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Aarẹ-ọna-kakanfo
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Yoruba
Etymology
From yo Ààrẹ ọ̀nà kakaǹfò, from yo nup kakamfò One who has no relatives or
interests in a place
Pronunciation
Ààrẹ-ọ̀nà-kakaǹfò
Proper noun
Ààrẹ-ọ̀nà-kakaǹfò
The title of the highest ranking chief in Yorubaland. Historically, he was the commander of the yo Ọ̀yọ́ empire's military.
The title is born by people not from the town of yo Ọ̀yọ́, as a way of preventing the possibility of him overthrowing the Aláàfin.
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