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Ileṣa
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ilesa
Yoruba
Alternative forms
yo Uléṣà Ijesha, Ekiti, SEY
Etymology
Original term in the Ijesha dialect is Uléṣà. Several folk etymologies exist, the most prominent being from yo ulé ṣà home to choose, to select The home that we chose or yo ulé òòṣà home orisha Home of the orisha, compare with yo Ìjẹ̀ṣà, yo Ùjẹ̀ṣà
Pronunciation
Iléṣà
Proper noun
Iléṣà
yo city c/Nigeria Ilesa, the capital city of the Ijesha people.