See aafin on Wiktionary
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"word": "ilé ọba"
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"word": "Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ààfinview map"
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"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
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"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
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},
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"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
},
{
"word": "ọfin"
},
{
"roman": "Èkìtì",
"word": "àọ̀fịn"
},
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"roman": "Oǹdó, Ọ̀wọ̀",
"word": "àghọ̀fẹn"
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],
"word": "aafin"
}
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