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Yorùbá Dictionary
àfọwọ́fà noun /à.fɔ̄.wɔ́.fà/
Definitions
  1. self-inflicted suffering or misery
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ọwọ́ (“hand”) + fà (“to cause”), literally “To cause something with one's own hand”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixfito useọwọ́handfàto cause
Used in
àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dánoun
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “afọwọfa”. Reference: en-afọwọfa-yo-noun-KgD~as73