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Yoruba
Etymology
Cognate with Itsekiri akpakpa, likely of Southeast Yoruba origin borrowed into Ekiti
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ̀pàpà
- (dated, Ekiti, Ondo, Eastern Akoko) harmattan; the strong winds associated with the harmattan
- Synonym: ọyẹ́
- ọ̀pàpà àjàkàlú ― The strong winds that blow throughout the town (praise poetry of a king or deity)