Ilẹ kaaarọ-oojiire

Yoruba

Etymology

From ilẹ̀ (“land”) +‎ káàárọ̀ (“Good morning (Greeting)”) +‎ o (“you”) +‎ ò (“nominalizer, the act of”) +‎ jí (“to wake, to awake”) +‎ ire (“goodness, blessing”). Literally, "Land of the people that greet you good morning, did you wake up well?".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.lɛ̀ káàá.ɾɔ̀.ōò.d͡ʒíī.ɾē/

Proper noun

Ilẹ̀ káàárọ̀-oòjíire

Yorubaland, Homeland of the Yoruba