ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà
noun
/ɛ̄.lɛ́.jà.mɛ̀.jà/
kẹ́lẹ́yàmẹ̀yà (alternative), ìṣẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà (alternative)
Definitions
- prejudice, discrimination
- racism, tribalism
- racist, tribalist
Etymology
From ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”.
Component words
Used in
ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà
Related terms
kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìnkẹ́lẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹlẹyamẹya”.
Reference:
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