Difference between revisions of "amala"

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Na food wey de dey make with powder of yam or plantain and take soup chop am.
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* Food wey de dey make with yam wey de don grind after e dry or plantain wey de don grind after e dry, con take soup chop am.
 
:*{{ux|dv|All of dem dey deir mama house dey chow '''amala'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, All of them are in their parents' houses enjoying the delicacy made with yam flour.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|All of dem dey deir mama house dey chow '''amala'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, All of them are in their parents' houses enjoying the delicacy made with yam flour.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chow '''amala''' we dey make sense…? |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Did they tell you that I, I can't stay back in my mother's house to eat the palatable yam flour meal?)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chow '''amala''' we dey make sense…? |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Did they tell you that I, I can't stay back in my mother's house to eat the palatable yam flour meal?)}}

Revision as of 00:24, 18 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba amala meaning yam flour

Pronunciation

  • àmàlà

Play Play

Noun

  • Food wey de dey make with yam wey de don grind after e dry or plantain wey de don grind after e dry, con take soup chop am.
  • All of dem dey deir mama house dey chow amala.  — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, All of them are in their parents' houses enjoying the delicacy made with yam flour.)
  • Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chow amala we dey make sense…?  — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Did they tell you that I, I can't stay back in my mother's house to eat the palatable yam flour meal?)

Synonyms

akpu, starch

Translations

  • English: "Yam flour meal.