Ekiti-Parapọ

Yoruba

Etymology

From Èkìtì (“Ekiti people”) +‎ parapọ̀ (“to unite”), literally “Ekiti Unite”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.kì.tì.k͡pā.ɾā.k͡pɔ̀/

Proper noun

Èkìtì-Parapọ̀

1. A union between the Yoruba sub-ethnic groups Èkìtì, Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Ìjẹ̀bú, Ìgbómìnà in the late 1870s formed to fight against the Ìbàdàn forces in the Kiriji War (Ogun Kírìjí)

Derived terms

• Ogun Èkìtì-Parapọ̀ (“Kiriji War, Ekiti-Parapo War”)