gbalẹ

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Itsekiri[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of gbá àlẹ̀ (“to sweep the ground”). Cognates include Yoruba gbálẹ̀, Ifè gbálɛ̀

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/

Verb[edit]

gbálẹ̀

to sweep, to sweep the ground.
Éè tè wá ká gbálẹ̀ ― He hasn't started to sweep

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of gbá ilẹ̀ (“to sweep the ground”). Cognates include Itsekiri gbálẹ̀, Ifè gbálɛ̀

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bá.lɛ̀/

Verb[edit]

gbálẹ̀

to sweep, to sweep the ground.

Derived terms[edit]

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