Èkìtì
name
Definitions
- a state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone
- a historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa
- Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
- A dialect of the Yoruba language
Etymology
From èkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland. Perhaps from an obsolete plural form, compare with Yoruba òkìtì
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Derived from
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ekiti”.
Reference:
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