Ifalaye

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • Ifáàláyè

Etymology

From Ifá (“Ifa, Yoruba god of prophecy, divination”) +‎ à (“negation prefix”) +‎ ní (“to have”) +‎ ayè (“lie”), literally “Ifa does not harbour lies”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.fáà.lá.jè/

Proper noun

Ifáláyè

  1. (Ekiti) a male given name meaning “Ifa does not harbour lies”
  2. (Ekiti) a surname, from the given name Ifáláyè
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