akerese

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare with Ayere akerehe

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

akerese

  1. (Ekiti, Ọwọ) squirrel; (in particular) ground squirrel
    Synonyms: ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́, ọ̀yẹ́yẹ́, ọ̀gbị́gbẹ́, ọ̀yị́yẹ́, ụ̀sụn, òsun

Descendants[edit]

  • Used by Èkìtì speakers mainly in Adó, Ìfàkì, and Ujù, not by speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect of Èkìtì