Aérégbé
name
/ā.é.ɾé.ɡ͡bé/
Definitions
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an ancient festival celebrated in certain Èkìtì towns including Àkúrẹ́, Adó, and others, and is mainly characterized by the consumption of àkàrà.
Similar wordsSìbíọdún ElérègèRelated wordssìbínoun sìbínoun 2 entries are spelled “sìbí”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. sìbí a traditional dance performed by men, (especially) the Aérégbé festival in honor of several deities such as Ọlụ́a. Men often dress in only skirts while they sing derogatory songs used to meant to criticize authoritative chiefs and evildoers. èsìbí alternative form of sìbí (“traditional dance performed during the Aérégbé festival”) Ọlụ́aname 2 entries are spelled “Ọlụ́a”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. Ọlụ́a A high-ranking divinity (ụmọlẹ̀) of many Èkìtì Yoruba towns, regarded as the supreme deity of the hill and the sky. In some traditions Ọlụ́a is regarded as the supreme being, equivalent to Olódùmarè and Àbarị̀ṣà. This deity's who worshipped is characterized by the performance of ẹ̀fẹ̀ and ùjàamẹ̀ṣẹ̀ poetry. Olúwa the Lord, God àkàànoun 3 entries are spelled “àkàà”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àkàà alternative form of àkàrà àkàrà a deep-fried ball made of beans ìkàrà akaraPossibly related wordsègènoun Wiktionary points at “ègè”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ègé”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ègè” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ègé slice, wedge, chunk ègé dribble
Etymology
Possibly from aéré (“farmhouse, hut”) + gbé. Compare with Ondo Yoruba Aghéégbé, Ọwọ, Idanre Yoruba Aghérégbé. Multiple independent oral histories assert that the festival was exported from the kingdom of Ọ̀bà-Ilé. This perhaps suggests that this festival is a remnant of Ọ̀bà-Ilé cultural influence on its neighbors, before the establishment of kingdoms like Àkúrẹ́, Adó, Ìdànrè, and Oǹdó, as well as Benin influence, which reduced its influence.
Component words
aéréfarmhouse, hut
2 entries are spelled “aéré”. The etymology calls it “farmhouse, hut”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ahéré
farmhouse, hut, barn
aghéré
farmhouse, hut, barn
gbé
3 entries are spelled “gbé”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
gbé
to carry; to lift
gbé
to live; to inhabit
gbé
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Aeregbe”.
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