Ondo ajaja

Yoruba

Etymology

From Oǹdó (“Ondo”) +‎ a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ jẹ (“to eat”) +‎ ajá (“dog”), literally “Ondo dog-eaters”. Despite Oǹdó people seldom consuming dog nowadays, the term came about due to the fact that the Oǹdó people historically did not regard dogs as pets and frequently sacrificed dog meat (lókílì) to appease Ògún who is widely believed to like sacrifices (ẹbọ) of dog meat.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.ŋ̀.dó ā.d͡ʒā.d͡ʒá/

Proper noun

Oǹdó ajajá

(may be mildly offensive) epithet used in teasing for Oǹdó people.

References

^ Akinmade, Arinola Cecilia (2005 January) “Yoruba-Ondo Proverbs: A Literary Study of Themes, Functions and Poetic Devices”, in University of Jos‎^[1]

[1] Akinmade, Arinola Cecilia (2005 January) “Yoruba-Ondo Proverbs: A Literary Study of Themes, Functions and Poetic Devices”, in University of Jos‎^[1]

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