Igbomina

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Ìgbóǹnà
• Ògbóǹnà

Etymology

From ògbó (“a type of sword”) +‎ mi (“mine, my”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to knows”) +‎ ọ̀nà (“the path, the way”), literally “My sword knows the way”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bó.mĩ̀.nã̀/

Proper noun

Ìgbómìnà

1. Igbomina people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people
2. A dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the Ìgbómìnà

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Ibomina