saa ijọba-amunisin

Yoruba

Etymology

From sáà (“era, period”) +‎ ìjọbá (“government”) +‎ amúnisìn (“colonialism”), literally “The era of the colonial government”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sáà ì.d͡ʒɔ̄.bá.ā.mṹ.nĩ̄.sĩ̀/

Noun

sáà ìjọbá-amúnisìn

  1. colonial era, specifically referring to the era of colonialism by the British Empire in Nigeria
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