Ẹ̀yọ̀
name
/ɛ̀.jɔ̀/
عَِيوَْ (alternative)
Definitions
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The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.; The Ẹ̀yọ̀ festival, an Egúngún festival celebrated by the people of Lagos.
It was traditionally held in honor of a deceased king and to usher in the reign of a new king, it is not held in honor of the death of an important figure, it serves as a display of Yoruba and Lagosian culture. It features the white dressed ẹ̀yọ̀ Egúngún
- The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.; Àwórì people; now also refers to the modern inhabitants of the city of Lagos
- The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.; The Yoruba dialect historically spoken by the Àwórì people
- The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.; A genre of music and drumming unique to the people of Lagos.
- The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.; The modern Yoruba dialect of the people of Lagos, not directly related to the dialect of the Àwórì.
- The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.; Any language that is not one's own native language
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ẹyọ”.
Reference:
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