Àwórì
name
/à.wó.ɾì/
Definitions
- Awori tribe, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, the original inhabitants of Lagos, and who speak the Àwórì dialect
- A dialect of the Yoruba language
Etymology
Folk etymology started it comes from àwo (“plate”) + ti (“has”) + rì (“sink”), literally “The plate has sunk”.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Awori”.
Reference:
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