lyalya

Nupe

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yoruba ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʲà.lʲà/

Noun

lyàlyà

  1. moinmoin; a Nigerian food made of cowpeas.

Yao

Etymology

Reduplication of -lya (“to eat”).

Verb

-lyalya (infinitive kulyalya)

  1. reduplicative of -lya
    1. to be greedy

References

  • Alexander Hetherwick, Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, 1889 - page 220
  • Alexander Hetherwick, A Handbook of the Yao Language, 1902
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