Ifẹ

Yoruba Etymology From yo Ufẹ̀. Several folk etymologies existed including yo i- fẹ̀ nominalizing prefix nominalizing prefix to widen, to spread The Land that widens Possibly from yo i- fẹ̀ nominalizing prefix nominalizing prefix to be prosperous, to be successful Land of prosperity Pronunciation Ifẹ̀ Proper noun Ifẹ̀ yo city c/Nigeria Ifẹ yo Ilé-Ifẹ̀ yo historical Ife Ife Kingdom mythological origin place of the Yoruba people Ife, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, who speak the Ifẹ̀ dialect of Yoruba A dialect of the Yoruba language yo Dialects