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Yoruba
Etymology
From ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”)
Pronunciation
Verb
ṣọkọ
- (literally) to be a husband, to be someone's husband
- (idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory
Ó ṣọkọ Èkìtì ṣọkọ Àkókó- He ruled over Ekiti and ruled over the Akoko
(praise poetry of a king or warrior)Ó fi okó ṣọkọ Ẹ̀gbá, à á fi òbò ṣọkọ rẹ- You used your manhood to rule over the Ẹgba people, we will now use our womanhood to dominate you
(From a 1940s Anti-tax protest song against the Aláké)