ẹ̀gà
noun
/ɛ̀.ɡà/ /ɛ̀.ɡā/
ẹ̀ga (canonical)
Definitions
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Village weaver
ẹni tí kò gbọ́ tẹnu ẹ̀gà l'ó ní ẹ̀gà ń pàtótó whoever does not understand the chirping of the weaver-birds will say they are babbling
Etymology
Cognate with Nupe ègwa, Igala ìga, Urhobo ọriọka, Edo akha, and Idoma àga. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *V̀-ga. Blench (2007) proposed a tentative reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ga.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹga”.
Reference:
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