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Oṣomaalo
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Yoruba
Etymology
From yo òṣómàáló an yo Ìjẹ̀ṣà practice in which the loan giver sets up a tent in the vicinity of the debtor's abode, itself from yo òṣó màá ló a squat I will squat I will stay squatting [until I am paid].
Pronunciation
òṣómàáló
Proper noun
Òṣómàáló
yo sometimes pejorative an yo Ìjẹ̀ṣà person in particular a trader
Descendants
en Osomaalo 1
yo Ethnonyms
yo ethnic slurs