Igbara-oke

Yoruba

Etymology

Local folk etymology states it originates from Àìgbàrà (“Aigbara forest”) +‎ òkè (“mountain, north”), literally “The northern part of the Aigbara forest”, compare with Ìgbàrà-Odò, sister town of Igbara-Oke

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bà.ɾà.ò.kè/

Proper noun

Ìgbàrà-òkè

Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ifedore, Ondo, Nigeria)

Related terms

Ìgbàrà-odò

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