ijapa

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Yoruba

Ìjàpá (1)
Ìjàpá (2)

Etymology

From ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ jàpá (the motion of one moving awkwardly, ideophone), literally That which moves around awkwardly.

Pronunciation

Noun

ìjàpá

  1. tortoise, turtle
    Synonym: ahun
  2. (by extension) Beetle

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìjàpá (tortoise, turtle)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeọlọ́bawun
OǹdóOǹdóọnié
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹolukume
OlùkùmiUgbódùághọ́n
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtììjàpá, aụn, alábaụn, ọlọ́baụn
Àkúrẹ́ìjàpá, aụn, alábaụn, ọlọ́baụn
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtììjàpá, aụn, alábaụn, ọlọ́baụn
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàìjàpá, awun, alábawun
ÈkóÈkóìjàpá, awun, alábawun
ÌbàdànÌbàdànìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
ÌbàràpáIgbó Òràìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ọ̀fàìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
ÌlọrinÌlọrinìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ìwàjówà LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Kájọlà LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ṣakí West LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Atisbo LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ìjàpá, ahun, alábahun
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàìjàpá, ahun, awun, alábawun
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ìjàkpá, ahun, awun, alábawun
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaọbaun
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeɔ̀kpɔ̀lɔ́
Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́ògìdɛ́n, ìjàkpá
Tchaourouògìdɛ́n
ÌcàAgouaògìdɔ̃́
ÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàògìdán, áwìrì
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ògìdán
Kétuògìdán
Onigboloagidan
Ifɛ̀Akpáréègìɖã́
Atakpaméègìɖã́
Bokoègìdã́
Est-Monoègìɖã́
Moretanògìdã́
Tchettiègìɖã́
KuraAwotébiahaowo
Partagoabãõ
Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandibaawɔ̃
Northern NagoKamboleàjàkpá
Manigriògìdã́

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