Idàáṣà
name
/ī.dàá.ʃà/
Ìdàáṣà (canonical), Ìdàáchà (alternative)
Definitions
- Idaasha people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people in the country of Benin
- A dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the Idàáṣà people, some sources identify it as a language separate from the Yoruba dialectal continuum.
Etymology
From Ede Idaca Idaacha (“Ìdàáchà”). A local folk etymology suggests it comes from ìda (“princess”) + Ìṣà (“the town of Ìṣà, the Ìṣà people”), literally “Princess from Ìṣà”
Component words
ìdaprincessÌṣàthe town of Ìṣà, the Ìṣà people
Used in
Igbó Idàáṣà
Descendants
Dassa-ZouméFrenchDassa-ZouméFonDassaEnglish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Idaaṣa”.
Reference:
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