"ala" meaning in Yoruba

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        "purity, white cloth, a symbol of the god Ọbàtálá"
      ],
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          "purity"
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          "white",
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          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ],
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          "Ọbàtálá",
          "Ọbatala#Yoruba"
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          "word": "ẹfun"
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      "ipa": "/à.là/"
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          "word": "lá àlá"
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      "ipa": "/à.lá/"
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        "purity, white cloth, a symbol of the god Ọbàtálá"
      ],
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          "purity"
        ],
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          "white",
          "white"
        ],
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          "cloth",
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        ],
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          "Ọbàtálá",
          "Ọbatala#Yoruba"
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      "word": "lá àlá"
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