ọlọza
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Olukumi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
For the first sense, from oní- (“one who has”) + ọzà (“town”), compare with Yoruba ọlọ́jà, Itsekiri ọlájà, for the second sense, from oní- (“one who has”) + ọzà (“market”). The semantic shift of ọjà from meaning town, village to market seems to have happened after the adoption of ọlọ́jà (king) as a title. Such a semantic shift exists in the dialects of the Yoruba language as well, but it is possible this term was borrowed into Olukumi from Central Yoruba dialects or even Itsekiri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ọlọ́zà