Sọ̀rọ̀ SókèThe People’s
Yorùbá Dictionary
ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà noun /ɛ̄.lɛ́.jà.mɛ̀.jà/
kẹ́lẹ́yàmẹ̀yà (alternative), ìṣẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà (alternative)
Definitions
  1. prejudice, discrimination
  2. racism, tribalism
    Similar words
    ìmẹ̀yàẹ̀yà tèmi lọ̀gá
  3. racist, tribalist
    Similar words
    amẹ̀yà
Etymology
From ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”.
Component words
ẹlẹ́yàmember of a groupmọ̀to knowẹ̀yàgroup; part
Used in
ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà
Related words
kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìnkẹ́lẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “ẹlẹyamẹya”. Reference: en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-lVJiUjn7