alamọ

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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alámọ̀

  1. (Ekiti) A form of Èkìtì Yoruba oral poetry
    Synonym: rárà

Etymology 2[edit]

From oní- (one who has) +‎ amọ̀ (clay, moulded thing), cognates include Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba lámà

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alámọ̀

  1. moulder, creator
    Alámọ̀ ire ló famọ̀ mọ̀ mí, ó mọ̀ mí ire, lágbàlá ireThe owner of the good clay used clay to mould me, he moulded me in goodness, in the garden of goodness
  2. Something that is made of clay
    Ilé alámọ̀ nìyẹnThat's a clay house
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  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJjq-NvOpk