Igalaa

Igala edit

Etymology edit

Many folk etymologies exist, the most widespread of them suggests it derives from ìgá (“estate, enclosure”) +‎ álá (“sheep”), literally “Sheep pen”. Another possible origin is from the name Ọ́gáláà, a founder of the Igala people.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /í.ɡá.láà/

Proper noun edit

Ígáláà

Igala (people or ethnicity)
Igala (language)
- 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
  Ẹ̀ chee gb'Ígáláa?
  Do you understand Igala?

Derived terms edit

ánẹ́ Ígáláà (“Igala homeland; Igala kingdom”)
Àtá Ígáláà (“Attah; the traditional ruler of the Igala people”)
Ígálámẹ̄la (“The nine ancestral original clans of the Igala”)

Descendants edit

→ English: Igala
→ Yoruba: Igálà