Where does “Ọrangun” come from?
Ọrangun (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba mí — me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb.
Ọrangun (Yoruba): the title of the traditional rulers of the towns of Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún and Òkè-Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún in Ọ̀ṣun State of Nigeria, and the head of the Ìgbómìnà people
Definitions
- the title of the traditional rulers of the towns of Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún and Òkè-Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún in Ọ̀ṣun State of Nigeria, and the head of the Ìgbómìnà people
Ancestry of “Ọrangun”, step by step
Ọrangun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba mí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | mí | me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb |
via Yoruba gún
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | gún | to be long (usually along a horizontal axis) |