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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 00:25, 18 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba amala (yam flour)
Pronunciation
- àmàlà
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
Translations
- English: "Yam flour meal.