Ìjàyè
name
/ì.d͡ʒà.jè/
Ìjàìyè (alternative)
Definitions
- an Ọ̀yọ́ military and trade town founded by a grandson of Aláàfin Abíọdún, Òrìṣàbíyìí. Most of its inhabitants were of the Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá subethnic group. It was destroyed by Ìbàdàn during the Ìjàyè war
- the short-lived Ijaiye kingdom founded in the town of Ìjàyè, which fell at the end of the Ìjàyè war.
- a district in modern-day city of Abẹ́òkúta; founded by refugees of the original town of Ìjàyè
- the conflict between the kingdom of Ìjàyè and Ìbàdàn from 1861-1862; resulting in the destruction of Ìjàyè.
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jà (“to fight”) + yè (“to survive”), literally “The act of fighting and surviving”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ijaye”.
Reference:
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