adịn
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare with Owe Yoruba àdè (“behavior”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àdị̀n
- (Ekiti) The Èkìtì Yoruba concept of an individual identity and a collective community identity.
- Synonym: ụ̀à
- (Ekiti) The culture of the Èkìtì people
- (Ekiti) character, behavior
- Synonym: ụ̀à
Derived terms[edit]
- àdị̀n-aládị̀n (“foreign culture”)
- Àdínlẹ́wà (“A Yoruba name, meaning identity has beauty, character has beauty”)
Further reading[edit]
- Adéṣuyì, Olúkáyọ̀dé R. Adìn-Aládìn: Rethinking the Contemporary Challenge to Akurẹ Cultural Identity [1], 2016