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Ààbz

Aago

Àbùlà

Abúrò

Adigunjalè

Adìyc

Agùnbániró

Agbèbì

Aj}ri

Akínkanjú

Akuntítìl<dà

Alágbo vmv

Àlejò

Àmòfin

Àpá

Àpèjúwe

Ap|r| híhun

Àsèpz

Axv híhun

Ata

At|wé

Aycyc

Bíà

Burúkú

Díndín

Dìrzl}

D<kítà

Dúdú

G}g}

Gún

Edé

Cf< rírò

Cja gbígbc

Cja tutu

Eléré

Cl}rìndòdò

Cran

Cran ìgb}

Èrè

Cr|k}

Cs|

Ewédú

Fántà

Fìgb<ràn

Fihàn

gádà

Gb|g|rì

Gómínà

Ibùdó

Ìdaminù

Ìdánwò

Ìdánwò àxejáde

Ìgbéyàwó

Ìgbàgb<

Ìgbín

Ìkéde

Ilé-ìj<sìn

Ilé-ìwé alákvb}r}

Ìmzràn

Ináwó

Ìpàdé

Ìpé

Ipínl|

Ìrcsì

Iròyìn

Irùgbzn

Irun dídì

Irunmú

Ìtòsí

iyán

Jìhófà

Jìn

Jíjìn

Káàkiri

Kànga

K|k}

Kékeré

Kíkún

Kóòkì

Kòtò

Kúkurú

Láb}

Láfún

Lágbára

Létí

L}kunr}r}

L<w<

Màálù

M<ra

m<xáláxí

Mótò

Mùsùlùmí

Nlá

Nìkan

Nípa

N<zsì

Vbc

Zdaràn

Zgá

Ògúnfe

Ohunkóhun

Ojú

Ojú-znà

Vkz òfúrufù

Vkz ojú-irin

Vkz ojú-omi

Vkùnrin

Vl<pa

onígbàgb<

Oníròyìn

Vtí

Ztún

Panápaná

Panla

Pcjapcja

Rédíò

Rokà

Xàlàyé

Sáy}nsì

Sítàà

Xókí

Sítáùtù

Tètè

Yàtz

Yínyìn

Yunifásítì

Half

Time

Mixture of Okra soup and another soup

Younger Sibling

Armed robber

Chicken

Member of the National Youth Service Corp Program
Midwives

Witness

Valor is notable/hardworking (personal male name)

Road construction worker/company

Pediatric herbalist                  

Visitor

Lawyer

Scar

Description

Basket Weaving

Cooking different soups/food together in a pot

Clothe weaving

Pepper

Typist/secretary

Ceremony/event/celebration

Beer

Bad

Fried

Till the evening

Doctor

Dark/black

Just

To pound

Shrimp

Broiled (leafy) Vegetables

Dried fish

Fresh fish

Musician/performer/entertainer

Soft drink (as in soda)

Meat

Bush meat/game

Benefit/gain

Cheeks

Feet

Jute leave

A type of Soda

Hefty/imposing stature

To show/display

Bridge

Bean soup

Governor

Stop/terminal (a place of rest)

To pour water away

Examination/test

Final examination

Wedding

Faith/Believer

Snail

Announcement

Church/house of worship

Primary School

Advice

Spending/ceremony

Meeting

To call/to alert

State

Rice

News/report

Beard

Hair Braiding

Mustache

Close by

Pounded yam

Jehovah

Deep/far

Depth/farther

Around/all over

Well

Bicycle

Small

Full

Coke

Hole/gutter

Short

Under

Food made out of Cassava

To be powerful

In the ear/ in the edge

In (full) details

In hand/at this moment

Cow

Light in complexion

Mosque

Vehicle

Muslim

Big

Only

About

Nurse

Stew

Criminal

Boss/Leader

Goat meat

Anything

Eye/face

Roadway

Airplane

Train

Ship

Male/Man

Police

Believer

Newscaster/reporter

Drink

Right

Firefighter

Stockfish

Fisherman

Radio

To prepare àmàlà (meal from yam flour)

To explain

Science

Star

Brief

Stout drink

Quickly/to be quick

To look for

To be different

Ice

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