See eekan on Wiktionary
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}
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"translation": "the plant Argemone mexicana",
"word": "èékán ẹkùn"
},
{
"english": "Daniellia oliveri",
"translation": "Daniellia oliveri",
"word": "èékán-iyá"
},
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"english": "a type of mushroom",
"translation": "a type of mushroom",
"word": "èékánkùn"
}
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