Ẹyọ

Yoruba

Àwọn ẹ̀yọ̀ l'ọ́dún Ẹ̀yọ̀

Alternative forms

• عَِيوَْ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.jɔ̀/

Proper noun

Ẹ̀yọ̀

1. The culture, people, language, and customs of historically the Àwórì subethnic group of the Yoruba, and now the Lagosians.
   1. The Ẹ̀yọ̀ festival, an Egúngún festival celebrated by the people of Lagos.
      • It was traditionally held in honor of a deceased king and to usher in the reign of a new king, it is not held in honor of the death of an important figure, it serves as a display of Yoruba and Lagosian culture. It features the white dressed ẹ̀yọ̀ Egúngún

      Synonym: ọdún Ẹ̀yọ̀

   2. Àwórì people; now also refers to the modern inhabitants of the city of Lagos
   3. The Yoruba dialect historically spoken by the Àwórì people

      Synonym: Àwórì

   4. A genre of music and drumming unique to the people of Lagos.
   5. The modern Yoruba dialect of the people of Lagos, not directly related to the dialect of the Àwórì.

      Synonym: Èkó

   6. Any language that is not one's own native language