Meaning of -ọla | Babel Free

Definitions

Forming affectionate or honorific forms of names.

morpheme

Examples

“Bọ́sẹ̀ → Bọ́sẹ̀-ọlá Ibọ́sẹ̀-ọlá, aio rẹ mọ̀ yá ọ ooo. Ibàbá rẹ rọgba okùn, í kúwọ mú yẹra Bọ́sẹ̀-ọlá your voices strengthens you. Your father bought 200 royal beads, so you can use it to adorne your body. (song during the Aérégbé festival praising a girl performing the ègè ritual)”

“Adébólú → Adébólú-ọlá”

“Àníkẹ́ → Àníkẹ́-ọlá”

“'Níkẹ́-ọlá ooo, règé ooo, ọlọ́rùn okùn. Ìn ò bó ṣe yí pọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n, ó ṣèyí ṣèjí ṣara”

Àníkẹ́-ọlá, slender, the one with the neck adorned with royal beads. Look at how they surround her neck, she used this and her gap tooth to create her beauty on her body.

“Ìbídùn → Ìbídùn-ọlá”

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