
The title is born by people not from the town of Ọ̀yọ́, as a way of preventing the possibility of him overthrowing the Aláàfin.
Etymology
From Ààrẹ ọ̀nà kakaǹfò, from Nupe kakamfò (“One who has no relatives or interests in a place”)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Aarẹ-ọna-kakanfo”.
Reference:
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