The Origin Of ‘Ìyàwó’....The Yoruba Word For Wife!!!
It is unknown to many speakers of the Yorùbá language that the original Yorùbá word for wife is ‘Aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Ìyàwó’.Back in the early years of the Yorùbá people, the word “ Iyawo “did not have a place in the Yorùbá
language not until an incident brought about its coinage and usage. Old Nigeria present you the origin of the Yorùbá word Ìyàwó .
Origin of the Yorùbá word Ìyàwó:
Long ago in Yorùbá land, a beautiful Princess and daughter of the first king of
