Ifalaye
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- Ifáàláyè
Etymology
From Ifá (“Ifa, Yoruba god of prophecy, divination”) + à (“negation prefix”) + ní (“to have”) + ayè (“lie”), literally “Ifa does not harbour lies”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.fáà.lá.jè/
Proper noun
Ifáláyè
- (Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Ifa does not harbour lies”
- (Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ifáláyè
Related terms
- Fáláyè
- Fáláè
- Aóòláyè
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