Yoruba
Etymology
ilẹ̀ (“land”) + a (“one who”) + dú (“to be black”) + ní (“in”) + àwọ̀ (“skin”), "Land of the people with Black skin."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.lɛ̀ ā.dú.lá.wɔ̀/
Proper noun
Ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀
- Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
- Synonym: Áfíríkà