oluku

== Yoruba == === Etymology === Cognate with Igala ónúkwu, Itsekiri olùkùn, and Olukumi olùkù, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-lùkù === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ō.lù.kù/ === Noun === olùkù (chiefly CY, SEY, and NEY) friend Synonyms: àwé, ọ̀rẹ́ ==== Usage notes ==== The phrase olùkù mi (my friend) serves as the etymology for the Olukumi people and Lucumí people (Afro-Cubans), but these two groups are not related. ==== Derived terms ==== Olùkùmi (“Olukumi subethnic group”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Olukumi → Spanish: lucumí > Lucumí: lucumí (inherited) === References === Adetugbọ, Abiodun. The Yoruba language in Western Nigeria: Its major dialect areas [1], 1967 Arokoyo, Bolanle E. A LEXICOSTATISTICS COMPARISON OF YORÙBÁ, ÌGBÒ AND OLÙKÙMI DIALECTS [2], 2016