ẹlẹyamẹya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• kẹ́lẹ́yàmẹ̀yà
• ìṣẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà

Etymology

From ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) +‎ mọ̀ (“to know”) +‎ ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.lɛ́.jà.mɛ̀.jà/

Noun

ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà

1. prejudice, discrimination
2. racism, tribalism

   Synonyms: ìmẹ̀yà, ẹ̀yà tèmi lọ̀gá

3. racist, tribalist

   Synonym: amẹ̀yà

Derived terms

• ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà (“apartheid”)

See also

• kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìn (“religious discrimination”)
• kẹ́lẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́ (“classism”)