Ẹlẹ́yọwó

Fihànká:

Ìtumọọ Ẹlẹ́yọwó

The one with cowrie shells.

Àwọn àlàyé mìíràn

In pre-colonial Yoruba society, cowrie shells were the main form of currency, thus, the word owó, while originally meaning money, originally was the word for cowrie shell.

Ìtúpalẹ̀ Mọ́fímù

oní-ẹyọ-owó

Ìtumọ̀ ẹyọ-ẹyọ
Part Meaning
oní one who owns
ẹyọ unit
owó money, cowrie shells
Agbègbè

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