Ẹ̀gbá Òkè-Ọ̀nà
name
/ɛ̀.ɡ͡bá ò.kè.ɔ̀.nã̀/
Definitions
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one of the three subgroups of the Egba Yoruba ethnic group of Abẹ́òkúta. Originally known as the Òkò, they lived along the Ona river, and also resided within the Rẹ́mọ kingdom. The Ẹ̀gbá Yoruba dialect they speak greatly resembles the Ìjẹ̀bú dialect
Possibly similar wordsÒkòname Wiktionary points at “Òkò”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “Oko”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “Òkò” may be a word nobody has written up yet. Oko Oko (orisha), the orisha of farming and agriculture, in his male form, he is regarded as a sorcerer. The root, oṣó (“sorcerer”) in many names among the Ẹ̀gbá and Ìjẹ̀bú refers to Oko.Related words
Etymology
From Ẹ̀gbá (“Egba”) + Òkè (“north”) + Ọ̀nà (“Ona river”), literally “Egba of the north of the Ona river”
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ẹgba Oke-Ọna”.
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