Ila Orangun Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Osun State, Nigeria
About Ila Orangun
The language of the people of Ila is a distinctive dialect of the Yoruba language called Igbomina (or Igbonna). Most of the indigenes commonly engaged in the traditional profession of palm-wine tapping, which is known with the town since its existence. This profession is referenced in a common sayings about the town of Ila. The proverbIla 'o l'oogun, emu l'oogun Ilameans "Ila has no special medicine or magical preparations other than palm-wine". A folk song also saysIla ni mi, ise mi o le. Ti mo ba wa l'orun ope bi 'ofusia' ni i ri, which translates in English as "I am a citizen of Ila, my profession is very easy; if I am on top of a palm tree, I feel like I am upstairs in a multi-storey building."
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