Ilara

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• Ùláá, Ùlárá

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefixi”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ará (“relative, family”), literally “The ones who possess many relatives”

• Several folk stories attempt to link the several Ilara-named towns to each other, besides their common origin of Ifẹ̀ as Yoruba towns

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.lá.ɾá/

Proper noun

Ìlárá

1. the name for several Yoruba towns. Unique suffixes are commonly attached to the town's name as a means of differentiating them (ex. Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)
   1. Ilara-Mokin (an Ekiti Yoruba town in Ondo, Nigeria)

      Synonym: Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín

   2. Ìlárá-Rẹ́mọ (a Rẹ́mọ Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria)

      Synonym: Ìlárá-Rẹ́mọ

   3. Ìlárá-Yéwa (a Yéwa Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria)

      Synonym: Ìlárá-Yéwa

   4. Ìlárá-Ẹ̀pẹ́ (a Rẹ́mọ Yoruba town in Lagos, Nigeria)

      Synonym: Ìlárá-Ẹ̀pẹ́