Igbara-oke

Yoruba

Etymology

Local folk etymology states it originates from Àìgbàrà (“Aigbara forest”) +‎ òkè (“mountain, hill”), literally “The hilly part of the Aigbara forest”, compare with Ìgbàrà-Odò

  • The Aigbara forest where the founder of the town is believed to have been born,

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bà.ɾà.ò.kè/

Noun

Ìgbàrà-òkè

  1. Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ondo, Nigeria)
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