Igalaa

Igala

Etymology

Many folk etymologies exist, the most widespread of them suggests it derives from ìgá (“estate, enclosure”) +‎ álá (“sheep”), literally “Sheep pen”. Another possible origin is from the name Ọ́gáláà, a founder of the Igala people.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /í.ɡá.láà/

Proper noun

Ígáláà

  1. Igala (people or ethnicity)
  2. Igala (language)
    • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
      Ẹ̀ chee gb'Ígáláa?
      Do you understand Igala?

Derived terms

  • ánẹ́ Ígáláà (“Igala homeland; Igala kingdom”)
  • Àtá Ígáláà (“Attah; the traditional ruler of the Igala people”)
  • Ígálámẹ̄la (“The nine ancestral original clans of the Igala”)

Descendants

  • → English: Igala
  • → Yoruba: Igálà
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