-ọla

Yoruba Etymology From yo ọlá honor Pronunciation ọlá Suffix suffix -ọlá yo diminutive Forming affectionate or honorific forms of names. yo Bọ́sẹ̀ → yo Bọ́sẹ̀-ọlá yo Ibọ́sẹ̀-ọlá, aio rẹ mọ̀ yá ọ ooo. Ibàbá rẹ rọgba okùn, í kúwọ mú yẹra yo Bọ́sẹ̀-ọlá your voices strengthens you. Your father bought 200 royal beads, so you can use it to adorne your body. (song during the yo Aérégbé festival praising a girl performing the yo ègè ritual) yo Adébólú → yo Adébólú-ọlá yo Àníkẹ́ → yo Àníkẹ́-ọlá yo 'Níkẹ́-ọlá ooo, règé ooo, ọlọ́rùn yo okùn. Ìn ò bó ṣe yí pyo ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n, ó ṣèyí ṣyo èjí ṣara yo Àníkẹ́-ọlá, slender, the one with the neck adorned with royal beads. Look at how they surround her neck, she used this and her gap tooth to create her beauty on her body. (song during the yo Aérégbé festival praising a girl performing the yo ègè ritual) yo Ìbídùn → yo Ìbídùn-ọlá