tà
verb
/tà/
Definitions
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to sell something
kí l'a à bá tà k'á fi ra ọmọ? what could we possibly have sold to purchase a child?Possibly used inìtàselling Wiktionary points at “ìtà”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ìta”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ìtà” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ìta outside ita alternative form of ata (“pepper”) uta alternative form of ata (“pepper”) ata pepper, spice ịta alternative form of ata (“pepper”)
Etymology
From Proto-Yoruba *tà, from Proto-Edekiri *tà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *tà. Compare with Igala tà, Itsekiri tà
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ta”.
Reference:
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