Ijaye

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === Ìjàìyè (outdated spelling) === Etymology === From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jà (“to fight”) +‎ yè (“to survive”), literally “The act of fighting and surviving”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒà.jè/ === Proper noun === Ìjàyè (historical) an Ọ̀yọ́ military and trade town founded by a grandson of Aláàfin Abíọdún, Òrìṣàbíyìí. Most of its inhabitants were of the Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá subethnic group. It was destroyed by Ìbàdàn during the Ìjàyè war Synonym: Ìjàyè Orílé (historical) the short-lived Ijaiye kingdom founded in the town of Ìjàyè, which fell at the end of the Ìjàyè war. a district in modern-day city of Abẹ́òkúta; founded by refugees of the original town of Ìjàyè (historical) the conflict between the kingdom of Ìjàyè and Ìbàdàn from 1861-1862; resulting in the destruction of Ìjàyè. Synonyms: Ogun Ìjàyè, Ogun Bátẹ̀dó