Ondo ajaja

Yoruba Etymology From yo Oǹdó a- jẹ ajá Ondo agent prefix agent prefix to eat dog Ondo dog-eaters. Despite yo Oǹdó people seldom consuming dog nowadays, the term came about due to the fact that the Oǹdó people historically did not regard dogs as pets and frequently sacrificed dog meat (yo lókílì) to appease yo Ògún who is widely believed to like sacrifices (yo ẹbọ) of dog meat.Akinmade, Arinola Cecilia Yoruba-Ondo Proverbs: A Literary Study of Themes, Functions and Poetic Devices https://irepos.unijos.edu.ng/jspui/bitstream/123456789/157/1/Yoruba%20Ondo%20Proverbs.pdf University of Jos January 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20240530231437/https://irepos.unijos.edu.ng/jspui/bitstream/123456789/157/1/Yoruba%20Ondo%20Proverbs.pdf 30 May 2024 Pronunciation oǹdó ajajá Proper noun Oǹdó ajajá yo may be mildly offensive epithet used in teasing for yo Oǹdó people. References yo exonyms