Ọ̀yọ́
name
/ɔ̀.jɔ́/
Definitions
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A Yoruba subethnic group who speaks the Ọ̀yọ́ dialect
The Ọ̀yọ́ they were the first Yoruba speaking group to be referred to by the name "Yoruba"
- a dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the Ọ̀yọ́ people, it serves as the basis for the modern Standard Yoruba koine (Yorùbá Àjùmọ̀lò)
- Oyo (a city in Nigeria), the modern city of Ọ̀yọ́ founded after the destruction of Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé
- Oyo (a state of Nigeria)
- Old Oyo, the capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire until its destruction during the Eleduwe War, (Ogun Elédùwẹ̀) in 1835
- Oyo Empire
Etymology
Folk etymology states it comes from ọ̀- (nominalizing prefix) + yọ́ (“to slide off”), literally “The place that we slide off of (in reference to the slipperiness of the ground)”.
Component words
Used in
Ọ̀yọ́-IléỌ̀yọ́mèsìname
Descendants
Ayɔ̀Gun
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọyọ”.
Reference:
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