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Meaning 1
The Niger–Congo language spoken by the Nago people.
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Standard Lemma guide
Nago
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UK: /ˈnɑːɡəʊ/
noun
Meaning 2
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.
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noun
Meaning 3
In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Yoruba origin.
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History
Etymology
From Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”).