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Ọyọ

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See also:oyo,ōyō,óyo,andoyó

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Folk etymology states it comes fromọ̀-(nominalizing prefix) +‎yọ́(“to slide off”), literally“The place that we slide off of (in reference to the slipperiness of the ground)”.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ọ̀yọ́

  1. AYorubasubethnicgroup who speaks the Ọ̀yọ́ dialect
    Synonym:Yorùbá(obsolete)
    • The Ọ̀yọ́ they were the first Yoruba speaking group to be referred to by the name "Yoruba"
  2. adialect of theYorubalanguage spoken by the Ọ̀yọ́ people, it serves as the basis for the modern Standard Yoruba koine (Yorùbá Àjùmọ̀lò)
  3. Oyo (acity inNigeria), themoderncity of Ọ̀yọ́ founded after the destruction ofỌ̀yọ́-Ilé
    Synonyms:Ọ̀yọ́ Àtíbà,Ọ̀yọ́ Tuntun
  4. Oyo (astate ofNigeria)
  5. (historical)Old Oyo, thecapital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire until its destruction during the Eleduwe War, (Ogun Elédùwẹ̀) in 1835
    Synonym:Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé
  6. (historical)Oyo Empire

Derived terms

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  • Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé(“The ancient capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire”)
  • Ọ̀yọ́mèsì(“A senior class of chiefs of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire that served as advisors to the Aláàfin”)

Descendants

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