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English word origin

Etymology of Nago

From Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A member of a Yoruba people living in coastal regions of modern-day Benin and Nigeria, especially one taken to the Caribbean or South America as a slave. · In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Yoruba origin.

name

The Niger–Congo language spoken by the Nago people.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Unspecified derivation mentionAnagóee
  • Unspecified derivation mentionÀnàgóyo
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