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Re: Do You Know The Original Word For Wife In Yoruba Language ? by scholes0(m): 8:47am On Jun 25, 2015
ksbusari:
i guess u studied Yoruba in Schl

Yes.... Your point being??
Re: Do You Know The Original Word For Wife In Yoruba Language ? by ksbusari(m): 9:36am On Jun 25, 2015
scholes0:

Yes.... Your point being??
abajo... My point being
Re: Do You Know The Original Word For Wife In Yoruba Language ? by scholes0(m): 9:38am On Jun 25, 2015
ksbusari:
abajo... My point being
Kini Abajo?
Ogbeni Busari, you are not making any sense right now.
Re: Do You Know The Original Word For Wife In Yoruba Language ? by Ihuomadinihu: 1:57pm On Jun 25, 2015
tpiadotcom:
Find out which of these is an older word: bride, wife.
I was going to write that Aya is also used in Igbo,before i saw your post. But i can't remember what it stands for.
Re: Do You Know The Original Word For Wife In Yoruba Language ? by tpiadotcom: 2:22pm On Jun 25, 2015
your post doesnt really correlate to mine though. I think you meant to address the op and scholes.


anyway, aya can also be an inferred subjunct for love or affection, in Yoruba.

eg ayanfe.
Re: Do You Know The Original Word For Wife In Yoruba Language ? by ksbusari(m): 6:51pm On Jun 25, 2015
scholes0:
Kini Abajo? Ogbeni Busari, you are not making any sense right now.
tank u.

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