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Yoruba
Etymology
From ẹ̀- + bìtì, literally “that which is solid, roundish, heavy and deep-seated”
Pronunciation
Noun
ẹ̀bìtì
- A traditional Yoruba loaded animal suspended trap, consisting of a load of dirt or stone, held by a branch, with food under it.
- When the animal goes for the food, it will move the stick, causing the load to fall upon the animal, killing.
- ẹ̀bìtì kò lè pèèrà ― A loaded trap cannot kill an ant (proverbial incantation on invincibility)
- bí ẹ̀bìtì yóò bá jà lọ́la, eku tí ó bá pa lónìí, àpagbé ni ― If a loaded trap is going to collapse on something tomorrow, the rat it has killed today, that is irreversible (proverb on irreversibility)
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