Sọ̀rọ̀ SókèThe People’s
Yorùbá Dictionary
ya ara wa verb /jà ā.ɾā wā/ spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
  1. to separate ourselves
    Ká má fi ikú ya ara wa Let death not separate us
Etymology
From yà (“to separate, split into two”) + ara (“body”) + wa (“us, our”), literally “to separate ourselves”.
Component words
yàto separate, split into twoarabodywaus, our
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “ya ara wa”. Reference: en-ya_ara_wa-yo-verb-4wLSu~p0