Ajapada

Yoruba Etymology Folk etymology derived from a local myth states it comes from yo àjà pa ẹdá a traditional rattle device to kill a type of brown rat One who kills a rat with a rattle. It is said to come from an endurance test Odùduwà presented his descendant Àjàpadà to perform before founding Àkúrẹ́ Pronunciation Àjàpadà Proper noun Àjàpadà yo historical a nickname for the legendary founder of the town of yo Àkúrẹ́ and descendant of yo Odùduwà, yo Aṣọdẹbóyèdé yo historical title of the traditional ruler of the yo Àkúrẹ́ kingdom, replaced with title yo Déjì. References Smith, Robert S. Kingdoms of the Yoruba 9780299116040 University of Wisconsin Press 1988 Nigeria https://www.google.com/books/edition/Kingdoms_of_the_Yoruba/ric6OhxbCS0C?hl=en&gbpv=0 yo People Monarchy Titles