Yoruba phrasebook

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Proposed to be derived fromProto-Yoruboid*ɔ́-la, compare withIgalaọ́la,Olukumiara,Ayereɔ́lá

IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.ɾā/

ọra

1. (Ekiti)body

   Synonym:ara

ọra!

1. (Ekiti)hello; ageneralgreeting

   Synonyms:ara,okun

• ìn ọra

• ẹ̀gbẹ́(“side”)
• ẹ̀dọ̀(“liver,chest”)

• This form is not used by those who speak a more southern form of the Ekiti dialect, such as the Akure subdialect, in which they useara instead of ọra

Proposed to be derived fromProto-Yoruboid*ù-la, compare with possible cognateIgalaùlà

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ɾá/

ọ̀rá

1. fat,grease
2. (by extension)plasticfilm;plastic bag

   Synonym:láílọ́ọ̀nù

3. fertility;nutrients(of soil)

   Ilẹ̀ tó wà nítòsí àkùrọ̀ lọ́ràá ―The soil near the wetlands hasnutrients

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