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Iwarẹ
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Yoruba
Alternative forms
yo Ị̀àrẹ, yo Ụ̀àrẹ Ekiti
yo Ùwàrẹ Ijesha
yo Èghàrẹ, yo Èwàrẹ Ondo, Idanre, Ìlàjẹ
Etymology
From yo ìwà rẹ, cognate with bin Igharẹ, see cognates in other Yoruba-dialects, yo Ị̀àrẹ, yo Èghàrẹ, yo Ùwàrẹ, perhaps from the same root as yo ààrẹ leader, president
Pronunciation
Ìwàrẹ
Proper noun
Ìwàrẹ
the highest class of chiefs in a Yoruba town, the first six makeup a council known as the yo Ìwàrẹ̀fà
yo Ìwàrẹ̀fà
Noun
Ìwàrẹ
a high-ranking chief of a Yoruba town; a member of the yo Ìwàrẹ̀fà council of chiefs
Derived terms
yo Ìwàrẹ̀fà
yo Titles Monarchy People