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"english": "The ancient capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire",
"word": "Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé"
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"english": "A senior class of chiefs of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire that served as advisors to the Aláàfin",
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}
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"t2": "to slide off"
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],
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}
],
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],
"id": "en-Ọyọ-yo-name-WtOYBS2J",
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],
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"Ogun Elédùwẹ̀",
"Ogun Eleduwẹ#Yoruba"
]
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"(historical) Old Oyo, the capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire until its destruction during the Eleduwe War, (Ogun Elédùwẹ̀) in 1835"
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"word": "Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé"
}
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"(historical) Oyo Empire"
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ɔ̀.jɔ́/"
}
],
"word": "Ọyọ"
}
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"english": "The ancient capital of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire",
"word": "Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé"
},
{
"english": "A senior class of chiefs of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire that served as advisors to the Aláàfin",
"word": "Ọ̀yọ́mèsì"
}
],
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{
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"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "→ Gun: Ayɔ̀"
}
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"pos1": "nominalizing prefix",
"t2": "to slide off"
},
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}
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],
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],
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"w:Oyo, Oyo"
],
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"Nigeria",
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[
"city",
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],
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]
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"word": "Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé"
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