Igalaa

== Igala == === Etymology === Many folk etymologies exist, the most widespread of them suggests it derives from ìgá (“estate, enclosure”) +‎ álá (“sheep”), literally “Sheep pen”. Another possible origin is from the name Ọ́gáláà, a founder of the Igala people. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /í.ɡá.láà/ === Proper noun === Ígáláà Igala (people or ethnicity) Igala (language) ==== Derived terms ==== ánẹ́ Ígáláà (“Igala homeland; Igala kingdom”) Àtá Ígáláà (“Attah; the traditional ruler of the Igala people”) Ígálámẹ̄la (“The nine ancestral original clans of the Igala”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Igala → Yoruba: Igálà