See also: ife, -ife, ifẹ, Ife, Ifɛ, and IFE

Yoruba

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Etymology

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From Ufẹ̀. Several folk etymologies existed including i- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ fẹ̀ +‎ [Term?] (to widen, to spread), literally The Land that widens

  • Possibly from i- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ fẹ̀ (to be prosperous, to be successful), literally Land of prosperity

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ifẹ̀

  1. Ifẹ (a city in Nigeria)
    Synonym: Ilé-Ifẹ̀
  2. (historical) Ife Kingdom
  3. mythological origin place of the Yoruba people
  4. Ife, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, who speak the Ifẹ̀ dialect of Yoruba
  5. A dialect of the Yoruba language