Ekiti

== English == === Etymology === From Yoruba Èkìtì. === Proper noun === Ekiti A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ado Ekiti. A historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa. == Yoruba == === Etymology === From èkìtì (“hills”), which describes the landscape of the Èkìtì homeland. Perhaps from an obsolete plural form, compare with Yoruba òkìtì === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /è.kì.tì/ === Proper noun === Èkìtì a state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone a historical country in Yorubaland in West Africa (collectively) Ekiti people, a subgroup of the Yoruba people A dialect of the Yoruba language ==== Derived terms ==== Èkìtì-Parapọ̀