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Nago

Pronunciation: /ˈnɑːɡəʊ/

The English word “Nago” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Yoruba origin.

proper noun

  1. The Niger–Congo language spoken by the Nago people.

Etymology

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

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