Igbomina

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Ìgbóǹnà
Ògbóǹnà

Etymology

From ògbó (“a type of sword”) +‎ mi (“mine, my”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to knows”) +‎ ọ̀nà (“the path, the way”), literally “My sword knows the way”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bó.mĩ̀.nã̀/

Proper noun

Ìgbómìnà

Igbomina people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
A dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the Ìgbómìnà

Descendants

→ Portuguese: Ibomina

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