Difference between revisions of "amala"

Latest revision as of 11:25, 14 February 2024

From: Yoruba amala (yam flour)

All of dem dey deir mama house dey chop amala. — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, They all are in their parents' house eating amala.)
Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chop amala wey dey make sense? — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Were you told that I don't wish to stay at my mother's house to enjoy myself while I eat her nicely prepared amala?)

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 ==Naija==
 ===Etymology===
-From: Yoruba ''amala'' meaning ''yam flour''
+From: Yoruba ''amala'' (''yam flour'')
 ===Pronunciation===
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 ===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.
+* [[swallow]] wey de dey make with yam or plantain 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|All of dem dey deir mama house dey chop '''amala'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, They all are in their parents' house eating amala.)}}
-:*{{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 chop '''amala''' wey dey make sense? |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Were you told that I don't wish to stay at my mother's house to enjoy myself while I eat her nicely prepared amala?)}}
 ===Synonyms===
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 ====Translations====
-* English: "Yam flour meal''.
+* English: ''Yam flour meal, amala''