ìbílẹ̀
noun
/ì.bí.lɛ̀/
ùbílẹ̀ (alternative)
Definitions
- native, local, indigenous
- traditional system, often referring to precolonial structures
Etymology
From ìbí (“birth”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground, earth, land”), literally “That which is born from the land”, from the belief that traditional customs developed from the traditional sources of towns or the land, thereby behing native
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Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ibilẹ”.
Reference:
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