See cley on Wiktionary
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"Yola terms derived from Old English",
"Yola terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Yola terms inherited from Middle English",
"Yola terms inherited from Old English",
"Yola terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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"english": "Some digging earth-nuts with their noses in red clay;",
"ref": "1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, page 86:",
"text": "Zim dellen harnothès w'aar nize ee reed cley;",
"translation": "Some digging earth-nuts with their noses in red clay;",
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"ipa": "/kleː/"
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"word": "cley"
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