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Itsekiri
Etymology
From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fọ̀ (“to speak”). Cognates include Yoruba ọfọ̀, many Yoruba varieties, particularly in Southeast Yoruba, to which Itsekiri is closely related, use this word in the same way with the meaning of word. Whereas in Standard Yorùbá, a semantic shift has occurred where the word has the meaning of incantation, spell, curse.
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀fọ̀
- word
Derived terms
Yoruba
Etymology
From ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fọ̀ (“to speak”). Cognate with Itsekiri ọ̀fọ̀ (“word”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ọfọ̀
- incantation, spell, curse
- Synonyms: mádàáríkàn, ògèdè
- (Ikalẹ, Ekiti, Ọwọ, Ào, Usẹn) word, statement
- discourse
Derived terms