Ifalaye

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Ifáàláyè

Etymology

From Ifá (“Ifa, Yoruba god of prophecy, divination”) +‎ à (“negation prefix”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ayè (“lie”), literally “Ifa does not harbour lies”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.fáà.lá.jè/

Proper noun

Ifáláyè

1. (Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Ifa does not harbour lies”
2. (Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ifáláyè

Related terms

• Fáláyè
• Fáláè
• Aóòláyè