Yewa

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Etymology 2, probably from iye (“mother”) +‎ wa (“our”), literally “Our mother”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jē.wā/

Proper noun

Yewa

1. The current name for the Ẹ̀gbádò, a Yoruba subethnic group in Ogun State, Nigeria
2. A Yoruba dialect spoken by the Yewa people

   Synonym: Ẹ̀gbádò

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jē.wā/

Proper noun

Yewa

1. Yewa (a river in Nigeria)