See ɔ́-kà on Wiktionary
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"text": "Yoruba: ọkà (“sorghum, corn”)"
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"text": "Central Yoruba: ẹkà (“corn”)"
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"sorghum, specifically the plant Sorghum bicolor"
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"text": "Central Yoruba: ẹkà (“corn”)"
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