Akurẹ

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See also: Akure

Yoruba[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

A widely known folk etymology popularized by Akure king Adesida I states it comes from àkún (royal beads) +‎ rẹ́ (to fall, to snap), literally The place where the beads snapped.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Àkúrẹ́

  1. Akure (a city in Nigeria)
  2. (historical) the Àkúrẹ́ kingdom
  3. A subgroup of the Èkìtì people
  4. A subdialect of the Èkìtì dialect spoken by the people of Àkúrẹ́ and its surrounding towns (sometimes categorized as a distinct dialect of Yoruba)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Akure
  • Edo: Ẹkuẹ