Yewa

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Etymology 2, probably from iye (“mother”) +‎ wa (“our”), literally “Our mother”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jē.wā/

Proper noun

Yewa

  1. The current name for the Ẹ̀gbádò, a Yoruba subethnic group in Ogun State, Nigeria
  2. A Yoruba dialect spoken by the Yewa people
    Synonym: Ẹ̀gbádò

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jē.wā/

Proper noun

Yewa

  1. Yewa (a river in Nigeria)
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