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Oyo

A Yoruba subethnic group who speak the Oyo dialect; a dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the Oyo people, it serves as the basis for the modern Standard Yoruba koine (Yoruba Ajumolo); Oyo (a city in Nigeria), the modern city of Oyo founded after the destruction of Oyo-Ile; Oyo (a state of Nigeria); (historical) Old Oyo, the capital of the Oyo empire until its destruction during the Eleduwe War, (Ogun Eleduwe) in 1835; (historical) Oyo Empire
Yoruba name.
This dictionary uses simplified unmarked Yoruba spelling for consistency. Meanings can vary by dialect, region and context.