Aarẹ-ọna-kakanfo

Yoruba

Etymology

From Ààrẹ ọ̀nà kakaǹfò (“The commander of the passage way with full military force”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àà.ɾɛ̄.ɔ̀.nã̀.kā.kā.ŋ̀.fò/

Proper noun

Ààrẹ-ọ̀nà-kakaǹfò

1. The title of the highest ranking chief in Yorubaland. Historically, he was the commander of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire's military.
   • The title is born by people not from the town of Ọ̀yọ́, as a way of preventing the possibility of him overthrowing the Aláàfin.