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Yoruba
Etymology
From ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fọ̀ (“to speak”). Cognate with Itsekiri ọfọ̀ (“word”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ọfọ̀
- incantation, spell, curse
- Synonyms: mádàáríkàn, ògèdè
- (Ikalẹ, Ekiti, Ọwọ, Ào, Usẹn) word, statement
- discourse
Derived terms