See ẹja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"word": "apẹja"
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{
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"word": "ẹja aláràn-án"
},
{
"english": "Royal threadfin",
"word": "ẹja onírùngbọ̀n"
},
{
"english": "African knifefish",
"word": "ẹja ọsàn"
},
{
"english": "herring",
"word": "ẹja ṣáwá"
},
{
"english": "stingray",
"word": "ẹja àpátámajà"
},
{
"english": "catfish",
"word": "ẹja àrọ̀"
},
{
"english": "fish seller",
"word": "ẹlẹ́ja"
},
{
"english": "fisher",
"word": "pẹjapẹja"
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Download raw JSONL data for ẹja meaning in Yoruba (3.0kB)
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