Akurẹ

== Yoruba == === Etymology === A widely known folk etymology popularized by Akure king Adesida I states it comes from àkún (“royal beads”) +‎ rẹ́ (“to fall, to snap”), literally “The place where the beads snapped”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /à.kú.ɾɛ́/ === Proper noun === Àkúrẹ́ Akure (a city in Nigeria) (historical) the Àkúrẹ́ kingdom A subgroup of the Èkìtì people A subdialect of the Èkìtì dialect spoken by the people of Àkúrẹ́ and its surrounding towns (sometimes categorized as a distinct dialect of Yoruba) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Akure → Edo: Ẹkuẹ