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  2. Omoluwabi - Wikipedia

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    The Omoluwabi or Omoluabi is a set of cultural principles that's native to the Yoruba people, embodying the essence of civilized behavior and virtue attribute towards every aspect of life. This timeless philosophy is deeply rooted in Yoruba tradition and serves as a guiding principle for the Yoruba People to strive for excellence in their ...

  3. List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin - Wikipedia

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    Documented Nahuatl words in the Spanish language (mostly as spoken in Mexico and Mesoamerica), also called Nahuatlismos include an extensive list of words that represent (i) animals, (ii) plants, fruit and vegetables, (iii) foods and beverages, and (iv) domestic appliances. Many of these words end with the absolutive suffix "-tl" in Nahuatl.

  4. List of Spanish words of Indigenous American Indian origin

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    Quechuan /ˈkɛtʃwən/, also known as runa simi ("people's language"), is a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably some 8 million to 10 million speakers

  5. Akure Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Oral tradition of the Akure Kingdom begins with the uniting of these communities by the founding of a new royal dynasty in Akure. The Akure kingdom was founded by a prince named Omoremilekun, son of Ekun, and a descendant of Oduduwa Omoluwabi, the royal progenitor associated with the founding of the Yoruba people. Omoremilekun was a brave ...

  6. List of Spanish words of various origins - Wikipedia

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    from Berber merīn ' Marinid ' (modern Spanish Benimerines), the people of North Africa who originally bred this type of sheep. moreno — brown , brunette , dark-skinned person from moro ' a Moor ' , from Latin Maurus , from Ancient Greek Maúros , probably of Berber origin, but possibly related to the Arabic مَغْرِب maġrib ' west ...

  7. List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas

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    Jerky (definition) from ch'arki, via Spanish charquí Lagniappe (definition) from yapay, "add, addition", via Spanish la yapa (with the definite article la). Lima (definition) from rimay, "speak" (from the name of the city, named for the Rimaq river ("speaking river")) Llama (definition) from llama, via Spanish Lucuma (definition) from lukuma ...

  8. Languages of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Spanish is the de facto national language spoken by the vast majority of Mexicans, though it is not defined as an official language in legislation. The second article of the 1917 Constitution defines the country as multicultural, recognizes the right of the indigenous peoples to "preserve and enrich their languages" and promotes "bilingual and ...

  9. Otomi language - Wikipedia

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    Bi=hon-ga-wi-tho-wa Bi=hon-ga-wi-tho-wa "He/she looks for us only (around) here" The initial proclitic bi marks the present tense and the third person singular, the verb root hon means "to look for", the - ga - suffix marks a first person object, the - wi - suffix marks dual number, and tho marks the sense of "only" or "just" whereas the - wa - suffix marks the locative sense of "here ...