Ogbomoso
/ɔ̀ɡ͡bɔ́mɔ̀ʃɔ́/noun
A city and traditional Yoruba kingdom in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria.
Did you know?Ogbomoso is traditionally linked with the Yoruba hunter figures Ogbó and Omoso, while its indigenous form is Ọ̀gbómọ̀ṣọ́ and its exact name history remains debated.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Yoruba
Ọ̀gbómọ̀ṣọ́
“The indigenous Yoruba form of the city’s name; its precise internal derivation is disputed.”
Precolonial oral tradition
Yoruba
Ogbó / Omoso
“Two hunter figures commonly associated in oral tradition with the origin of the place-name.”
19th Century
Yoruba
Ọ̀gbómọ̀ṣọ́
“Name of an established Yoruba settlement and kingdom in the region historically connected with Oyo.”
Colonial period
English
Ogbomosho
“Common English colonial spelling of the Yoruba place-name.”
Modern English
English
Ogbomoso
“The widely used modern English spelling for the Nigerian city.”
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