See eci in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "I am pounding yam.",
"text": "Mi è pa eci.",
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"word": "bici"
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"word": "dìndín"
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"english": "yam cultivar",
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"word": "kòkókùmà"
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"word": "kpatságà"
},
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"english": "yam cultivar",
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"word": "malábàgi"
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"english": "yam cultivar",
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"english": "boiled yam",
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"word": "ecibi"
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