alalẹ

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === onílẹ̀ === Etymology === From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ alẹ̀ (“land”), literally “The one who owns the land”; see Ẹmilálẹ̀, probably related to Proto-Yoruboid *Á-lɛ̀, a term for the deity associated with the personification of the Earth === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ā.lá.lɛ̀/ === Noun === alálẹ̀ ancestor, local earth spirit (imọlẹ̀), the guardian spirit of a specific town or people Synonym: imọlẹ̀ orí alálẹ̀ yóò gbè wá ― May the guardian spirit of the community favor us! Àjàlémògún jẹ́ alálẹ̀ ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín ― Ajalemogun is the guardian spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin landowner, landlord