pẹpẹyẹ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

pápáyẹkẹ (Ijebu)

Etymology

Compare with Itsekiri kpákpáyẹkẹ, Olukumi kpẹ́kpẹ́yẹ, Urhobo ikpukpuyẹkẹ, Edo ekpákpáyẹ, Ebira upẹpẹyẹ, The origin of the term is not clear, while it has cognates with Itsekiri and Olukumi, its existence in Baatonum and Edo could suggest that it is a borrowing from Edo?

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pɛ́.k͡pɛ́.jɛ̄/

Noun

pẹ́pẹ́yẹ

duck

Descendants

Baatonum: kpákpáyẹ

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