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"english": "forbidden forest, forest inhabited by the imọlẹ̀",
"word": "ugbómọlẹ̀"
},
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"word": "abọmọlẹ̀"
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}
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"t2": "to mold, to shape",
"t3": "land"
},
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"name": "af"
},
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ʊ́-mɔlɛ̀"
},
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}
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"primordial spirits or energies in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe. The first four hundred and one of these spirits who were sent to Earth are regarded as the irúnmọlẹ̀. Humans chosen or inhabited by the imọlẹ̀ are known as òrìṣà"
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"id": "en-imọlẹ-yo-noun-egh7mDJB",
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],
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"Ìṣẹ̀ṣe",
"Iṣẹṣe#Yoruba"
],
[
"Earth",
"Earth"
],
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"irúnmọlẹ̀",
"irunmọlẹ#Yoruba"
],
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"oriṣa#Yoruba"
]
],
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}
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{
"text": "Àjàlémògún jẹ́ imọlẹ̀ tí ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín ― Àjàlémògún is the patron earth spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin",
"type": "example"
}
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"spirit",
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],
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"ancestor",
"ancestor"
]
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"word": "ẹbọra"
},
{
"word": "alálẹ̀"
}
]
}
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}
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"roman": "Èkìtì",
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}
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"english": "dim light",
"word": "ìmọ́lẹ̀ bàìbàì"
},
{
"english": "sunlight",
"word": "ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn"
},
{
"english": "moonlight",
"word": "ìmọ́lẹ̀ òṣùpá"
}
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],
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"Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing)",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
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"english": "forbidden forest, forest inhabited by the imọlẹ̀",
"word": "ugbómọlẹ̀"
},
{
"word": "abọmọlẹ̀"
},
{
"word": "ilé-imọlẹ̀"
}
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"t2": "to mold, to shape",
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"name": "af"
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},
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}
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"primordial spirits or energies in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe. The first four hundred and one of these spirits who were sent to Earth are regarded as the irúnmọlẹ̀. Humans chosen or inhabited by the imọlẹ̀ are known as òrìṣà"
],
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"primordial",
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],
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],
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"Earth",
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],
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"irúnmọlẹ̀",
"irunmọlẹ#Yoruba"
],
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"text": "Àjàlémògún jẹ́ imọlẹ̀ tí ìlú Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín ― Àjàlémògún is the patron earth spirit of the town of Ilara-Mokin",
"type": "example"
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"earth spirit, ancient ancestor (that are worshipped)"
],
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"earth",
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"spirit",
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"ancient",
"ancient"
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"ancestor",
"ancestor"
]
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"word": "alálẹ̀"
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"word": "ụmọlẹ̀"
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"english": "dim light",
"word": "ìmọ́lẹ̀ bàìbàì"
},
{
"english": "sunlight",
"word": "ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn"
},
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"word": "ìmọ́lẹ̀ òṣùpá"
}
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"word": "ụ̀mọ́lẹ̀"
},
{
"roman": "Èkìtì",
"word": "ụmọlẹ̀"
}
],
"word": "imọlẹ"
}
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