Aérégbé
name
/ā.é.ɾé.ɡ͡bé/
Definitions
- an ancient festival celebrated in certain Èkìtì towns including Àkúrẹ́, Adó, and others, and is mainly characterized by the consumption of àkàrà.
Etymology
Possibly from aéré (“farmhouse, hut”) + gbé. Compare with Ondo Yoruba Aghéégbé, Ọwọ, Idanre Yoruba Aghérégbé. Multiple independent oral histories assert that the festival was exported from the kingdom of Ọ̀bà-Ilé. This perhaps suggests that this festival is a remnant of Ọ̀bà-Ilé cultural influence on its neighbors, before the establishment of kingdoms like Àkúrẹ́, Adó, Ìdànrè, and Oǹdó, as well as Benin influence, which reduced its influence.
Component words
aéréfarmhouse, hut
2 entries are spelled “aéré”. The etymology calls it “farmhouse, hut”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ahéré
farmhouse, hut, barn
aghéré
farmhouse, hut, barn
gbé
3 entries are spelled “gbé”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
gbé
to carry; to lift
gbé
to live; to inhabit
gbé
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Aeregbe”.
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