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• ègìrì (Èkìtì)

• IPA^(key): /è.ɡìì/

ègìì

1. (Ondo) Alternative form of ègìrì (“a type of ancient warrior or guard charged to protect, equivalent to the local police force a member of the Ègìrì warrior clan or class”)

   Èmi ègìì lúgbó, ọmọ asọbẹ̀ pajìẹ

   The child of the ègìì guard of the forest, the child who makes soup and kills a chicken

• Légìì (“a high-ranking chief that serves as the head of the Ègìrì warriors”)