ijọba
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Yoruba
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + jọba (“to rule, to govern”), ultimately from jẹ (“to be”) + ọba.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìjọba
Hyponyms
[edit]- ìjọba amúnisìn (“colonial regime, repressive regime”)
- ìjọba bóofẹ́bóokọ̀ (“totalitarian government, dictatorship”)
- ìjọba dẹmọ (“democratic government”)
- ìjọba tiwa-n-tiwa (“democratic government”)
- ìjọba àjùmọ̀ní (“socialist government”)
- ìjọba àìlólórí (“anarchy”)
Derived terms
[edit]- ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ (“local government”)
- ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ (“state government”)