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Yoruba
Etymology
Probably from Nupe sòmbìyà
Pronunciation
Noun
sòbìyà
- (pathology, medicine) Guinea worm disease, dracunculiasis
Kí sòbìyà yóò bá dègbò, olúgàǹbe là á ké sí- Before guinea worm becomes a sore, it is the oluganbe plant that we will call too
(proverb on tackling an issue before it gets out of hand)