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Yoruba
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Etymology 1
[edit]From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbá (“to sweep, to broom”) + ilẹ̀ (“floor, ground”), literally “That which sweeps the ground”
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìgbálẹ̀
Synonyms
[edit]Yoruba varieties (broom)
| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | ùgbálẹ̀ |
| Ìkálẹ̀ | - | ||
| Ìlàjẹ | - | ||
| Oǹdó | ùgbálẹ̀, ọghọ̀, àílèé | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀ | àísá, ùgbálẹ̀, ọghọ̀ | ||
| Usẹn | - | ||
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | ụ̀gbálẹ̀, eṣiṣilọ́ọ̀, ọọ̀ |
| Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
| Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
| Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
| Western Àkókó | - | ||
| Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | - | |
| Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
| Ìbàdàn | ìgbálẹ̀ | ||
| Òǹkò | - | ||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | ìgbálẹ̀ | ||
| Standard Yorùbá | ìgbálẹ̀, ọwọ̀ | ||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
| Ìjùmú | - | ||
| Ìyàgbà | - | ||
| Owé | ọwọ̀ | ||
| Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìgbàlẹ̀
- sacred grove where Eégún performers and worshipers meet before a festival or performance