Iwarẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- Ìàrẹ, Ùàrẹ (Ekiti)
- Ùwàrẹ (Ijesha)
- Èghàrẹ, Èwàrẹ (Ondo, Idanre, Ìlàjẹ)
Etymology
From ì- + wàrẹ, cognate with Edo Igharẹ, see cognates in other Yoruba-dialects, Ìàrẹ, Èghàrẹ, Ùwàrẹ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.wà.ɾɛ̄/
Proper noun
Ìwàrẹ
- the highest class of chiefs in a Yoruba town, the first six makeup a council known as the Ìwàrẹ̀fà
- Synonym: Ìwàrẹ̀fà
Noun
Ìwàrẹ
- a high-ranking chief of a Yoruba town; a member of the Ìwàrẹ̀fà council of chiefs
Derived terms
- Ìwàrẹ̀fà