Jalumi

Yoruba

Etymology

From jálu (“to plunge”) +‎ omi (“water, river”), literally “To plunge into the water”

• This refers to the fact that most of the causalities in the battle came from Ìlọrin soldiers drowning in the Ọ̀tìn river

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒá.lū.mĩ̄/

Proper noun

Jálumi

1. (historical) A major battle of the Kiriji War that took place on November 1, 1878 in the town of Ìkìrun. It was one of the bloodiest battles in the war.

   Synonym: ogun Jálumi

Related terms

• Ogun Kírìjí