Awori

Yoruba

Etymology

Folk etymology started it comes from àwo (“plate”) +‎ ti (“has”) +‎ rì (“sink”), literally “The plate has sunk”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wó.ɾì/

Proper noun

Àwórì

1. Awori tribe, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, the original inhabitants of Lagos, and who speak the Àwórì dialect
2. A dialect of the Yoruba language

   Synonym: Ẹ̀yọ̀