ogongo

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Gun[edit]

Ògòǹgò ɖòkpó / Ògòǹgò dòpó

Etymology[edit]

From Yoruba ògòǹgò. Cognates include Fon gowungò.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ò.ɡò.ŋ̀.ɡò/

Noun[edit]

ògòǹgò (plural ògòǹgò lɛ́ or ògòǹgò lẹ́)

ostrich
Ùn mɔ̀ ògòǹgò ɖàxó àwè éhè lɛ́ / N mọ̀ ògòǹgò dàhó àwè éhè lẹ́ ― I see these two big ostriches

Yoruba[edit]

ògòǹgò

Etymology[edit]

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gòǹgò (“a physical entity being huge”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ò.ɡò.ŋ̀.ɡò/

Noun[edit]

ògòǹgò

ostrich
Synonym: ẹyẹ ògòǹgò

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