Awori

Yoruba

Etymology

Folk etymology started it comes from àwo (“plate”) +‎ ti (“has”) +‎ rì (“sink”), literally “The plate has sunk”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.wó.ɾì/

Proper noun

Àwórì

  1. Awori tribe, a subgroup of the Yoruba people, the original inhabitants of Lagos, and who speak the Àwórì dialect
  2. A dialect of the Yoruba language
    Synonym: Ẹ̀yọ̀
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