Abíóyè

Fihànká:

Ìtumọọ Abíóyè

Born into chieftaincy/honour/royalty.

Àwọn àlàyé mìíràn

in Ọ̀yọ́, this will usually be a name for a child (male or female) born to a sitting Aláàfin. In other Yoruba towns, a chuld born maybe after a chieftaincy has been conferred on a parent gets this name. Generally reserved for royal families

Ìtúpalẹ̀ Mọ́fímù

a-bí-(sí)-oyè

Ìtumọ̀ ẹyọ-ẹyọ
Part Meaning
a we, one who
bí give birth to
(sí) into
oyè honour, respect, chieftaincy
Agbègbè

Ó pọ̀ ní:

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