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Yoruba
Etymology
From ọ̀kan (“one”) + ò (“negating particle”) + jọ (“to resemble”) + ọ̀kan (“one”), literally “one doesn't seem like the other”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀.kã̄ ò d͡ʒɔ̀.kã̄/
Noun
ọ̀kan-ò-jọ̀kan
- variety; diversity (specified by the following noun)
- Ọ̀kan-ò-jọ̀kan èdè tó wà lórílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ń dàwátì lábẹ́ ìjẹgàba èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì ― Nigeria's linguistic diversity is shrinking due to the hegemony of the English language.
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