See aka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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Download raw JSONL data for aka meaning in Yoruba (5.6kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Owe, Ekiti, Ondo",
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"title": "aka",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Owe, Ekiti, Ondo",
"path": [
"aka"
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